Hey, are there any Gizmo owners in the Olympia area? The City of Lacey is having an alternative fuels fair Saturday, May 6th, and I'd love the chance to...
... ["Scott Carte" <scottcarte@...> writes:] ... Hi, Scott. I don't know of anybody near Lacey, but send me a private E-mail and maybe we could set up...
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Apr 21, 2006 3:46 pm
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The timing of our $3/gal gasoline cost wasn't timely enough to give companies like what built the Gizmo a fighting chance. I telecommute from my home now, but...
... Hi, folks. I've been meaning to send out some thoughts on the Gizmo as a business. I think Nevco created far and away the single best instance of an NEV ...
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Apr 22, 2006 6:42 pm
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All good points Andy! This is an off-list reply. Too bad the best all around storage batteries these days are the heavy one's not meant to be on wheels. I ...
Hello to all Gizmo owners, We recently repaired a Gizmo that was apparently damaged by hitting a deep pothole while traveling too fast in reverse. This may...
Carl, I have had a great time with my Gizmo, but now that I have retired I am considering getting rid of it. It has been months since I have used it, and, to...
As a thought, you might wish to add "NEVCO" to the Yahoogroups search engine. On my own groups, I added this sort of thing in the group description. It'd make...
If you haven't sold your vehicle, drop me a line at mperry@.... That charging prob is common for bulk chargers. They work wonderfully, so long as all the...
Perfectly worded, Andy. Cost was my concern, and still is. The Gizmo is built so well that it's difficult to imagine it selling for less than it did,...
for sale on EV Tradin Post, under cars. http://www.austinev.org/evtradinpost/ This is one of the original type, w/ the mag wheels. It sounds a bit like it's...
Sadly, I am joining the party a little late. I've been interested in EVs and alternatively fueled vehicles since I saw my first EV driving down the road in my...
I recall seeing one of the later model Gizmos. I was shown how the side panel would come off, remove a couple bolts, and was told the battery box could be...
i just bought a 2001 gizmo and hauled it up to portland from sacramento. i've had a blast my first few rides, and look forward to seeing if it can make the 12...
Congrats, Travis! Per my conversation with owners in WA and OR, you should have no probs making a 25 mile round trip... but they say that's about max when the...
Mine is a 2001.... I was able to make a 10 mile one way trip to work daily while I lived in Seattle...I did plug in at work...at the measured cost of 25.4...
It certainly made the first trip to work and back with no problems at all. Hopefully the batteries will still give me a good bit of service before they need...
As a thought, it wouldn't hurt to charge each batt w/ a 12V charger... a couple times a month if you use it regularly. I do that w/ my toys and it helps. Not...
... ["Michael Perry" <mperry@...> writes:] ... I used a 6V charger once or twice a year. You want one which can do an equalization cycle. I found that...
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Aug 1, 2006 4:51 am
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as i was driving to work today, coming up a small hill on a bridge, i suddenly lost power in spurts. it would cut off for half a second, then on for half a...
after a bit more investigation the cause became very clear... the batteries have clearly been abused, several of the terminals have half melted posts. one of...
I would assume your controller was kicking off at low voltage. A rest could "restore" the voltage... but it's temporary. As to a cause, I would assume the...
... ["Travis Raybold" <travis@...> writes:] ... Whoah... it's hard to imagine that happening with the battery terminal hardware Nevco used on my own...
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Aug 5, 2006 4:03 am
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yeah, i had inspected the battery compartment, and i knew there were issues, but it seemed to run ok, so i figured i'd go with it for now. i'll solder the...
Hello all, Andy has good advice about the cable and the need to replace them. Michael is correct about the charging of the packs, over charging is death to a...
... [KeDeFo33@... writes:] ... Thanks! :-> ... I'd only move electronics into the battery box if you're using AGM type batteries--wet cells vent enough...
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Aug 5, 2006 11:16 pm
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When you go w/ new batts, you might consider going with bolt down terminals, instead of the automotive types. Many batt mfgrs can modify to accept bolts, if...
i was able to get the battery post soldered back on, it got me home, woohoo! now i've got the batteries out to replace them, and at the suggestions from the...
... ["Travis Raybold" <travis@...> writes:] ... I suggest you get some stuff to coat all the exposed metal on those cables/connectors to protect from...
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