Thomas W. Dowling
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:01:11 -0700
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Richard, The EAA (Electric Auto Association - www.eaaev.org) has several Gen 2 chargers in surplus inventory. We have no way to test them, however, other than to do a physical check and to see if they light up properly when 240V power is applied. Interested? Tom Dowling From:...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:05:38 -0400
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Never stop learning! I've always thought that the direction through the compressor, dryer and orifice tube was in one direction. And that the reversing valve simply swapped the flow between the Condenser and Evaporator. Then I found a nice diagram here, http://www.refrigeratio...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:02:04 -0400
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My 1997 still has the big sticker on the dash, near the glove box, warning you to pull over before you turn on the heater/defroster. It warns of excessive fog on the windshield so I'm guessing what you have is normal. That said, I have never had fogging in my truck. Kevin McMu...
Michael Anzalone
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:34:00 -0400
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Hi Pat, When I purchased my truck, one of the problems it had was a bad HTCM. I found the unit sitting in a puddle of water under the driver's seat. My truck has a vinyl floor liner (not carpet), so any water that gets under there will remain there for a long time. Cleaning &...
Pat Williams
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:03:29 -0700
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Michael, Glad to hear your truck is up and running again. I had similar problems earlier this year. What I found is that the heater created a moisture problem in the cab when I tried to defrost. Also think there is a water leak somewhere in the cab. The computer that controls...
Richard Falk
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:57:31 -0700 (PDT)
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>From Rick Falk, ? ??????? I looked at my charger this morning. The manufactured date says Sept 96. Serial # WM2009634006R. This is the one with the burned up paddle. ? ?I have one more charger that I recieved from Nissan. I have? not used it yet. Manufacture date is ENE? 97 S...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:39:22 -0400
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Update: After poking around with my Tech2 and running through a few HTCM tests, the A/C is working once again. I'm wasn't able to determine exactly what did the trick, but I'll be keeping an eye on things to see if the problem resurfaces. If anyone has had a similar experience...
Greg Rohrauer
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:29:48 -0400
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It would be instructive if Richard Falk took note of the date of manufacture on the Gen 1 charger that failed, and shared it with the group. Same for anybody else who happens to have experienced such a failure. This way we could backtrack and determine the "youngest" charger t...
Richard Falk
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 08:29:26 -0700 (PDT)
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To Don, ? ???? What 4 caps are you referring to? Also can you send your email so I can contact you about the new pump. ???????????????????? Thanks Rick [email removed] --- On Sun, 6/27/10, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [email removed] <[email removed]> Subject...
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Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:47:37 EDT
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Niel is correct on the replacement coolant pump being an improved pump. They are both the OEM and the replacement are both made by Bosch. The replacement is brushless and is good for at least three times the life of the OEM. We were paying over 200 dollars a pump for the new r...
Richard Falk
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:04:51 -0700 (PDT)
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>From Rick Falk, ? ???????? Any suggestions out there on how to remove the paddle from the charge port. As I stated earlier mine overheated. It got stuck in the charge port. I tried to pull it out and broke the handle leaving the padddle in the port. I removed the shield under...
Steve Hawkins
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:07:29 -0600
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Lloyd, I haven't updated the information on these pages in a while, but here are pictures of the different chargers, Gen1, Gen2 (I don't have a Gen2+ pic), and the TAL. Hope that helps a bit. Steve http://www.hawkins.info/1996_MC_LPI_SPI.html _____ From: Lloyd Campbell [mailto...
Richard Falk
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:15:51 -0700 (PDT)
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To the group, ??????? How does one distinguish between a Gen 1 and a Gen 2? ? ????????????????????? Thanks Rick Falk --- On Fri, 6/25/10, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [email removed] <[email removed]> Subject: S10-EV Digest, Vol 85, Issue 14 To: [email remove...
Lloyd Campbell
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:45:28 -0500
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How does a person tell the difference between a gen1 and gen2 charger? From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Jeff Thomas Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 9:30 AM To: [email removed] Subject: Re: [S10-EV] charging port overheated Gentlemen; I'm really saddened...
