George Richards
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:23:51 -0700
2015
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Hi Kevin, Michael and Greg; I'm also going through the same sort of decision making. I've owned my 97 s10ev since Jan. 2005 and its been great to me. Of course I've hand to change a few things like coolant pump, brakes, radiator fan buffer and of course the all elusive batteri...
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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:18:32 -0400
2015
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I've had my fun and time to move on. 1997 S10E for sale. $7,000 OBO. 12K miles.Needs batteries. Everything else is perfect! I have 26- Deka 12AVR75 AGM batteries installed. 1 battery has a bad cell and the computer quickly shuts you down when it drops to 10V. I could replace t...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:17:57 -0800
2013
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Hi, Richard-- > We then checked the signal wire and also found no change in voltage. When we closed the signal wire circuit to ground the battery pack blower ran with full power. There's a clue. The signal wire is a PWM signal at TTL levels, which means that the computer can c...
Greg Brewsaugh
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:57:27 -0800
2013
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I suspect that your drop in range on the new RAV4-EV is due to lower average temperatures lately in So CA. (I'm in Huntington Beach.) I was somewhat alarmed to see the same thing in our 2011 Leaf and Volt as Winter approached. Range came right back up in the late Spring the fo...
Greg Rohrauer
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 21:29:26 -0500
2013
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Richard: I?m assuming you have the service manuals & scan tool? having attempted this battery swap. The pack voltage ought be fine according to what you indicate. I?d clear everything and start fresh, seeing which codes reappear. I?d be most worried about DTC 280, as it contro...
Gardner Harris
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 17:16:05 -0800
2013
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Re: Lithium Conversion I keep seeing Rich Hatfield's question on the no wakeup function of his Li Pack ever since he installed a replacement battery blower. It the lack of a response the result of no one having a verifiable answer or was there a reply which I don't understand...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:46:46 -0800
2013
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Hi, Don-- Indeed that was an evBones NiMH conversion, so a 1997, I believe, the very one which I traded to Richard Hatfield himself for his 2006 home-brew-plug-in Prius (with an added 10 kWh of aftermarket Lithiums) with which I am still quite happy. I'm glad to hear that the...
Niel Nielsen
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:52:15 -0600
2013
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Richard, I agree with Gil--I have experienced the same problem of the connector failure in the +12 wire that feeds the pack fan. The test, as Gill states, is pushing a pin through the wire and then commanding the fan on with the tech 2., and measuring the voltage on the pin. O...
Richard Hatfield
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:31:33 -0800
2013
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Thank you for your help. We have 4 DTCs. One is pack airflow, the other three if i remember correctly are related to startup. I am at the SEMA show today and don't have access to the codes. I will forward them when I return. Richard Hatfield Lightning Motorcycle On Nov 7, 2013...
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Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:16:57 -0500 (EST)
2013
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Gil was that a 1997? If I recall correctly that did come up on the 1997 but not the 1998. Don In a message dated 11/7/2013 10:13:21 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email removed] writes: Hi, Richard-- Check the power supply voltage (stick a pin through the wire) right at the blow...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 10:13:11 -0800
2013
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Hi, Richard-- Check the power supply voltage (stick a pin through the wire) right at the blower. I think it's the red wire. The other two are ground and an on/off command voltage. It should read about 12 volts when the blower is commanded OFF and slightly lower when commanded...
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Thu, 7 Nov 2013 13:02:07 -0500 (EST)
2013
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Hello Richard There are no DTC codes? If not then try disconnecting the accessory battery then the high voltage disconnect plug. Wait a few minutes then connect the high voltage disconnect plug then the accessory battery. It has to be done in this order. Sometimes you need to...
Richard Hatfield
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 07:27:21 -0800
2013
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Since the group is checking in I have a question. We have installed a lithium conversion in Rayan's S10-EV. All 26 banks are reading 13.32vdc to 13.34vdc and all temp sensors are reading ambient. We replaced the battery blower due to a bearing failure and board failure on the...
Andrew Giddings
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 04:28:19 -0800 (PST)
2013
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i was asleep again,? I woke up at 6 with a horrible headache,? I think its those norcos,?? I cant take them anymore. >________________________________ > From: "[email removed]" <[email removed]> >To: [email removed] >Sent: Wednesday, November 6, 2013 10:05 PM >Subject: S10-EV...
Lee Underkofler
Wed, 6 Nov 2013 19:05:49 -0800 (PST)
2013
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Don, good to hear from you...! I still have parts from two dismantled S10-EVs I listed for you and would be glad to let them go to anyone for any offer if they are needed. ?Since I can't test them, I will refund if anything I supply is not functional. You mentioned doing a Lit...
Greg Rohrauer
Wed, 6 Nov 2013 15:00:14 -0500
2013
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Robert: After dropping the pack the first time I installed a set of cables & external connector that bypasses the main contactor. This way I can hook up an external DC source to charge / piggyback, or use the pack as a supply for something else. I had a few experiments in mind...
Thomas Sadowski, Jr.
Wed, 6 Nov 2013 00:31:15 -0500
2013
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For those of you attempting to sell, best of luck getting anything for them. Except for the expired main pack, my S10-EV was mint. And I mean MINT. I had everything for it too, clear title, functional charger unit, manuals, scan tool... It sold last Spring for a measly $5k. I...
Ryan Dela
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:28:52 -0700
2013
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Don, I am curious if you have a written procedure or further tips on how to condition the nimh pack in the S10. Thanks -Ryan Dela Hillsboro, Oregon On Sunday, June 20, 2010, Michael Anzalone wrote: > Last June, I got my truck going after it had been out of commission for > sev...
Greg Rohrauer
Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:34:18 -0500
2012
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Thank You Jeff; I and others appreciate your experience and expert diagnostics. Greg. email: [email removed]<mailto:[email removed]> From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Jeff Thomas Sent: November-11-12 1:30 PM To: [email removed] Subject: Re: [S10-EV] p...
Jeff Thomas
Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:30:05 -0700
2012
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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 stuck o...
Greg Rohrauer
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:16:14 -0500
2012
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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)
2012
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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
2012
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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)
2012
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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...
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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:29:36 -0400 (EDT)
2012
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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
2012
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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)
2012
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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)
2012
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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
2012
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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)
2012
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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...