Steve Hawkins
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:31:40 -0700
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Hi Stephen, Nice work. Very nice. I so enjoy reading about this kind of progress and new ideas. 209 mile range is a hoot for an s10e. :) I hope you will share, and am looking forward to seeing more pictures of the trailer and hook-up and details -- wonderful work. Impressive,...
HPEV LLC
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:01:20 -0800
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Hi fellow S-10E owners, I've been sort of quiet on the list lately busy with many things. One of them relates to the S-10E though and I figured you all would like to hear about the epic journey my two friends and I are making right now from Seattle to Southern California and b...
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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...
Ryan Dela
Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:07:39 -0700
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Neil is correct, in my experience circuit breaker manufacturers typically only guarantee the breaker to operate once in a circuit overload scenario beyond that they can argue their way out of liability if there is sufficient evidence that the breaker was reset by the user. Rya...
Jeremy Smithson
Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:26:26 -0700
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Wow, Don that is really strange. I did have to replace a faulty circuit breaker once, which may have mitigated the destruction in your case, but have you done a post-mortem to see what failed? Jeremy Smithson EV Support, a div. of Puget Sound Solar LLC immobile (206) 706-1931...
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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
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...
Lisa Doyon
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:14:13 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi all. I will be selling a 1997 S-10 EV with 11,481 miles on Ebay shortly.? If anyone is or knows someone interested, you can call Tim (208) 866-9575 or watch for it on Ebay in the next several days. Thanks, Tim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was s...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:00:57 -0700
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I bought a new electric Nissan Leaf and have decided to sell my General Motors 1998 Chevy S10 (NiMH battery) electric pickup truck. This Chevy S10 electric vehicle qualifies for single person car pool lane use (HOV or diamond lane) in California. A white "Access OK" sticker wo...
Richard Hatfield
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:11:18 -0700
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We have replaced the control logic cards in two S10 Drives. We use the factory power section but not the factory control cards. If it is only the control logic section and not the power section we may have the parts that you need. Richard Hatfield Lightning Motorcycle On Jul 2...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:54:22 -0700 (PDT)
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Looks like it was Jim's truck several years back that had the capacitor issue. Look in the archives for 2006 under the heading of "Capacitors are your friend." A good explaination from Jim amd Jeff about what happens when the caps let go. --- On Thu, 7/28/11, [email removed] w...
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Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:29:07 EDT
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Jeff is on vacation so he might not look at these posts for a while until he gets back. Jeff might still be able to work on these types of projects. I would for sure run it by him to see if he is willing to take this on. Don In a message dated 7/28/2011 6:23:13 P.M. Pacific Da...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:23:02 -0700 (PDT)
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The part I'm referring to is a vertically mounted circuit board right in the middle of the case along the back wall. When I say the capacitors are fine I mean they are not blown apart like the ones Jeff Thomas posted pics of a few years back. I thought I remember the blue caps...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:21:03 -0400
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Steve, A while ago, I documented the pinouts in the battery box harness from my '98 NiMH battery box; let me know if you'd like a copy. It's in Excel format. Best, Michael Anzalone > Hi all,**** > > ** ** > > Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for t...
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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:39:52 -0400 (EDT)
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absolutely. They have to be. In a message dated 7/27/2011 5:09:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email removed] writes: Hi all, Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for the BPCM individual module voltage wires are designed as electronically ?isolated? f...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:09:54 -0600
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Hi all, Do any of our technical folks know for sure if the sense leads for the BPCM individual module voltage wires are designed as electronically "isolated" from each other or not? Thanks, Steve From: Steve Hawkins [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 8:39 AM...
Michael Anzalone
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:05:42 -0400
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Michael Anzalone here from Long Island, NY. Great idea, Don! I'd like to add to Don's roll call idea that owners post their location, total miles on the odometer, as well as their truck's VIN's as well...it might be interesting to see any patterns. Mine has 32,748 miles, and t...
Scott Leck
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:04:20 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
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I have a 1997 with NiMH batteries. I drive about 35 miles 3 to 5 days a week to work and back, depending on how warm it is. I charge at a public charging station near my office (Mountain View California City Hall) as I can't quite make the r/t without recharging. The odometer...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:38:36 -0600
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Hi folks, A long time ago ('08) I inquired about the electronic device that is connected in-line with each battery terminal in the 18awg orange wire? It is housed in a black shrink-wrap with a purple strip about 3 inches from each terminal, and looks like a "pill" or "bump" un...
Steve H
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:15:17 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi All, ? Still driving my '98 S-10 EV with NiMH battery pack about 35 miles per week.? Range is around 40+ miles.? 13,900 total miles. ? Steve Hilo, HI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s1...
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Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:47:39 EDT
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I had searched around about 9 months ago since many manufacturers now are making fuel efficient tires. The problem I came across is almost none of them are sized to fit the S-10, Ranger or RAV4. The best rated tire at the time was by Michelin. A couple of notches below the Mic...
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Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:31:27 -0400 (EDT)
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All of my tires were dry-rotted when I purchased the truck a few years ago. I replaced them with Uniroyal Tiger paw AWP 2 P205/75R15 Max pressure of 44 psi. Very happy with them. 6500 miles on them now and don't show any signs of wear. Kevin McMullin Bear Delaware ------------...
Bob Ogle
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:11:16 -0700
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Hello, Steve is correct. I have more than one truck. The original is a 98 NiMH conversion from Jeff/EVBones. Thanks to much help from this list, I replaced the battery pack blower almost a month ago. $300 for the part from Amazon and followed the provided instructions carefull...
Thomas Sadowski, Jr.
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:23:16 -0500
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1998 Lead-Acid Just under 10k miles with a traction pack that was last serviced in 2001. Was able to recover 4 of the modules to serviceable condition but ran into a handful that were just physically dead. Truck is in immaculate shape as it was a PR stunt for Walt Disney at th...
Richard Falk
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:10:27 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a 97 S-10 lead acid. I drive it almost every day. The range has dropped to about 10 miles. I need to replace the batteries. I have North Star 60 type batteries. My air conditioner stopped working this year so in the hot weather I have used it less. ? ?????????????? Than...
Greg Rohrauer
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:31:20 -0400
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Don: '97 EVbones NiMh, apparently the last one that was put together by Jeff. I drive about once or twice a week to work, and around home for shopping / errands in the summer. Trips tend to range 5 to 18 miles, sometimes 36 miles making a round trip to and from my lab, on rela...