Isaac Podolefsky
Thu, 3 Mar 2011 13:11:03 -0600
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I believe the box is intact with the parts for the battery cooling. It's the electronic components that are missing. The orange harness is still there. I'll see if they can send me a photo of it. Or else Noah can hopefully go look at it. I'll follow up as soon as I get more de...
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Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:34:09 EST
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Your going to need a Tech2 scan tool as an example see eBay item 330398896721. You might be able to find a used one on eBay or Craigslist. As noted in the auction 330398896721 look out for non USA made units. There is a chance someone with a Tech2 might be close to you. Being...
Stephen Weitz
Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:06:52 -0800
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A bad Aux battery is the most common problem with this truck and the RAV4 EV. I would get a new battery and see if that solves your problems. I have an Optima Yellow top. It works well. I am nearby, If I can be of help. Stephen in Oakland On Feb 20, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Scott Lec...
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Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:56:45 EST
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Hello Scott A fellow S-10 driver in Oregon just had some of the same codes. It turned out their APCM the Accessory Power Control Module had failed. I talked to Jeff and a quick check is to run your heat pump. There is two levels of failure. One type is that your heat pump stil...
Scott Leck
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:39:50 -0800
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I have a 1997 S-10 with the NiMH battery pack. I charged it yesterday am, and went to the store. First the Service Soon light came on, followed shortly by the Service Now light. I drove home (about 1 mile) and parked it. I checked with the Tech 2 and found the following codes:...
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Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:56:39 EST
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Hello Matt This is not where you should be advertising your conversion EV for sale. This list is for the OEM 100% factory made 1997 and 1998 S-10 EV. Your more then welcome to post anything pertaining to the list but this is way off topic. Best of luck selling your EV. Don In...
Matt Kenigson
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:08:16 -0600
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Hi all, I don't know if you ended up buying that vehicle but since the auction is over now I feel comfortable telling you about mine. I'm selling my 1987 Nissan Hardbody Shortbed, named "Quicksilver". It's a pretty standard conversion with a Curtis 400A controller, a Sevcon DC...
Dewitt Coley
Sun, 6 Feb 2011 15:52:21 -0500
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An Idea concerning the Power steering module on the S10-EV; it would be less expensive to convert it to manual steering by changing the steering gear box; less required electrical energy from the system; I did this to a 1984 S-15 Jimmy and do not regret the [email removed] MAY...
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Sun, 6 Feb 2011 15:13:14 EST
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When I was tracking the Tech2 on eBay they seem to sell for around 1500 to 2000 dollars used. 1100 dollars is a very good buy you did well. There are now fake Tech2 units coming out of China so that is something to be concerned about. The shipping cost would depend on how far...
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Sun, 6 Feb 2011 14:58:27 EST
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Hello Jay You might start out only wanting to make 3 mile trips. Then your going to find you enjoy driving electric so much you will soon want go farther. Myself I can make do with about 20 to 25 miles of range. Its nice to have around 50 miles of range but rarely used. NiMH m...
Michael MacDonell
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:22:38 -0800 (PST)
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I was able to get by with a little less. Tech 2 scanner used from ebay was $1100.00, I? charged the batteries individually using 2 chargers that were $100 or so for the 2. I have dropped the pack several times on the garage floor using substantial jack stands and a heavy duty...
paul doe
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:03:45 -0800 (PST)
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Jay, ? ??? You need a few items for this project...a tech 2 scanner (aprox. $3,000). a fairly substantial regulated dc power supply (aprox. $750), a set of good batteries (the shipping is almost as much as the batteries if you can find good ones), some way to get about 36 inch...
lhorsley
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 15:01:18 -0500
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Hello Jay, I am in Douglasville, Ga. and I have a 1995 S-10 I have converted to a 120v. lead acid truck. The S-10 will run but the US145 6v. lead acid are in bad shape. I have driven the S-10 over 11k before the range was down to about 10miles. I have a 1999 Ranger EV I am now...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:39:09 -0500
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Hi Jay, Welcome. I can't answer all of your questions. Even though I've owned my 97 Lead-Acid truck for 2 years this May, I am still learning about these amazing trucks. You can get all of your questions answered in the archives of this site. Lots of good information and advic...
