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Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:43:37 EDT
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Hello Kevin For long battery life it is best not to deep discharge lead acid batteries more than 50% DOD. Don From: "McMullin, Kevin " <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 To: <[email removed] (mailto:[email removed]) > Date: Wed, 14 A...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:07:26 -0400
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I'm becoming more impressed with my range as the weather warms up and my pack is breaking in. My truck, with 75 AH lead acid batteries, got back on the road in October, last year, so I have never had any experience driving in the summer. The SOC meter is a little difficult to...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:29:43 -0400
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Sold 3/30/10. Buy it now price of $5,995.00 Kevin McMullin ________________________________ From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Ryan Dela Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 3:18 PM To: Ian Ward Cc: S10 EV Archive Subject: Re: [S10-EV] Hacked '97 S10 on eBay?...
Upgeya Pew
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:15:32 -0700
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Hi, everybody. My 1998 S10E has stopped accepting a charge (the charger reports E2), and will not move on its own power. Instruments all light up, and report "service now" and "battery life". I'm not sure why, but I was recently sick for 2 weeks while the truck sat idle, so my...
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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:17:38 -0700
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It went under the hood where the stock GM inverter mounted, that is why the radiator expansion tank had to be relocated. The AC-150 is bigger than the GM inverter because it is air cooled and has an air plenum under the inverter to cool the phase modules. The AC-150 has been r...
Ian Ward
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:06:43 -0500
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Ryan, where would the AC-150 inverter have been mounted in this conversion? It appears to be gone. Would it have been in the bed where all those interconnects are severed? Not sure if you remember, or know someone who would. Thanks, ian On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ryan De...
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Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:17:11 -0700
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I know this truck? It was in much better condition when I last saw it in 2004. It appears that the copper "miners" have had their way with it. This was a vehicle that was converted by AC Propulsion for a certain large city department of water and power to use an AC Propulsion...
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Hello Richard I will not disagree with your statement it would be best to have a cell balancing. There are a lot of drivers out there running them as is. One I know well has over 8000 miles in an OEM Ranger. The only other option right now is lead and it is not inexpensive for...
Jerry Pohorsky
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:45 -0800
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Howdy, Richard Hatfield is currently doing an upgrade of his S-10E from NiMH to Thundersky cells. He is using the 40 AH cells with two cells in parallel x 4 of these pairs in series to replace each NiMH module. This way, he ends up with around 80 AH capacity from each pair and...
Ken Vadnais
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:23:53 -0800
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I am wondering the same thing Kevin is: has this actually been done to an S-10? I'm currently going through my NiMH pack screening and rejuvenating the batteries, so my pack enclosure is open and on the garage floor. I have some 100 AH LiFePO4 batteries from another project as...
Thomas W. Dowling
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:10:41 -0800
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From: bruce tomb [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:09 AM To: [email removed] Subject: help Hello, I sent in a request for help on our project on the 22nd, and it was never posted. Please let me know if there is a problem. Thanks, Bruce I have pasted in o...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:51:08 -0600
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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:46:34 -0800 (PST)
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I would like to know the procedure also. Not quite ready yet, but soon. CBR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/attachments/20100216/da7ddc3b/attachment.html>
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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:48:55 EST
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Hello Richard Its been a very long time since I watched the finish charge voltages on a lead truck. I seem to recall they were around 14.6. The lead algorithm is going to peak out right at 60 Ah as that is what the Panasonic 1260 was rated for. I don't believe your going to ge...
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Richard Thanks to Jeff Thomas I can provide you the software on CD. I personally have not done it myself so I would have to struggle my way though it. Jeff has by far more knowledge doing this then anyone. Curious have you considered the NiMH algorithm? The lead is going to ma...
Steve Hawkins
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:08:35 -0700
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Hi Richard, To do this you query the vehicle for its VIN # via the Tech 2. You then link the Tech 2 to the GM SPS system and query for BPCM calibrations [there are four possibilities for a '97 VIN; the 1) Delco cal., 2) Panasonic PbA cal,, 3) Ovonic NiMH initial install cal.,...
