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Tue, 5 Nov 2013 23:20:12 -0500 (EST)
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Wow so much activity. I am still here however the only thing I am short of is time so this is going to be a quick post. A lot has happened in the last five years. I will try and respond as I can. Merlin I think solar is great and I wish the USA had more of it. Wind here in the...
Randy Allen
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 20:03:48 -0800 (PST)
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Hello? to? everyone? in? the? everchargernews?? group.?? About? 1? year? ago? i? purchased? a?? non-running? 1998? S-10 ev? with the hopes? of? getting? it running? to? drive as? an? everyday? vehicle.?? As? i? really? have not? made? any? progress,? other? than? getting? the?...
Gardner Harris
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 19:54:54 -0800
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I also own an S10e which has spent about the last 18 months at Don's in Portland. He has had a myriad of problems both business and health which have prevented him from completing the battery replacement. The truck's APCM smoked because the Aux battery shorted which has added...
Merlin Loch
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 19:26:33 -0800
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Good evening all, I am an owner of the original S-10 EV's, and mine has been inoperative for the past few years due to lead acid battery pack life. I was on the waiting list for conversion to NIMH' s when Jeff went out of business partly due to health and to the fire issue of...
Robert Ogle
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:39:44 -0800
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Well, I've lost the packs on my trucks this summer. I think that the heat got too much for the NiMH. I had to stop storing the truck in the garage, to make room for the Leaf. So, I'm on the lookout for battery options. Haven't heard anything from the folks in Oregon, like Don....
Steve Hardash
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 14:27:28 -0800 (PST)
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Re: Am I too late to the S10-EV party? ? It would be good to use this opportunity for the S10-EV group to check in with each other, as I agree it has been fairly quiet for too many months. ? I still drive my 1998 EV Bones NiMH conversion from 2008 till very recently.? I have d...
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Mon, 4 Nov 2013 16:58:56 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Kevin, I'm the guy in the Northeast that modified the battery box. Mine is still on the road with about 12K miles on the Deka 12AVR75 batteries. The box modification gave me a few benefits. I converted the bed to tilt and the top part of the box is removable. I can get to a...
Greg Rohrauer
Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:19:50 -0500
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I forgot to "reply-all" to include the list server, below is my original note to Tom Chou. Some additional info: The Ovonic NiMh modules tend to self-discharge very quickly. Usually down to about 50% SOC if I leave the truck sitting for 2 weeks. In comparison my Rav4 EV will e...
Kevin Kayden
Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:16:06 -0500
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OK, you inspired me to reply! I used to own one, but sold it a few years ago. The guys who bought it were great, and I'm hoping that they are still enthusiastic. There was one joker from Miami who I also tried to help, even sending him a DVD with the complete manuals for the t...
Ryan Fralish
Mon, 4 Nov 2013 09:26:29 -0800 (PST)
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Hi Tom, I purchased one in stock condition this February. I'm grateful this resource is here for me to refer to and help me get it back on the road. I had two main motivations for buying the S10, after learning about it by searching 'used electric car' on ebay. ?First, as elec...
Bunny
Sun, 3 Nov 2013 15:41:34 +0000
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Hello, There doesn't seem to be any real buzz about the S10-EV but I suspect that most owners will hang on to theirs. I personally thought of keeping mine but am running out of storage space so will probably sell it. Probyn. Sent from my BlackBerry? smartphone powered by Mobil...
Probyn Gayle
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:10:34 -0400
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Hello Folks I'm selling my 98 lead acid truck. Batteries are totally shot and have been scrapped. Not sure how to get this out to everyone on the mailing list. Your help would be appreciated. Thanks, Probyn On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 10:18 AM, <[email removed]> wrote: > ** > Ryan...
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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:18:03 -0400 (EDT)
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Ryan, I'm kind of in the same place, but my truck is Lead-acid. I purchased my truck with no batteries and of course, GM doesn't want to sell me the Panasonics. With a lot of work, I fit in 26 Deka 12AVR75 UPS batteries. It worked well for 13K miles. Now I have one dead cell p...
Ryan Dela
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:11:20 -0700
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All, It has been some time since the topic of lithium ion upgrades has come up. I am curious if anyone has any tips for selecting equipment for a s10 lithium conversion in the year 2013. The list has some references to using 40ah thunder sky cells way back in 2010 and I am cur...
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Wed, 3 Apr 2013 18:05:27 +0000
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Hello, I've got a 98 S10,Lead Acid, considering selling. Located in Ontario, Canada. Imported from Atlanta, Ga. Sent from my BlackBerry? device from Digicel -----Original Message----- From: William Calluthers <[email removed]> Sender: [email removed] Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:2...
William Calluthers
Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:29:29 -0700 (PDT)
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Good Morning Bryce, Would it be possible to get a copy of the EV1 manuals that you have scanned and OCR? ? They would be very much appreciated. Thank you so much. William [email removed] --- On Sat, 3/30/13, [email removed] <[email removed]> wrote: From: [email removed] <[emai...
Thomas Sadowski, Jr.
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:14:46 -0500
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Bryce, I'm pretty sure this gentleman would prefer a hard copy to thumb through, but the idea of scanning my '98 manuals for archive is an excellent idea. I should have done that years ago. Thank you very much! -Tom On Mar 29, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Bryce Nash wrote: Tom (and other...
Bryce Nash
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:27:18 -0700
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Tom (and others), Are you electronically duplicating these (.pdf scan) or just making paper copies? I have done them electronically by having the binding removed (if it's bound) and scanning them with a large document scanner. As a bonus, a free text recognition tool can then...
Thomas Sadowski, Jr.
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:06:53 -0500
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Owners, I've got a colleague with a '97 PbA truck in desire of the factory service manual set. He has already contacted Helm Inc. with no such luck. I've got a '97 battery pack specific service manual on-hand that I'm duplicating for him, but would anyone have access to the ge...
Greg Rohrauer
Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:34:18 -0500
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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
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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
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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)
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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?...
Brian clayton
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:42:46 -0800 (PST)
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? Changed the accel pedal switch with the one out of my 97 Roll back, works fine the the c3500, doesnt help the s10.? Changed tranny switches with my other s10ev, works better (as far as sticking), but doesnt solve the problem.? On the Tech II, the TR switch values change (low...
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Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:29:36 -0400 (EDT)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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
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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...