Greg Rohrauer
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:48:25 -0500
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Brian: I sat in my truck and experimented. Aside from the two temperatures that are certainly reading erroneously on your vehicle, the throttle is giving you an error. Where you see a high percentage, you ought to see the 15% and 21% (Mine are at 14% and 20%). There are 3 more...
Greg Rohrauer
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:16:14 -0500
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Brian: You have a critical fault being read by the bias control module. The DTC's should be in the 030 - 040's range. Surprized nothing shows up. It should at least register in the DTC history for the drive control module. Might be your temp sensor which should read reasonably...
Brian clayton
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:36:40 -0800 (PST)
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here are the tech II readings vs service manual normal readings Listed are the readings that are out of range bmcm?????????????????????????????????????? typical?????????????????? actual ? Batt pack v??????????????????????????????? 330?????????????????????? 342.5 Batt peak amp?...
Greg Rohrauer
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 20:35:10 -0500
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I think you should see the 3 accelerator pedal potentiometers changing voltage regardless of park position or not. Park signal should be an interlock on the drive enable. My best guess without taking out the tech2. Would not hurt to take your transmission position indicator sw...
Brian clayton
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:11:25 -0800 (PST)
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Just installed new battery pack with lithium batteries.? First trouble codes sent me replacing the PIM.? No problem, i had a spare.? That fixed the interlock codes, leaving me with only the state of charge codes.? When I first powered the truck up, the trans indicator was stuc...
Steve Hawkins
Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:25:30 -0600
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Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone has some Ovonic NiMH batteries for sale? 26 or more. Working or not. Please contact me at [email removed] if you do, or know of someone who might. Thanks, Steve -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL...
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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:29:36 -0400 (EDT)
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Yes a senior moment. The RAV leveling is two hours I should remember that since I have watched it many times. Sometimes the balance current goes to 2 amps then back to three. Even if you figure the full 3 amp rate for two hours this is six amp hours spread over two hours. The...
Greg Rohrauer
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:34:22 -0400
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Hi Don: I sent you both the raw data and plots (offline), and I can make it available to others for study should anyone doubt. A short summary from more than 6000 lines in the spreadsheet: Start time: 14:43:19, resting pack voltage 358.0 (vehicle ignition on), initial charge c...
Nikolay Shishkov
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:50:53 -0700 (PDT)
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Darell's?RAV4 EV and mine do a 2 hour "leveling" at 3A. from here: http://www.evnut.com/rav_faq_owner.htm "The charger will stop charging for a few seconds, then come back on at the lower current for two hours." There may be difference in software though... ___________________...
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Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:39:43 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello Greg Just to let everyone know Greg and I have had quite a few exchanges of emails off list over the years. Greg your S-10 must have picked up a Canadian time for balancing. Seriously I have never seen a two hour 5 amp maintenance charge. Maybe its the deep your cycling...
Greg Rohrauer
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:55:30 -0400
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I don't write often, but occasionally try to offer insight. To correct a factual error: the S10 EV equalization cycle lasts for 2 hours at 5 amps. I just finished recording one which was initiated on purpose with the Tech 2 scan tool, while recording all module voltages, tempe...
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Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:46:54 -0400 (EDT)
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First off and I am not one who came up with this quote. The NiMH battery is one of the most difficult chemistries to establish if it fully charged. Its a complex algorithm of voltage drop combined with a temperature rise it will then have reached full capacity. As the voltage...
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Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:23:29 -0400 (EDT)
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THE LEGAL STUFF: I HAVE THE CORRECT TOOLS DO TO THE JOB............. ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO WORK ON ANY VEHICLE, GAS, PROPANE, DIESEL, ELECTRIC OR ANY OTHER FUEL RAN VEHICLE WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLS AND THE PROPER TRAINING........ A PENCIL IS DANGEROUS IN THE...
Jerry Pohorsky
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:39:46 -0700
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Hi Ryan, Richard Hatfield has converted his S-10 to Lithium. I think there were some issues, but he was able to make some 80 mile trips with it. If I recall correctly, he used two sets of four 40 AH Thundersky cells in parallel to replace each NiMH module. The main reason for...
Ryan Dela
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:04:07 -0700
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I have had my truck for eight years now and just like everyone else using OEM traction batteries we are running on used modules from the get go. I have lost count how many times I have had to take the pack out to chase bad modules or unbalanced modules that cause the truck to...
