Hi folks, I had an unusual (for me) problem this morning. I turned the ignition key in the Ranger to the "on" position, and paused for the self-test (I ...
Hello Ben If you have a voltage meter check your accessory battery voltage. Sounds like it is old and should be replaced anyway. I remember reading not to...
Hi Ben, According to some of the Ford literature, the accessory or auxillary battery is a deep-cycle type instead of the engine cranking type. If you installed...
Interesting observation, John. I think there's a reason why Ford specified a deep-cycle battery. I'll get to that in a moment. First, I want to report that I...
I am looking for a radio that will fit my 1991 Ranger EV that has an AUX port that will allow me to directly connect an Ipod, or satellite radio or MP3 player...
Hi All, The Vacuum pump kept getting louder, although it worked OK. I knew getting louder was a clue that its limited life would be ending soon. I purchased a...
I have excessive tire tread wear on the inside of the front tires, else appears normal. Looking at the truck from the front, appears that each front tire is...
Greg, What is your "bid" reference to, Ebay? # 230162519153 or #260150352393? Both are the NGS Hickok tool, but the newer one might be able to output to a...
If you can get an NGS tester at a price of $800.00 or less it is very good I got my meter for $1050.00 For the Ranger EV NGS card you can contact Dexter(Long...
Hey Michel Laverdure, What was on that CD ROM you got from Dexter? He didn't provide any CD ROM or manual with the one he sold me. ALSO, the NGS card I bought...
Hi there, This coming weekend, the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Electric Auto Association will hold its 35th annual EV Rally. It is from 10-4 at Palo Alto...
Hi, Thank you. I have those files. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss any important files. In addition to those files, I also have the 2000 Ranger...
Does anybody know of a charger that will work for the lead acid Ranger via the Avcon plug? I would like to be able to go to the mall, or movies and have the...
Hi joe, Ed has installed a charger system that will charge from 60 volts to 440 volts so he can charge at 110 volts but we have found out that the BCM system...
Hi everyone. In the same line of discussion. I'm thinking of converting my 1999 Ranger EV into a serial hybrid. I will be using a Manzanita Micro PFC-30...
Some great ideas !!! The only thing I will warn you about, have a spare contactor box ready as this has been tried twice before that I know of, during regen...
I can tell you that I had no luck getting a generator to work with my Avcon box. My Ranger was delivered with dead batteries and was nowhere near a 240V...
I'm not sure what the trick is, but I do know that charging a parked Ranger EV via an Avcon box (EVI brand, I believe) plugged into a 240V AC generator has...
Hi roger I have a 7500 watt generator that I have already been using, but you have to be stopped to use it, you can not use it while running, you must use at...
The challenge here is that any connection which bypasses the contactor box is energy not properly captured by the BCM. If you put more energy into the pack...
Thanks Ed, this answers a lot of the questions ahead of time , I think the real question here is if you was to use your manzanita charger while driving with a...
Hi ed, I do currently have a communications board for the on board charger that does exactly what we want to happen for the manzanita charger, when I plug in...
Hi folks, One of my tires lost its tread today, and I was quite fortunate to make it home (about 5 miles) without experiencing a complete deflation of the ...
Ben White wrote: "Has anyone on the list replaced their Ranger-EV tires yet? If so, could you tell us what brand and model of tires you bought?" When I found...
I had to replace my bald Tiger Paws after 30,000+ miles, but could find only some Uniroyal Laredo 235/75 R15s that were rated at 1,985 lbs each to carry the...
The figure Ray mentions (20%) sounds too large to be due to tires alone, but there are references that suggest it's possible. Greenseal.org published a paper...
Hi People! First, I should introduce myself. This is Howard in the near west suburbs of Chicago. I bought the green 98 Ranger Pb from Qxotic Dan about 4...
Last year I took a poll of Ford Ranger EV owners to see if there's enough interest (only 12 responses) to develop a tool to see how the Ranger EV is...
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