Michael Anzalone
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:51:57 -0500
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Hi Don (copy to S10-EV list), Based on my communication with the manufacturer, I am very confident that they can provide replacements to match the specs of our sensors. Unfortunately, the parts are made to order, and samples are not available. I will ask the manufacturer about...
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Sun, 8 Nov 2009 02:55:22 EST
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Hello Michael Is it certain these replacement thermistors are going to work? Steve would be in a good position to try a sample if they would provide one. I would be willing to buy at least 100 to get the price down. What is the next price break? If we can get a larger group bu...
Michael Anzalone
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:04:35 -0500
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I have located a supplier who can supply sensors which would match those in our S-10s. If there's enough interest from others in the group, perhaps we could place an order. The minimum order quantity is 50 pieces @ about $7 each, but 100 pieces would cost only about $5 each. L...
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Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:47:32 GMT
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Well guess what Mike, I have an S10e also without batteries. I intend to do the exact same thing to mine if someone doesn't buy it or I cannot donate it for what it's worth to a university or other institution. I have 27K in it now which includes the NiMH battery pack that nea...
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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:17:10 -0700
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The battery "fuel" gauge will "wag" after the aux power or the high voltage has been disconnected. The first (and only) time that I have seen this was after dropping the battery box to install the fire suppression system. It does this to indicate that it no longer knows where...
Stephen Weitz
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:52:17 -0700
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What do you mean by thermal limit cutoff? You have to charge until the charger says complete and the charger turns itself off. Otherwise, without a complete charge, your gauge will continue to do that. And yes, if you have interrupted power in your 12 volt system, then the bac...
Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:00:53 -0700
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When was the last time you replaced the Aux battery? Try replacing that and see if it helps. You are supposed to replace it every year. Pv On 10/26/09, Philip Morgan <[email removed]> wrote: > My '98 S10-Etruck (NiMH battery pack) has developed a problem that causes > its batt...
Philip Morgan
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:59 +0000
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My '98 S10-Etruck (NiMH battery pack) has developed a problem that causes its battery "fuel" gauge to cycle from empty to current charge level and back to empty at an interval of 2-3 secs. I've performed several charges to the thermal limit cutoff as suggested by a fellow S10E...
Stephen Weitz
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:37 -0700
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The November issue of National Geographic has a 3 page article on electric cars. I thought is well done, if not perfect. Pages 26, 27, and 29. Check it out! Stephen "It's a question of discipline," the little prince told me later on. "When you've finished washing and dressing...
Pierre Hinse
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:42:19 -0400
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You are both correct, at night when the bulk of EVs are charging , the base load is more than sufficient to handle the extra power. But, most residential development electrical distribution is done in groups or bundles of about 10 houses. Each house is allocated 6KW from the t...
Greg Brewsaugh
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:53:31 -0700
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Probably full of PCB-laced cooling oil, too! Good riddance. Greg Brewsaugh On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:55 PM, William Korthof <[email removed]>wrote: > Well, when SCE replaced the xfmr behind my house, they probably didn't > redeploy it. From my research, I'm pretty sure the old...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:58:24 -0700
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Good article except PGE puts out false claims about needing to reinforce the infrastructure. My memory is that at night the grid has a HUGE excess capacity. So what's the problem. I think they just want more money from the PUC, for a phantom reason. Stephen in Oakland On Oct 8...
Frank Fenton
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:44:25 -0500
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Recent health problems are interfering with progress on my S-10 E project. I built new battery boxes with Group 27 SLA batteries, installed new PIM and now get 'charge complete' with no DTE codes showing. I think all it needs is to have the program 'flashed' or whatever that t...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:04:44 -0400
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Jeff (and all list readers), My apologies...you're absolutely correct, and I certainly don't want to encourage anybody to put themselves or their trucks at risk. Although I took every precaution that I could think of when working on my batteries, I can't say that my experience...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:29:13 -0700
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MIchael, please do not lead anyone down this path. There are extreme dangers in replacing cells from modules, with one of them being decompression damage. These cells are very sensitive to damage from decompression, and not following a very strict safety regimen with a transfe...
