Bill, the armature shaft of the motor passes through both ends of the case. The passenger side connects directly to the splined end of the CV joint on the...
Still allignment issues and a hood not bolted on right...but I have her back....odd...Vision Ford may have taken my registration...it wasn't on the truck upon...
I've read Bob Brant's book "Build Your Own Electric Vehicle", while it was specific in some regards it wasn't specific enough in what I'm looking for. I'm...
I talked to a sales person at B&H Photo and those batteries are no longer available. That would have been a great price for Li-ion batteries. ... From: "Alan...
A couple of problems here. First is the battery vendor. This looks like it was a clearance, so the possibility of obtaining the battery at $0.25 is practically...
**Meeting Announcement** Topic: Batteries, the current state of charge Date: Saturday, March 22, 2008 Time: 10 am to 12 noon. Site: Alameda First Baptist...
Thank you both Ed and Coyote. I have read up on thermodynamics Ed, I understand the rule of energy disintegration. What I was thinking, with the array, if...
I bought it a little less than two years ago in a burst of enthusiasm for the world of electric vehicles. I'm still convinced they are the best thing going,...
Hi anthony, they did not make a NIMH in 1998 , They started in 1999 so it has to be a lead acid ........... Unless he had it converted of course ............. ...
HELLO All you ev ranger owners. my question is what battery are you using lead acid type? i am probably going to need to change out my eight volt pack. Lan?...
Hi scott, the odyssey battery is a strong battery, your choice needs to be based on how many miles per day you need to drive , if you are going to drive 20...
Oops! Sorry bout that... $15,000 and that's pretty firm. As far as I can tell, that's about $2,000 less than the going price on Ebay. I based the price on the...
I plan on using this truck to deliver my organic produce. The route is in the 40's. Lan- Do you think the stock 8volt battery pack can do that? with genset?...
With a generator to keep the pack from going below 50% discharge the original pack will last longer , I have a really hard time with the original 8 volt...
With many, many thanks to Peter Buckner, San Francisco RAV4 EV driver, we now have a new Google mapping application for charger sites and a new "I Was There"...
The current eBay ad for a 2001 Lead Acid states "Vehicle demonstrates an estimated 58 mile range (combination of freeway and city driving)". When I bought my...
I don't see that kind of mileage on my '99 lead acid Ranger. It's got a good pack. I think the real world miles are different then demonstrated miles. Maybe if...
I agree with you I have done a lot of lead acid rangers and the range has never been what I have expected with the orginal 8 volt batteries but the more I have...
I am sure they are a bit misleading too. If you drive at 35mph continuously, then maybe you could get that number of miles. And I dont know how they can...
When I bought my 2001 lead acid Ranger from Blue Sky in 2006, the truck was advertised as having 60 mi range. Believe it or not, that's about what it...
I agree that a good system that will balance the packs is a good answer to the problem of charge and discharge ...... has anyone tried any of the balancers...
Hello Matt, Welcome to the Ranger EV fold. Sounds like you've got an excellent battery pack! I currently get 40 miles max on my NiMH pack, and that's draining...
Hi guys For the NGS card you should contact Dexter Tan His e-mail is zeroevmeister@... I got my NGS card from him. For the range that you should get with...
Very good, you are totally correct , once a month according to the technical service bulletin # 00-22-04 (which can be downloaded in the files section of this...
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