Jay Summet
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:44:57 -0500
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Hello all, I just subscribed to this list yesterday because I found the S-10 EV that Michael is selling on E-bay. (He mentioned the list, so I assume he's also a subscriber.) I live in Atlanta (85mi south of Eljay) and am looking for a EV to make short (3mi round trips) commut...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:11:32 -0500
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There is a lot to learn about these trucks. I knew that the computer would initiate a "Thermal Request" to heat or cool the battery pack, but I didn't know it also dehumidifies. I can not drive my truck to work if the Ambient temp is below 40 degrees because the convenience, (...
William Calluthers
Sun, 9 Jan 2011 15:47:25 -0800 (PST)
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So now we have come full circle back to the beginning! Almost exactly where Nicola Tesla was with wireless power transmission 100 years ago ! And so perfect that they should use a "Tesla" to demonstrate the wireless power transmission that Nicola loved and patented. Of course...
William Calluthers
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:08:51 -0800 (PST)
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Hello Stephen I would love to have more information on the hall sensor! I am going to disassemble the PIM again and measure the IGBT resistances to eliminate/include them. And i will be checking the Rail Stabilization Caps and for loose cap screws. So if i can know how to loca...
William Calluthers
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 21:27:27 -0800 (PST)
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Hello Greg, I was thinking the IGBT's also. I was especially thoughtful after reading The car that could (on Don's recommendation), and the big debate between Hughes and Cocconi about whether to use IGBT or multiple mosfet (also very unreliable because if one went the whole st...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:26:01 -0800
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I had a somewhat similar problem. In my case it was due to a bad Hall sensor in the PIM. Everything was actually working OK but a sensor was sending a bad signal. So the truck would shut down because it thought the voltage was out of phase. Unfortunately, the hall sensor is no...
Greg Rohrauer
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 21:11:33 -0500
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I had this problem on my truck after driving a bit too hard. I believe what you are seeing is a set of failing IGBT's, in that their leakage current has grown to large. It means that the gate driver circuitry is unable to shut them off sufficiently. In my case the problem got...
William Calluthers
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 00:31:37 -0800 (PST)
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Good morning everyone, I am wondering if i could ask for a small amount of advice, or ask if anyone has encountered the same problem as me. I am driving a 1998 S10-EV NiMH. Recently it started to occasionally disconnect the battery pack when i start off. The Tech 2 shows DTC11...
Larry Paul
Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:41:24 -0800
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My vote is in... I do hope the EV1 makes it to the top slot, but my second choice is the Tucker... I have always been a big fan of Preston Tucker... Best regards, Larry On Dec 25, 2010, at 9:41 PM, Paul Scott <[email removed]> wrote: > Mark, > > Thanks for sending this. It onl...
Mark Looper
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:08:57 -0500
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Hello-- I just saw an article on CNNMoney about the Smithsonian's "Race to the Museum": the "nation's attic" is going to add two more of the 73 cars in their collection to the 14 on public display for a month, and for the first time they are asking the public to pick the two f...
lhorsley
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:26:29 -0500
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Hello, I am new to the list and I will have lots of questions I am sure. I have a 1999 Ranger ev and I really enjoy it. I have just got my first S10 1997 ev and I have ordered a service manual. I connected the magna charge and I have a E2 code. I will need a gm tech 2 scaner a...
Noah Podolefsky
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:49:46 -0700
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Jeff, Thanks for the explanation. I still have some questions, if you don't mind. I'm still unclear why having one separator fail would cause this sort of problem. My understanding is that if one separator fails, there battery resistance doesn't drop to zero (in general), it j...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:28:39 -0500
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I'll add another point, if anyone did consider the Deka 12AVR-75 batteries that I used. After about 6 months of use, and 1500 miles, I had 3 batteries go bad. The guy at the Battery warehouse took a ride with me and he saw the Tech 2 showing those 3 batteries dropping to 9.4 t...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:39:33 -0500
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Once again, thanks to Jeff Thomas for the clarification about the batteries. I have done a bit more research, and the CSB EVX12650 battery has too high an internal resistance. You would need to use the CSB EVX12750 battery, which is 75 ah and has an internal resistance of 4.5...
Richard Falk
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:12:31 -0800 (PST)
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>From Rick Falk, ? ?????????? I have a 97 lead acid truck. I drive it every day. Approaching 2000 miles driven. I successfully but 26 Northstar? 12V60AH batteries in the battery box. I had to do modifications inside the box to mount the batteries. But all of it fit in to the b...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:39:30 -0700
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Noah asked: Could someone explain why parallel sets of PbA batteries are a bad idea? Why: Specifically, batteries arranged in parallel pose a significant danger in the event of a separator failure in one of the six cells of the battery. I know of a couple readers here that hav...