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Greg Brewsaugh
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:58:33 -0800
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There's likely to be a fit issue to begin with. NiMH batteries have a very different charge profile than PbA, so the existing BMS will NOT work unless it can be reprogrammed. Changing battery chemistries can be done, but it's a lot of very careful and relatively technical work...
kevin gildea
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:24:37 -0500
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Can the nimh be used in the 1993, 94, and/or 99 geo metro Forces (all lead-acid ev's)...and could their original chargers and controllers still be used as well? Kevin On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00 AM, <[email removed]> wrote: > Send S10-EV mailing list submissions to > [email...
Rayan Ghazal
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:24:39 -0800
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Hello Niel, The cost may be higher but another option would be using floor heating elements. One of the most efficient is step warm floor. http://www.warmfloor.com/ They use thermostatic plastic which ensures that even without a thermostat the elements will not overheat. Rayan...
Philip Morgan
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:10:13 +0000
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Mine is a '98 PbA. Converted to NiMH I paid only $295 for the fan. That was "old" GM and I have no idea how they "price" such items today. - - Phil, from Palm Treo 755p using Palm Mail ---- Original Message ---- From: "Alex Beamer" <[email removed]> Date: 1/11/10 11:42 pm To:...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:36:58 -0500
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Lynn, Thank you very much! Knowing that you don't own your S10E anymore, and that you're still here to help, says a lot about you. I am fortunate to have a large, well lighted, heated, 2 car garage, and an Air / Hydraulic bumper lift that will raise my truck 24" off the floor....
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:04:58 -0700
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Kevin and all, I think the GM manual starts by saying "pull the motor" which is the hard way. The easy way is to approach it from underneath the truck (a pit would be ideal, but I have done it with the truck sitting on the ground- raising the truck even 2 inches helps a lot)....
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Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:54:54 GMT
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I have in perfect condition a 1997 S10e converted to NiMH by Jeff Thomas and Bryan Sailor. That is everything is perfect except that it has no batteries. At the end of this week it will go onto EBay. Barring a decent offer on EBay I will start parting out the truck, with the d...
Adams, Lynn
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:49:04 -0700
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Been there, considered the metric mind heater and replaced the diesel. I ended up replacing the heater with a new one (Webasto may still have 15- 20 in stock of this model) . I ended up replacing the heater for $508. Before you replace the heater, check the inline fuel pump th...
McMullin, Kevin
Fri, 8 Jan 2010 06:58:06 -0500
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It would be nice to know what kind of power that unit would actually use. But of course, so many factors to consider. I did the conversions on that unit... RM4 with the built in pump is $691.00 and 8.26" x 5.51" x 13.38" and is 6.1 lbs. While trying to diagnose my FFH issues,...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:38:48 -0500
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I'm a new owner too, however, I would guess you have a problem in your fill pipe. I have actually never filled mine at a gas station. I filled a 5 gallon Diesel container and use that to fill at my home. I converted the bed of the truck to tilt and had to re-locate the fill pi...
Ryan Dela
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:25:46 -0800
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The pre-nup is a good idea. I figure since I bought my truck in 2004 I have spent more time under the hood or in the battery pack than behind the wheel. Most of that time was when it was a lead acid truck before it was converted to nimh. This is not to say that you will have t...
Michael MacDonell
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I'm close to doing a deal on these trucks but have one last concern. One truck has been down a year and the other for 9 months. What are the opinions on whether the batteries will "wake up"? I don't want a truck that will need new batteries? My fiance would kill me for not buy...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:19:51 -0500
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Hi Michael, Not too sure you could put a price guide together. You get what you can when you're ready to sell. As Gil said, $8555 for a running truck, I paid $10,300 for a 97 without batteries, and I've heard prices up to $25,000. As my insurance company pointed out, these tru...