1. I read (on E-bay) that one of the trucks being sold (July 2008) has a bad battery and the seller was able to simply bypass the bad battery. Is this...
Hi jerry ... I read the same, I also know who did it, not sure how he did the bypass but you can not place them in parallel due to how they are reading the...
I would think that if the truck was missing 8 volts it would soon go into power save mode after only a few miles. ... he did the bypass but you can not place...
The MIL lamp (wrench) is lit after I drive for a few minutes. If I restart or clear the DTC it's OK, but the MIL comes on again. NGS says "B1342 ECU failure" ...
Hi There, it's coming up bad IAA, the manual said it does a self test and if it doesn't pas it gives that error. What led up to the failure and did you try...
Hi. It's NiMH, have tried aux battery disconnect. The car is running perfect, but I don't like to have the MIL lamp lit. The error came first time i tested it,...
Hi everyone, I was receiving a DTC Error in the Tim of C1856 Traction Motor Encoder Error .......... The Ranger when I would come down to a stop under 10 miles...
So far , So good ........ I went for a 30 mile run tonight with no errors and no shutdowns .... I will make 2 longer runs tomorrow since I have to go to work...
You are a leader.... I am happy you are on this group! Ant ... Traction ... off ... and ... ground .............. ... DTC ... day ... from ... miles ... it ......
Hi Lanny, Can you tell me who you bought the replacement transaxle motor unit from? Also, I have a Ranger EV with a dead transaxle/motor oil...
Hi mark , I got the transaxle motor with a shipment from Don he still has some that he will sell if you are looking .... The end cases do not come with the new...
Thanks for the info Lanny. Mark ... From: Lanny Sent: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:42:29 -0700 To: Subject: Re: [ranger-ev] update to transaxle motor replacement ...
Well over the past few months I have been working on bringing back a dead lead acid ranger. Just a few days ago the last problem of a faulty charger was fixed....
Great job !!! I assume that you used the 55 AH D34/78 model ? 25 miles is fairly good for 55 amps ........... Remember you really should only use 50% of your...
Can you elaborate on your problem and solution. I'm looking into doing the same thing with a 2000 PbA. What year is yours? What were the symptoms of your...
... allow ... charge ....... Hi Lanny Where did you get that figure of .70 about the NiMH I am aware of the 80% DOD From my own experience I notice that, the...
Lanny, not trying to chime in here but are you suggesting that the NiMH Rangers try to stay at the 52 mile mark to extend the life of the pack? and how do you...
Hi Michel, all battery manufacturers have charts (including the lead acids and the Li-ions) the NIMH battery was an original estimate (of course it is a...
Hi ken, yes that is what I am saying, all battery manufacturers are telling you that the depth of discharge they recommend is a maximum for the minimum life...
to help out with the understanding here is a quick link that helps to explain depth of discharge lifes.. this link is for a marine deep cycle but it is all the...
whatever kind of battery you are using look for this type of a chart to find out how you should actually discharge your battery and whether it will work in a...
... For whatever reason, I find that my range is much better on hot dry days. Even when the temp drops 10 degrees in the summer and it is still dry I can see a...
Hi tom , the NIMH rangers are a totally different breed of battery ... lead acid batteries love warmer weather and get a little more miles per charge ... the...
I do basically all of my charging at night where it is basically never over 70 degrees. So my "better range when hot" applies to temp while driving. It...
Sorry this is going to be long.:) I'll give a summary of what I did to get the ranger working and later after I start on the 2nd truck will write up a step by...
FYI, For those of you that are not up to speed on this issue when the pump inside the tranxaxle fails the truck will only creep because the revs are kept low...
Lan, Thanks for the info about Pbs liking full charge. Some of the Solectria folk seemed to poo poo the PV panel I have on top of my Force, but I am charging ...
Hi Tom, I've been following the battery, mileage and charging conversation between you and Lanny. My charging schedule and range is just about identicle to...
Got an email from a seller in Calf that says his mech bypassed a battery and the Ranger EV worked fine. Says that you can bypass up to 2 batteries. What?...
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