Michael Anzalone
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:45:46 -0400
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I'd like to share some potential good news to anybody who has a bad NiMH battery: If a battery is bad, there's a chance that only one of the eleven cells is defective. If that's the case, and if you have a spare "bad" battery, you may be able to get one good battery by combini...
gardnerh
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:54:08 -0700
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Eric Luebbman talked to Jeff today. We are ordering 4 replacement batteries @ $150 each!. Jeff says that these will be the last batteries that we will be able to get. If it turns out that we don't need all four batteries we will release them for the price we paid plus any ship...
Ryan Dela
Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:44:57 -0700
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The plastic is glass fiber reinforced ABS Ryan Dela On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Richard Falk wrote: > I have a 97 S-10 Electric lead acid. I am installing some new > batteries.I got from Northstar battery. They have a plant about a > mile away from me. I will share the result...
Richard Falk
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:10:56 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a 97 S-10 Electric lead acid. I am installing some new batteries.I got? from Northstar battery. They have a plant about a mile away from me. I will share the results with the group after I have had sucess, incase someone else wants to do the same thing. First though. ?...
Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:32:24 -0700
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I've seen a Reverse error or two when pulling in or out of my driveway and not letting the truck come to a *100% complete* stop before putting it in to the "other" gear (from D to R, or R to D). The times I have gotten it, it was quickly resolved by putting it in Park and powe...
John Miller
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:13:29 -0600
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My wife tried to take the truck to court (1 mile) the other morning and it stalled in the middle of our street at 8:50am as she attempted to do a three point turn. I live in Boulder, and have found that the mantra "it's ok, they are more important than you" really helps with d...
casey hartman
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:51:39 -0700
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To go with Jeff's battery pack, you can buy my truck (98 NiHM) for $5K. Except for one battery (that needs to be replaced), the truck runs fine. I commuted in it for about 3-4 years. It has 30K+ miles on it. I'm selling it because my commute changed from 30 miles round-trip to...
Jeff Thomas
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:56:52 -0700
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Mirror to all on the list; All trucks that are NiMH, whether they were original, or converted later, can be reprogrammed for PbA battery operation. To reprogram the truck it does require the GM Tech2 scan tool as well as the GM TIS application. Due to health issues, I have don...
Ryan Meitl
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:11:36 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi everyone, I am a grad student in Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University. We have a 1998 S10 EV here, that has dead batteries. We have no idea if all the other components are still good, and have no documentation on the vehicle. I was recommended to reques...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:22:36 -0700
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The BPCM tracks the SOC (State Of Charge) through the shunt during charging and discharging. Your vehicle has a nice charging system. Why not use it? Jeff On Aug 27, 2009, at 4:35 AM, McMullin, Kevin wrote: > I'm replacing the batteries in my truck with a Deka AGM 80AH. They >...
Jeff Thomas
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:55:24 -0700
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Well, the information you were told is somewhat misleading. The 2A VRLA end of charge leveling is never intended to exceed 14.75v There are instances where extreme imbalance can result in one or more modules exceeding 15v before termination. I have some experience with this, a...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:35:47 -0400
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I'm replacing the batteries in my truck with a Deka AGM 80AH. They cannot accept the charging profile of the BPCM and Paddle charger so I'm going to charge with a Zivan charger built for these batteries. (I'll take the plus and minus leads off of the hot side of the contactors...
John Miller
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:27:33 -0600
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12v replaced only a couple of months ago. I spoke to Jeff and he doesn't think anything I did with the new wiring is the problem. i.e. something new is broken. The "new" thing is the APCM which is apparently $4000 wholesale, $6000 retail and impossible to get anyway. That kind...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:48:00 -0700
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When was the last time you replaced your AUX battery? Pv On 8/26/09, John Miller <[email removed]> wrote: > So the battery back fan connector died again, melted slightly, the same as > before (in May.) The replacement part is an AC Delco PT779 3 cavity Female > Pigtail and the...
John Miller
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:16:43 -0600
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So the battery back fan connector died again, melted slightly, the same as before (in May.) The replacement part is an AC Delco PT779 3 cavity Female Pigtail and the part can be sourced from a local parts place ($30+?) or online (which was about $24 but slower.) The fan still...