Michael Gohl
Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:18:45 -0700
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I have all the components for and s10e motor, trans, controller,battery box, cable also rear axle. No body or frame or charger. A friend picked these up for a project then couldn't finish. I don't see me doing anything with them in the near future. Make offer. I am in Southern...
Jack Parette
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:30:06 -0700 (PDT)
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Want to buy the following parts: 1. Power Inverter Module 2. Accelerator pot box Module 3. Power Steering Control Module 4. Air conditioning pump Will take parts in working or not working condition. Thank you, [email removed] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML att...
Paul Wicker
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:10:07 -0700 (PDT)
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The one with the cap over the bed?is also clearly missing the PIM under the hood. It could be cleverly hidden inside the battery box in the bed, but unlikely. If anyone goes to Chamberburg,PA to personally inspect the vehicles,?addtional condition updates would be appreciated?...
Bryce Nash
Wed, 2 Nov 2011 01:26:03 -0700
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Hey gang, Just wanted to give you a heads up that I have a PSCM that I am releasing into the wild. I used my S10 Electric powertrain in a custom project that doesn't use the power steering, so I have this PSCM collecting dust and I figured somebody else could put it to use. I...
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Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:06:32 -0400 (EDT)
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If you are using the original lead or nickel batteries, and can keep your box intact, and you have the means to lower the box, certainly keep it that way. My 97 is a lead truck and of course, GM will not sell me the Panasonics that would have dropped right in. I found a Deka 7...
Isaac Podolefsky
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:34:08 -0500
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I'm not terribly active on this forum. but I do want to throw in two cents worth and disagree with Paul. Regardless if you drop the pack, or if you have it bolted under the frame, you still have to remove the top batteries to access the lower batteries. Tilting the bed doesn't...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:55:33 -0700
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Tilting the bed probably creates more problems than it solves. Once you bother to drop the pack once, you will see that it is the easier choice. If you tilt the bed it doesn't really solve much. Because the batteries are on two levels, you would only be able to access half of...
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Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:24:55 -0400 (EDT)
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Just throwing out some thoughts on charging... I have a 97 lead-acid truck so I'm not familiar with the NiMH batteries. However, I did have to deal with some charging issues. Since the Panasonic's are not available, I installed 12V/75AH AGM batteries designed for UPS systems....
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Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:00:22 -0400 (EDT)
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After I sent the last post I was reminded by the cold weather that just hit us here with first snow of the year on Mount Hood. I should have also stated the 350 volts with a 50 amp load is with the pack at around 75 degrees. Its that time of year again at least here when just...
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Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:19:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello Rayan Yes a NiMH pack can get way out of balance if it is not used on a regular basis. Also all these packs are not working with their full capacity, and are a combination of modules out of different EV1s. Its about a perfect storm for balance problems, and any sitting a...
Gil Dawson
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:03:09 -0700
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Hi, Rick-- Not specifically. Your clue is that the compressor isn't running when it is supposed to be. Could be a lot of things, but the APCMs have a high failure rate. This is due to a mistake in the assembly process design that would have been corrected in Version 2, if ther...
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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:45:16 -0400 (EDT)
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I found a site that sells the meter, (J-39200), they call for here, _http://www.handsontools.com/Kent-Moore-J-39200-A-Kit-Fluke-87-5-DVOM-_p_28867.html_ (http://www.handsontools.com/Kent-Moore-J-39200-A-Kit-Fluke-87-5-DVOM-_p_28867.html) It looks like a very expensive multi me...
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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:36:01 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Rick, You mentioned that you do have the manuals. In the HVAC section, subject: Refrigerant System Diagnosis, page 1B-18 & 1B-19 have procedures to follow. Have you tried this? Unfortunately, my copy of the manual apparently missed these 2 pages. (on the back of page 1B-17...
Richard Falk
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:34:07 -0700 (PDT)
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to GIl, ??????????? I am stumped by the fact there is no fault codes idicating which direction to go? SHould there not be a fault for a bad APCM? ?????????? Thanks Rick ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email removed]" <[email removed]> To: [email removed] Sent: Fri, Septemb...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:53 -0700
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On Sep 22, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Richard Falk wrote: > My air conditioning stopped working. Also my heat pump did not work this winter. > > The diesel heater worked great when it was really cold.Last summer my air > conditioning worked some time, it was temperamental. it would st...