McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:39:09 -0500
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Hi Jay, Welcome. I can't answer all of your questions. Even though I've owned my 97 Lead-Acid truck for 2 years this May, I am still learning about these amazing trucks. You can get all of your questions answered in the archives of this site. Lots of good information and advic...
Jay Summet
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:44:57 -0500
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Hello all, I just subscribed to this list yesterday because I found the S-10 EV that Michael is selling on E-bay. (He mentioned the list, so I assume he's also a subscriber.) I live in Atlanta (85mi south of Eljay) and am looking for a EV to make short (3mi round trips) commut...
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Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:10:40 EST
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Hello Niel I considered the defrosting of the condenser coil as well. However it does this every time you turn off the vehicle. Maybe I missed it but I have never notice the truck doing a defrosting of the coils while your using the heat pump. Its only when you turn it off or...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:11:32 -0500
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There is a lot to learn about these trucks. I knew that the computer would initiate a "Thermal Request" to heat or cool the battery pack, but I didn't know it also dehumidifies. I can not drive my truck to work if the Ambient temp is below 40 degrees because the convenience, (...
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Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:37:57 EST
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Pulling the HV disconnect will not remove all the load off the pack. In the tray itself there are loads you have no way of removing unless you drop the pack and open it up and manually disconnect them. You should be good for a week no problem. Ten to 14 days is pushing it abou...
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Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:59:31 EST
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Hello Ryan I am use to seeing this every winter. I believe what your describing is the heat pump being used to dehumidify the battery tray. Was the temperature about 45 degrees or less? You will not see this happen in warm climates. The fan does not run while its performing th...
William Calluthers
Sun, 9 Jan 2011 15:47:25 -0800 (PST)
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So now we have come full circle back to the beginning! Almost exactly where Nicola Tesla was with wireless power transmission 100 years ago ! And so perfect that they should use a "Tesla" to demonstrate the wireless power transmission that Nicola loved and patented. Of course...
William Calluthers
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:08:51 -0800 (PST)
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Hello Stephen I would love to have more information on the hall sensor! I am going to disassemble the PIM again and measure the IGBT resistances to eliminate/include them. And i will be checking the Rail Stabilization Caps and for loose cap screws. So if i can know how to loca...
William Calluthers
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 21:27:27 -0800 (PST)
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Hello Greg, I was thinking the IGBT's also. I was especially thoughtful after reading The car that could (on Don's recommendation), and the big debate between Hughes and Cocconi about whether to use IGBT or multiple mosfet (also very unreliable because if one went the whole st...
Stephen Weitz
Sat, 8 Jan 2011 17:26:01 -0800
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I had a somewhat similar problem. In my case it was due to a bad Hall sensor in the PIM. Everything was actually working OK but a sensor was sending a bad signal. So the truck would shut down because it thought the voltage was out of phase. Unfortunately, the hall sensor is no...
Greg Rohrauer
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 21:11:33 -0500
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I had this problem on my truck after driving a bit too hard. I believe what you are seeing is a set of failing IGBT's, in that their leakage current has grown to large. It means that the gate driver circuitry is unable to shut them off sufficiently. In my case the problem got...
William Calluthers
Thu, 6 Jan 2011 00:31:37 -0800 (PST)
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Good morning everyone, I am wondering if i could ask for a small amount of advice, or ask if anyone has encountered the same problem as me. I am driving a 1998 S10-EV NiMH. Recently it started to occasionally disconnect the battery pack when i start off. The Tech 2 shows DTC11...
Ryan Dela
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:09:24 -0800
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On that note, the #1 stove oil or kerosene will help prevent gelling in cold weather periods. I had a very old load of #2 diesel in my heater and recently had issues with it gelling when the temps dropped here in portland. I refilled the tank with #1 and my gelling problems ha...
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Sun, 26 Dec 2010 04:19:52 EST
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I bought a 5 gallon can of kerosene from Home Depot for home heaters a couple of years ago. It was expensive as I recall about 7 dollars a gallon. It burns very clean compared to diesel the difference is huge. The S-10 heater is very efficient and the 1.6 gallon tank filled la...
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Sat, 25 Dec 2010 18:42:13 EST
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After my heater died last year, I replaced it and switched to Kerosene. No issues with heat output and yes, much cleaner burning. Kevin McMullin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://five.pairlist.net/mailman/private/s10-ev/att...
