Paul Peavyhouse
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:35:12 -0800
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I will second that the S10 EV was also completely unknown to me until I stumbled across one on ebay (being sold by evbones...a rarity to see them on ebay). I helped to build and race Montana State University's solarcar entry in to GM's 1995's SunRayce. In 1995 the energy was h...
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Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:29:21 -0800
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After reading all of the drama regarding the failed capacitors and the virtual certainty that every one of them will fail over a period of time, I think it is incumbent of us to find a willing supplier of these devices and to change them out of have them changed out in every s...
Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:05:20 -0800
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FYI, you can fairly clearly see the 4 caps in the PIM in this photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/paul.peavyhouse/EVBones/photo#5002781962869735442 Pv On 12/11/06, Jeff Thomas <[email removed]> wrote: > > Well... I suppose it's time to explain this in some detail. > > I have di...
Jeff Thomas
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:43:19 -0700
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Well... I suppose it's time to explain this in some detail. I have discussed this problem privately with some owners, and shown those who have visited the EV Bones facilities some of the carnage resulting from catastrophic filter capacitor failure. It's bad. I did not want to...
Jim Coate
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:18:18 -0500
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Hi Gil and all - I don't know much about the EV1 problem, but I think it is a completely different situation involving a different part of the system. And I must clarify something - although there was real electrical damage to my truck, there was no real fire. No damage (or sm...
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:43:20 -0700
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Niel (and the group) The behavior you describe is similar to my truck in cold weather. I do notice the whine from the power steering and the motor, but it is not much different than in the summer. Neither are at an annoying level and are masked by the fuel fired heater. The cy...
Gil Dawson
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:11:31 -0800
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Hi, Jim-- I was very saddened to hear about the serious damage to your truck Thank you for your detailed report. You may have allowed other S-10E owners to avoid experiencing the same thing. I do have a few questions: Where can we buy those capacitors new? Do you have any sugg...
Niel Nielsen
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:59:06 -0600
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On a NiMH S10, when the charger is connected, the battery pack active cooling (heat pump) is set to come on at a battery temperature of 86F, and off at 77F. If you are in a warm climate, say 75-85F ambient, and you have driven the vehicle and warmed the batteries even a little...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:13:41 -0600
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Lynn, I'm a recent new owner of an S10-EV. I bought Jeff's 37th (I believe) rebuilt truck, and took delivery of it at the end of November. It's a '98 and has about 7000 miles on it. I'm very happy with it. Jeff did a great job with it, as usual. I am in the Chicago area. The w...
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Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:57:57 EST
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Hello Jim Thanks for the information on your problem. Isn't great to have Jeff to contact for help. I will tell my story but I am not sure what happened yet. A couple of months ago I hooked up the charger and it blew up. I wired in another and after a short time well before th...
Jim Coate
Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:14:18 -0500
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My S-10 is now up and running again after several weeks of trials & tribulations. Hopefully hearing my tales can save others the hassle of going through the same thing: It all began one fall day when I parked the truck in the driveway, plugged in the charger paddle, and while...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 21:50:07 -0800
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I have the opposite opinion, although no hard data. A slow charge using 120V would not heat up the batteries so the heat pump would not go on if the ambient temperatures are moderate (like much of the year in Oakland). This would be more efficient charging (albeit longer) beca...
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Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:21:00 -0800
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I recent wrote the following: "Actually for the most part the batteries I now have serve 90% of my needs thanks to the available public infrastructure. I would just feel better with a greater margin of safety. I am hoping that others might feel similarly." I don't think I made...
Paul Peavyhouse
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:12:03 -0800
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So, should we conclude from this that the 120V charger is useless on the NiMH S-10s? This confirms Jeff's opinion when I asked him about the old EV1 120V 1.2kWchargers. He said that these are useless because no or very little amps will reach the pack when the heat pump is runn...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:38:47 -0800
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Below is my final report on the 11/15/06 120V Charger tests, which incorporates a few comments I received since my preliminary report written the same day. --Gil Test Report - 120V Convenience Chargers - 11/15/06 by Gil Dawson Test Description Jim Hannigan, Gardner Harris and...
casey hartman
Wed, 6 Dec 2006 23:58:42 -0800
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For those of you who have PV systems and PG&E in northern California as your utility, what rate system are you using? When I had my Ford Think City, I was on the E9 rate which is flat-rate time-of-use desinged for EV charging. Once I installed my PV system, the rate structure...