Jeff Thomas
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:30:25 -0700
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Gentlemen; I'm really saddened to read that another of the defective Gen1 chargers has surfaced. These were supposed to have been recalled long ago, and somehow evidently more than one were missed. Don was right; I previously had an Aug 1996 built WM200 on my garage wall that...
Niel Nielsen
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:44:40 -0500
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:44:09 EDT
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Hello Kevin Yes the paddle can over heat. It is the paddle not the port that failed. I hope the paddle melting down did not destroy the charge port. Jeff had one fail a while back he caught just in time. I would recommend anyone using a Gen1 to use it in the winter only. I bel...
Richard Falk
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:24:13 -0700 (PDT)
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>From Rick Falk. ? ???????? I tried to get the charging pad out of the vehicle port and broke the handle part up with the paddle still in the port.. I had the truck towed to my shop got it on the lift removed the under shields. There is black smoke on the back of the Charge po...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:37:42 -0400
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Hey Don, Can this Gen 1 paddle overheat, even with the cooling system working? I was suspecting a bad coolant pump. Rick, If it is the paddle, I have a Gen 1 wall mount for parts. The paddle is fine. Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto...
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:22:32 EDT
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Hello Richard Is this a Gen1 charger? It is a rare event but the paddle can overheat and fail. The problem is not in the charge port itself. Don From: Richard Falk <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email removed] (mailto:[email...
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:41:43 EDT
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Hello Michael By 50 or 60 percent SOC? I am assuming this is the 12:00 or 1:00 o'clock position on the dash? The only problem with the above is the BMS shows a false reading as someone here point out before on the list. The BMS was never intended to be able to give an accurate...
Michael Anzalone
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:29:08 -0400
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Last June, I got my truck going after it had been out of commission for several (8?) months. The previous owner purchased a replacement set of NiMH batteries from Jeff less than a year before selling the truck to me. I'm not sure how many miles he drove with them before the tr...
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:56:10 EDT
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A few questions have come up about conditioning NiMH batteries from different drivers so this is not about any one person. Do not keep driving your NiMH pack when your batt life dash light comes on. At the most if you must go do so no more than one mile but at a far reduced ra...
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:17:36 EDT
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Hello Michael Seems like a good short time fix to me. Don From: Michael Anzalone <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:24:47 -0400 Message-ID: <[email removed] (mail...
Michael Anzalone
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:24:47 -0400
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While we await the availability of replacement fan buffers for our S10s, I came up with what I believe is a decent *temporary* "workaround" for the fan buffer problem. I hooked up a relay which switches the fan on (at full speed) whenever the reversing valve is active. The rel...
Michael MacDonell
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
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I have narrowed an AC issue down to a what I believe is a bad orifice tube but wanted to get some feedback from the list before I replace anything. The charging shut down before completion and set a code 026 during charging for "battery pack thermal performance". The manual do...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:02:50 -0400
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Follow the wire from the Fan motor up to it. It is an Epoxy filled circuit, about 2" X 3" and is mounted on a 1" box tubing frame around the controller. Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Richard Falk Sen...
Richard Falk
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:28:03 -0700 (PDT)
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Were is the fan buffer located? ? ??????????? Thanks Rick --- On Mon, 6/7/10, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [email removed] <[email removed]> Subject: S10-EV Digest, Vol 85, Issue 3 To: [email removed] Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 8:56 AM Send S10-EV mailing li...
Michael Anzalone
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:56:42 -0400
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Does anyone have schematics or photos of Jeff's design? I would be willing to work on duplicating a quantity of buffers to meet the needs of the group (myself included!) Michael Anzalone =D~ On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:47 AM, McMullin, Kevin <[email removed]>wrote: > I had the Bu...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:47:38 -0400
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I had the Buffer/Fan issue and replaced it with one of Jeff's. I saved the old one. If anyone is making new ones, I have the connectors. Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Michael Anzalone Sent: Sunday, J...