Michael MacDonell
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:11:06 -0800 (PST)
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Yes I am still considering the trucks. I am concerned though that the trucks aren't running and can't be tested. Just like when purchasing an ICE vehicle you are taking chances that the systems are okay. But what if the batteries are trashed from overheating during charging or...
McMullin, Kevin
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:10:14 -0500
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Hi Michael, I'm new to this group too. I was doing the exact same thing as you when I heard of these trucks. Everyone has an opinion but here's why I bought one of the factory built trucks. As you know, the price of a complete quality kit to convert an ICE vehicle to pure Elec...
Michael MacDonell
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:06:36 -0800 (PST)
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Hi all, my name is Michael MacDonell and I am located in the Atlanta Georgia area. I was looking to for info on building a electric S10 when I came across the S10E. ?I have found a For Sale listing for 2 '97 trucks that have been upgraded to the Nimh batteries by Evbones, that...
McMullin, Kevin
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:08:45 -0500
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Thanks Gil, My post was not meant to "Rub" anyone the wrong way. I know how frustrating it can be to try to diagnose a problem when there's only a hand full of people that know anything about what you're working on. (I'm dealing with one of those problems myself). Kevin McMull...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:14 -0800
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I believe I may have contributed to a misunderstanding when I said: On Nov 18, 2009, at 10:53 A, Gil Dawson wrote: > The 40?F thermostat causes the kerosene heater to light up This function is not controlled by a thermostat. A calibrated thermistor behind the front grill measu...
Ryan Meitl
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:43:30 -0800 (PST)
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When converting an old S10 EV to NiMH or some other chemistry, how did people work around the installed lead acid BMS? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/attachments/20091104/081f2bc4...
gardnerh
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:30:45 -0800
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Dear Paul, Don't blame "evsurplus" for the parting out of the truck. The junk dealer who got it from a USAF auction did that. EvSurplus just wants it off his property. I know who it is and I think I know why. Also AFAIK the truck is NOT a native NiMH unless we are discussing t...
Phil Morgan
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00:37 -0400
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I'm sorry to hear that.... good luck in selling it. Have you a ballpark cost on replacement NiMH battery for your S10EV? - - Phil Morgan gardnerh wrote: > Believe me if any of the batteries were recoverable, they would have > been. > > Replacement batteries are available from...
gardnerh
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:34:12 -0700
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My S10 friends, my S10 battery pack kicked the bucket. I have a perfect 1997 NiMH conversion in need of a new set of batteries and I can no longer afford to repopulate it. Batteries are available from at least on source on this reflector. I am also making an effort to donate i...
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...
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...
Chris Reeves
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:15:58 -0700 (PDT)
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The batteries for sale brings this question to mind: In the near future the S10EVs that were converted to NiMH will need battery replacements. As NiMH are not likely to be available, most will have to return to Lead. The trucks will have to be "re-flashed". Maybe Jeff could cr...
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...
ericguy320
Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:00:15 -0400
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I work at a dealer, and from what I have been told it is impossible for them to be registered again. It's a shame to, there are 3 1998+ s-10 sitting out back 2 with not even a dent on them, and they all have to be scrapped. hey everyone, I have been looking for a good rolling...
kevin gildea
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:17:10 -0400
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If they could be obtained that inexpensively, you can be sure that insiders and mechanics will snap up any good vehicles and simply throw in new i.c.e. motors for resale, but the gov. tracks the titles on each 'clunker', so it would be hard to title it...at least that is my op...
AstroQuake
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 22:29:10 -0700 (PDT)
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hey everyone, I have been looking for a good rolling donor for my next ev project, I was looking at the "scrap vehicles" that are being traded in under Cash4Clunkers... there are alot of worn vehicles there, but there are also several 2002, 2003, and 2004+ vehicles, but the de...
Michael Anzalone
Fri, 7 Aug 2009 23:24:36 -0400
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After 1,000 miles of driving my S10, I'd like to share a few thoughts... I have had a keen interest in electric vehicles for as long as I can remember. After seeing Who Killed The Electric Car a few years ago, my interest in EVs was at its peak. Though I enjoyed the film, I fo...
List member
Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:35:41 -0400
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My wife & I have had our S10 EV for about two years now and the batteries have overheated twice during that time. We have been extremely lucky and have not lost much range - we can still go about 50 miles on a charge. I have come to feel that driving and charging one of these...
Daniel Klein
Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:34:09 -0700
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I have a 1995 s10 that was converted by ecoelectric originally for sale by GM. The controller went bad last summer, I marked the connections, but the pieces tape came off and I do not know where the wires connect to the motor. I know how the battery, motor are connected, its t...
List member
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:39:20 -0700
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I am very interested in working out a a two way full disclosure NDA with you. We also have a person helping us who believes he can develop the display. He has been developing appls for cell phones for many years. Richard > Thanks to those who have emailed me interested in the...
Paul Peavyhouse
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:50:14 -0700
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Thanks to those who have emailed me interested in the code to read from the ALDL (aka OBD1.5) the same data that the Tech2 does. NOTE: I was incorrect in stating it talks J1850; it does not. I will dust off my code and make it available as I see fit. I have both a C# Form app...
List member
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:26:06 -0700
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Good morning Jeff, Can you give me any information on how to convert my truck back to PBA? Richard Hatfield > The existing EV1 dash program is only an OBDII listening device, > displaying information from a continuous stream. Battery temps are > not there. > > Battery pack tem...
Jeff Thomas
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:00:04 -0700
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The existing EV1 dash program is only an OBDII listening device, displaying information from a continuous stream. Battery temps are not there. Battery pack temp sensors, as well as module voltages, are a polled response from the ALDL, and not available on OBDII. PV might chime...
Steve Hawkins
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:40:25 -0600
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Hi All, This would be a good idea, and even better if it were simply an added screen to the existing OBD-II Palm EV1 Dash program. There would be a number of additional parameters of interest. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Alex Beamer [mailto:[email removed]] Sent: Tu...