Isaac Podolefsky
Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:39:33 -0600
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Well, In my garage heater I use K1 kerosene because it's the most refined and less "smelly" of the options. I haven't looked into the heater on the S10 as to whether or not it's a suitable solution for that heater. You need a special container for transporting kerosene (usuall...
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Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:07:08 -0500
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Hi Everybody, Has anybody considered the question of what best to burn in the heaters? When I bought my S10 the heater tank was filled with diesel. I found it very smokey and stinky - not a good image for a vehicle I was trying to promote as good for the environment. I switche...
McMullin, Kevin
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:55:30 -0500
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You need to talk to Tom Dowling about a charger. He has Gen 2 chargers available. The Convince charger is another story. First, several here will tell you it should be called an "Emergency" charger. It has been very unreliable. Before I knew this, I found one on eBay and paid...
Noah Podolefsky
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:49:46 -0700
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Jeff, Thanks for the explanation. I still have some questions, if you don't mind. I'm still unclear why having one separator fail would cause this sort of problem. My understanding is that if one separator fails, there battery resistance doesn't drop to zero (in general), it j...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:50:44 -0800
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Gregg's truck is a NiMH truck for those interested. Stephen in Oakland On Nov 18, 2010, at 11:35 AM, [email removed] wrote: > I also have a 1997 S10-EV that I purchased from Bryan Sailor a few years ago that I definitely want to sell. > > It was running more or less fine until...
McMullin, Kevin
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:28:39 -0500
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I'll add another point, if anyone did consider the Deka 12AVR-75 batteries that I used. After about 6 months of use, and 1500 miles, I had 3 batteries go bad. The guy at the Battery warehouse took a ride with me and he saw the Tech 2 showing those 3 batteries dropping to 9.4 t...
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Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:35:35 -0500 (EST)
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I also have a 1997 S10-EV that I purchased from Bryan Sailor a few years ago that I definitely want to sell. It was running more or less fine until my charger shut off (non-related house electrical problem) when I was gone on an extended vacation. So, the batteries have been d...
Kevin Kayden
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:39:33 -0500
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Once again, thanks to Jeff Thomas for the clarification about the batteries. I have done a bit more research, and the CSB EVX12650 battery has too high an internal resistance. You would need to use the CSB EVX12750 battery, which is 75 ah and has an internal resistance of 4.5...
Richard Falk
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:12:31 -0800 (PST)
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>From Rick Falk, ? ?????????? I have a 97 lead acid truck. I drive it every day. Approaching 2000 miles driven. I successfully but 26 Northstar? 12V60AH batteries in the battery box. I had to do modifications inside the box to mount the batteries. But all of it fit in to the b...
Noah Podolefsky
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:29:54 -0700
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Appears to be 21.45 Ah. The full spec sheet can be found here: http://www.shop.emcbattery.com/media/WKA12-33C.pdf Unfortunately, this sheet shows that the full height is actually 7.02" with the connectors...so may not work after all. -Noah On 11/18/2010 7:29 AM, [email removed...
Kevin Kayden
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:20:53 -0500
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First, congratulations on the S10EV. It will be a challenge to get it working. I have been stuck on the battery dilemma for awhile now. I need to know if the truck works before I buy the batteries, but I can't figure out if the truck works without buying the batteries. So it i...
Noah Podolefsky
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:32:56 -0700
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Thanks for the advice Kevin. I noticed those are designed as UPS batteries, so wondering how well they hold up in an EV? I actually found some batteries made by Werker that are designed for mobile applications...very similar to B&B batteries that are made for EV's. They are 12...
Gil Dawson
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:04:43 -0800
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Hi, Noah-- Welcome to the learning center. On Nov 15, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Noah Podolefsky wrote: > - Does anyone know if the DC-DC for power steering/AC is built into the controller, or a separate unit? And, what voltage / current output does it put out? The PSM (Power Steering...
Isaac Podolefsky
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:45:31 -0600
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Hi Guys, If you had read my posts last week, Noah is my brother so perhaps you can draw the connection between his questions and mine since it's the same truck. There is one thing that I was mistaken about regarding the truck. They thought the truck had 1,000, but it turns out...
McMullin, Kevin
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:48:59 -0500
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Hi Noah, Welcome to the group. I have a Lead Acid 97 S10E. If you haven't done so already, go to the archives and read up on what others have done. I used Deka Unigy 12AVR-75 batteries. Are they a good choice? Time will tell I guess. I did have 3 bad batteries. I replaced them...