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1086
Does anyone know if the Avcon charger can be connected to 3 wires instead of four? (Line 1, Line 2, Neutral, Ground) If so, how? Thanks......
lancair_360
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Dec 2, 2007
12:10 am
1087
I believe that's what I did when I made a dryer-outlet adapter for the Avcon charger. More specifically, I have an EVI DS-50 wall-mount charger, with a 14-50...
Ben White
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Dec 2, 2007
6:17 pm
1088
Tie neutral and ground together, they are in essence, the same wire, just two paths. If you look at your service panel, you will notice all the white wires...
rodaytron
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Dec 3, 2007
12:01 am
1089
Re: Cracking the Ranger code. WOW! Wish some of you lived near me....I am loving EVERY second of my gas free ride! Ant Cimino 2000 Ranger NiMH Albany, NY...
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anthonycutlass6
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Dec 3, 2007
12:37 am
1090
Hi anthony, I only started driving rangers in june of 2006 but I totally Concur, they are an awesome ride do you wave when you go by the old gas station you...
Lanny
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Dec 3, 2007
12:43 am
1091
Chris, Would you be willing to disclose the type of hardware and software you are using to interface to the vehicle? I had started to look around for CAN to...
Coyote1b
coyote1b2003
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Dec 3, 2007
5:06 am
1092
Hi Vincent, The truck does not run on CAN. Its just OBDII. Chris Coyote1b <coyote1b@...> wrote: Chris, Would you be...
banger banger
banger_27
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Dec 3, 2007
7:54 pm
1093
The DS-50 is an EVI brand product, and it does not require a neutral. It requires only three wires. - 2 hots and ground. It does not draw any current over the...
Tom Dowling
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Dec 4, 2007
4:38 am
1094
Well, I was looking for a DS-50 but wound up with the Avcon system. It did show in the diagram that it wanted 4 wires. The neutral is used for the 110 volt...
lancair_360
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Dec 4, 2007
6:18 am
1095
I converted my Ranger to use 12 volt batteries. I put a small battery pack in the truck bed. When I did this, I mounted two of the four battery temperature...
joe
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Dec 5, 2007
3:42 pm
1096
Hi joe, the problem is not the location of your sensors, the problem is the heaters are on in the lower pack and not in the upper pack, since you have...
Lanny
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Dec 5, 2007
7:33 pm
1097
For those who are still interested: The electrician changed the breaker to 40A. The trucks charges just fine now. Thanks for the help guys. Kev...
kcamer2002
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Dec 6, 2007
4:29 am
1098
Hi Joe, I would add a variable resistor in line with the upper pack sensors. Then using the NGS, dial up the the resistance, until the temp matches for both...
banger banger
banger_27
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Dec 6, 2007
6:06 am
1099
Hi chris, do you have a part# for the monroe shocks ? this sounds like the best way to go for actually any ranger as the original shocks are expensive to buy...
Lanny
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Dec 6, 2007
7:04 am
1100
Hi Lanny, I bought the shocks from Kragen. They are the monroe Max-air. If you go to www.kragen.com you will find then there. There are pretty cheap as...
banger banger
banger_27
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Dec 6, 2007
7:58 am
1101
http://panasonic.co.jp/mbi/psb/news/en/071201.html http://panasonic.co.jp/mbi/psb/products/en/ev_lead/fv0890.html It looks like a bright day for Ranger EV...
Ian Ward
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Dec 6, 2007
8:52 am
1102
excellent, love the work cheap as the original shocks are $130 each ... thanks, Lan ... From: banger banger<mailto:banger_27@...> To:...
Lanny
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Dec 6, 2007
9:41 am
1103
I have been watching these for a year and a 1/2 myself, I would love to try a set of the 12 volt models in one of my rangers if someone is actually making a...
Lanny
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Dec 6, 2007
9:51 am
1104
... Lan-in my truck, all of the heaters that are glued to the sides of the batteries are wired in series. I found this incredibly strange, but it is...
joe
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Dec 6, 2007
2:12 pm
1105
Hi Joe, You can get the Monroa air shocks from Kragen for $67 a pair. I dont know if Kragen is local to you or not, if not you can get them online at...
banger banger
banger_27
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Dec 6, 2007
3:45 pm
1106
Hi Joe I was looking at the wiring manual. And on page 16-11 & 18-2 you will find the electrical diagram of the contactor box. With the battery heater...
MichelLaverdure
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Dec 7, 2007
4:36 pm
1107
... disconnecting the two temperature sensors in the upper pack, I could disconnect the sensors from the lower pack and buy two new sensors. I could mount the...
joe
mranthracite
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Dec 7, 2007
7:50 pm
1108
So you will fully understand, the battery heaters only work when plugged in to the charger assy. they do not come on and off while driving ...
Lanny Thomason
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Dec 7, 2007
9:21 pm
1109
Lan-the upper and lower heaters are all on the same circuit and are all wired together in series. If the bottom heaters are on, the top pack heaters are also...
joe
mranthracite
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Dec 7, 2007
10:30 pm
1110
Wherever you have heaters you need sensors, if you use no heaters then you can put the sensors wherever you want ........ the heaters will increase to whatever...
Lanny
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Dec 8, 2007
1:31 am
1111
Lan-that make sense to me. I did not understand that the glue on heaters were only intended for the top row of batteries. Now, everything you said earlier...
joe
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Dec 10, 2007
3:06 pm
1112
You only need the two hots and a ground. I have my AVCON connected with a NEMA 14-50 connector, but the neutral (white) is not connected. It is not ...
Bud Raymond
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Dec 11, 2007
2:19 am
1113
Totally correct, if you are using a DS-50 style wall charger then you only need the ground and the two 110 volt hot legs, if you are using a power pack or one...
Lanny
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Dec 11, 2007
3:55 am
1114
Is this an EVI brand unit, or an Avcon brand PowerPak? AVCON is used as a generic term, but there are different models from different manufacturers that...
Tom Dowling
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Dec 11, 2007
8:18 am
1115
I just got an NGS tester and card. I'm looking for some instructions on how to do a diagnosis. I don't have an instruction booklet and haven't a clue on how...
Rick
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Dec 12, 2007
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