Steve H
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 01:27:03 -0800 (PST)
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Hi all, ? A few weeks ago on February 11th, I noticed a smell like overheated electronics coming from the Magne Charge WM7200 charger while charging my S-10 EV.? I stopped the charge, disconnected power,?and opened the charger case.? Inside on the main power board I?saw that c...
Richard Falk
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:59:46 -0800 (PST)
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I first wrote this email back in May 2011. I am not sure why it showed up again. I did not send it. I appreciate the responses . I replaced the cap a long time ago. ??????????????????? Thanks Rick ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email removed]" <[email removed]> To: [email...
Mike Kane
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:44:09 -0800 (PST)
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Niel, ? I'd be surprised that you don't see a code for this, but my truck had a similar charging problem which turned out to be a bad thermocouple in the battery pack.? I was also told by the dealer at the time that they needed to recharge the airconditioning and that not doin...
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Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:06:32 -0400 (EDT)
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If you are using the original lead or nickel batteries, and can keep your box intact, and you have the means to lower the box, certainly keep it that way. My 97 is a lead truck and of course, GM will not sell me the Panasonics that would have dropped right in. I found a Deka 7...
Isaac Podolefsky
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:34:08 -0500
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I'm not terribly active on this forum. but I do want to throw in two cents worth and disagree with Paul. Regardless if you drop the pack, or if you have it bolted under the frame, you still have to remove the top batteries to access the lower batteries. Tilting the bed doesn't...
Paul Peavyhouse
Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:55:33 -0700
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Tilting the bed probably creates more problems than it solves. Once you bother to drop the pack once, you will see that it is the easier choice. If you tilt the bed it doesn't really solve much. Because the batteries are on two levels, you would only be able to access half of...
Ryan Dela
Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:07:39 -0700
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Neil is correct, in my experience circuit breaker manufacturers typically only guarantee the breaker to operate once in a circuit overload scenario beyond that they can argue their way out of liability if there is sufficient evidence that the breaker was reset by the user. Rya...
Jeremy Smithson
Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:26:26 -0700
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Wow, Don that is really strange. I did have to replace a faulty circuit breaker once, which may have mitigated the destruction in your case, but have you done a post-mortem to see what failed? Jeremy Smithson EV Support, a div. of Puget Sound Solar LLC immobile (206) 706-1931...
Greg Brewsaugh
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 15:14:40 -0700
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When my eight year old TAL started throwing its 40A breaker, I replaced the 40A breaker. Problem solved. I'm not sure that even 40A breakers can handle the 30A for several hours each day of charging over many years. I think it just plain wore out. Oh, and I live in Huntington...
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Thu, 6 Oct 2011 08:24:55 -0400 (EDT)
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Just throwing out some thoughts on charging... I have a 97 lead-acid truck so I'm not familiar with the NiMH batteries. However, I did have to deal with some charging issues. Since the Panasonic's are not available, I installed 12V/75AH AGM batteries designed for UPS systems....
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Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:56:30 -0400 (EDT)
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Just to let everyone know I had a Gen2 charger blow up a little different then most. I have several go out with a loud pop and a little smoke. Its usually not a big deal other then losing a charger. This is the first one that failed not in use that day and in this way. The pad...
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Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:19:27 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello Rayan Yes a NiMH pack can get way out of balance if it is not used on a regular basis. Also all these packs are not working with their full capacity, and are a combination of modules out of different EV1s. Its about a perfect storm for balance problems, and any sitting a...
Rayan Ghazal
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:04:14 -0700 (PDT)
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Thank you Paul and Ryan, I will definitely have to consider the medium and long term solutions very closely, and with the resources available from the list, I can be confident to come up with a solution that will work. At this juncture, I will continue to try to charge slowly...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 08:10:51 -0700
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Sounds exactly like my problems. It turned out one of my packs had a short that was causing the voltage diff and the E2. You should consider conditioning a new battery and replacing your bad pack, which seems to be #2. Pv On Oct 4, 2011 8:59 PM, "Stephen Weitz" <[email removed...
Rayan Ghazal
Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:27:44 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi Stephen, Thank you for your response, The AC, lights and radio I have tried before and does seem to help a bit... But I was not familiar with Don's protocol for cycling the batteries. Are you (or Don) proposing to do this now? If you are I am worried that if I run down the...