Adams, Lynn
Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:11:35 -0700
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Hi Jeff, Just though I'd send a note to let you know the truck is working fine. The truck handles very well in the snow. Tuesday night it was snowing when I went home, it took almost 2 hours and slow traffic on icy roads. Other trucks and cars were unable to go up hills, but t...
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Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:13:04 EST
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Hello Gil Thank you for the added information. So at 86 degrees the 120 charger would not function. Since NiMH batteries heat up during charging and discharging. This is an unknown variable that would add heat. If the pack reaches 86 degrees from charging or discharging it wou...
Tom Dowling
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:36:13 -0800
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We're working on arrangements. Should have an answer by December 4. Check back then, if you haven't heard anything. Tom Dowling -----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Stephen Weitz Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:00 PM To: Gil...
Stephen Weitz
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:00:22 -0800
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How do we buy one of these chargers if we want one? Stephen in Oakland On Nov 17, 2006, at 12:49 PM, Gil Dawson wrote: > At 12:45 AM -0500 11/17/06, [email removed] wrote: >> It would be important to find the outdoor temperature that does not >> allow using the convenience cha...
Gil Dawson
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:49:31 -0800
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At 12:45 AM -0500 11/17/06, [email removed] wrote: >It would be important to find the outdoor temperature that does not >allow using the convenience charger. Hi, Don-- The only fact that I can think of adding to our test report is that we noted that the ambient temperature fel...
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Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:45:21 EST
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I wanted to thank everyone involved in doing this testing. There is one test I would like to know the results of. It is at what ambient temperature does using only the convenience charger heat up the NiMH pack to where it does shut down. The convenience charger is going to add...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:04:02 -0800
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Tom-- Thanks for your enhancements to our story. They are spot on, IMHO. I still fancy one of those 120V chargers, though, to support my fantasy of charging through the bathroom window at a ski lodge. Sorry about mixing up your electric cars -- you've had so many! --Gil At 1:2...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:13:19 -0800
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Hi, pete/Jim-- I trust that you will not mind my responding via these lists, but I think your question will be of interest to others, and the usefulness of my answer may be improved by the comments of others. These are the chargers that Tom referred to months ago. These charge...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:58:54 -0800
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Hi, casey-- I trust you will not mind my responding via the lists, but I think your question will be of interest to others, and my answer may benefit from the adjustments of others. I hate to be the bearer of unpleasant news, but I'm fairly sure that you'll need another way to...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:13:31 -0700
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Paul, the pack refit to NiMH is a fixed price of $8k. This cost includes various reliability rework items needed to ensure long term reliability. Items not included, and may be required, are a pack airflow sensor, and replacement water pump. Those would add $400 to the cost. I...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:00:16 -0800
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Jim, Gar-- Below is my report on the tests we performed this afternoon. I'd appreciate your sending me your comments and corrections so that I may incorporate them into a fresh edition of this report. --Gil Preliminary Test Report - 120V Convenience Chargers - 11/15/06 - First...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:52:42 -0700
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I have to say it is a very clean vehicle. I wish I could attend to refitting the pack with NiMH sooner. It was a top rate banner-holder when Mike had it parked at the EV1 Burbank vigil. And, it's been immortalized in the WKtEC movie footage... Regards, Jeff Thomas On Nov 15, 2...
Mike Kane
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:10:28 -0800 (PST)
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Hi All, I'm considering selling my S10-E. It's a 1998 PbA with 38,000 miles on it. The truck is badly in need of a new battery pack, but otherwise is in great running condition. It's got no significant body damage, except some small dents and scratches inside the bed. I've dri...
Joshua Tomel
Mon Nov 13 01:04:43 2006
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In regard to prior discussions on certain topics I want to revise something that I feel I might have annoying others with. First off I recently found out that the Silverado hybrid has a feature no other hybrid can top, which is that the car has four 120V outlets (two inside th...