Stephen Weitz
Tue, 4 Oct 2011 18:02:10 -0700
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I have had similar problems and here are my "cures": 1) put on the AC to max and to the coldest blue setting. also put on the lights on the truck. The more amps diverted away from charging the batteries (while charging), the lower the voltage spread between max and min. batter...
Rayan Ghazal
Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:49:59 -0700
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Hello All, It seems we may have come to an impasse..with our S-10 Any help and advise will be greatly appreciated let me give some background to our challenge We have a pre-existing condition of having battery number two slightly stronger than the rest which when charging can...
Gil Dawson
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:03:09 -0700
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Hi, Rick-- Not specifically. Your clue is that the compressor isn't running when it is supposed to be. Could be a lot of things, but the APCMs have a high failure rate. This is due to a mistake in the assembly process design that would have been corrected in Version 2, if ther...
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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:45:16 -0400 (EDT)
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I found a site that sells the meter, (J-39200), they call for here, _http://www.handsontools.com/Kent-Moore-J-39200-A-Kit-Fluke-87-5-DVOM-_p_28867.html_ (http://www.handsontools.com/Kent-Moore-J-39200-A-Kit-Fluke-87-5-DVOM-_p_28867.html) It looks like a very expensive multi me...
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Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:36:01 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Rick, You mentioned that you do have the manuals. In the HVAC section, subject: Refrigerant System Diagnosis, page 1B-18 & 1B-19 have procedures to follow. Have you tried this? Unfortunately, my copy of the manual apparently missed these 2 pages. (on the back of page 1B-17...
Richard Falk
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:34:07 -0700 (PDT)
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to GIl, ??????????? I am stumped by the fact there is no fault codes idicating which direction to go? SHould there not be a fault for a bad APCM? ?????????? Thanks Rick ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email removed]" <[email removed]> To: [email removed] Sent: Fri, Septemb...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:53 -0700
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On Sep 22, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Richard Falk wrote: > My air conditioning stopped working. Also my heat pump did not work this winter. > > The diesel heater worked great when it was really cold.Last summer my air > conditioning worked some time, it was temperamental. it would st...
Richard Falk
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:52 -0700 (PDT)
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My air conditioning stopped working. Also my heat pump did not work this winter. The diesel heater worked great when it was really cold.Last summer my air conditioning worked some time, it was temperamental. it would start working then after a while of driving; a warning light...
Richard Falk
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:00:52 -0700 (PDT)
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My air conditioning stopped working. Also my heat pump did not work this winter. The diesel heater worked great when it was really cold.Last summer my air conditioning worked some time, it was temperamental. it would start working then after a while of driving; a warning light...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:06:19 -0700
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Hi, Stephen-- On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:47 PM, Stephen Weitz wrote: > I think my AC has gone out. > > I have borrowed a tech tool. > Any suggestions on what to look for? > > I assume a dealer can change the orifice tube if that is it? Actually, I took my truck to a local repair s...
Richard Falk
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:06:25 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a 1997 S-10 agm lead acid batteries. I just replaced the batteries yesterday. The truck drives good. My problem is the Service Soon Light is on now. I used my Teck 2 and found in the section Body, Htcm, there is a code of 0016 Ambient Air Temperature Ckt. I cleared the...
Richard Falk
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:06:25 -0700 (PDT)
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I have a 1997 S-10 agm lead acid batteries. I just replaced the batteries yesterday. The truck drives good. My problem is the Service Soon Light is on now. I used my Teck 2 and found in the section Body, Htcm, there is a code of 0016 Ambient Air Temperature Ckt. I cleared the...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:00:57 -0700
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I bought a new electric Nissan Leaf and have decided to sell my General Motors 1998 Chevy S10 (NiMH battery) electric pickup truck. This Chevy S10 electric vehicle qualifies for single person car pool lane use (HOV or diamond lane) in California. A white "Access OK" sticker wo...
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Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:39:42 EDT
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I have been thinking about your event. The area your describing is about where the pre charge resistors are located. When they blow they do make some noise and they smell really bad when you remove the PIM cover. They are also not visible with the cover removed. So maybe its n...
Michael MacDonell
Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:34:28 -0700 (PDT)
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That is very gracious of you to offer these to the list. There are many trucks still on the road because you have offered parts and repair advice. Thank You for that. ? ? I assume the PSCM and the APCM took a hit during this incident and are inop? I believe the APCM powers the...