I saw a video of a RAV4 EV that was tied to a Manzanite charger through the regen bus. I have looked at the Ranger EV Wiring diagrams, and they don't call out...
Hi Roger, Last week and this week I have been testing with a PFC30 manzanita charger and so far yes this does work just fine, granted you have to leave the key...
Has I was saying in the message #923 I'm also getting ready to test the charging of the battery while the truck is ON With a Manzanita Micro PFC-30 charger. I...
Hi, Michel ...... I will be testing it today I have finally added the wires to the contactor box assy and have the generator (a generac 220 volt generator...
I saw the RAV4 EV video and found it interesting. One thought was if I had a $50,000 - $60,000 Rav4 EV, I would be very careful about modifying it and if that...
Hi john, I believe you are looking for the same thing the rest of us are, a way to charge the ranger other then through the quite outdated charger and...
Re: 110 volt charger HERE WE GO! I love it....WE are doing the research...I will be looking to do some sort of Range Extender this summer..with very limited...
Lanny, The US distributer / re-programmer for Zivans is in Sacramento, CA (http://www.zivanusa.com). Only one model is listed for your output range ...
I still believe the best way is to decipher the communications between the charger and the rest of the system. The build an intereface board that will talk to...
Thanks ed, I was wondering about it, I will stick with the manzanita I like the idea of being able to do both ... I will send you some pics of the connections...
Hi Chris, that is exactly what I have started out to do, but I can find no one that has been able to separate the communications board from the internal...
Thanks Lan, Your explaination and experiments answer many of my questions. I now understand there is No access to 312 volts with key off, not even inside the...
Brusa also makes a charger that will charge the ranger pack. They are also scalable, so you can add modules and have a charger up to 10kw. Ed Thorpe...
I would assume the whole truck runs primarily on the OBD-2 bus. The best way would be to tap into the communication lines going to the charger. If the truck...
Changing to Lithium batteries is a good idea, but everyone seems to forget the regen on the truck. If you are not careful regen could push the voltage higher...
While looking through the schematics for the ranger, I noticed some unused wires on the TIM. Which are listed as Siemens SAIDIS. This is basically the...
To explain your question as to whether the ranger will know without the ranger electronics the answer is no ... If you take the pack out of the ranger and the...
I understand what you are saying but why would we change the parameters of the TIM, the transaxle is designed for 400 volts max, which it is set for now, you...
Yes, chris explains one of the many drawbacks to a lithium update, but I am afraid that you are missing the exchange, you can not gut the lead acid case and...
I think one of the main things to change would be to make the regen on braking more aggressive. You could also increase the amount of regen in E or D. I...
According to the schematics, pins 7 & 8 on the diagnostic connector are donnected to the data bus with the charger. By monitoring these line, you could start...
Yes, I have already done this 10 lines ...... voltages white wire 11.26 dc volts pink wire 10.30 dc volts red wire 11.15 dc volts black wire common to...
Hi Ed, so you will know as I know you have a Manzanita charger that you can go under the back of the ranger to the TIM pull the cover off of the TIM and you...
Hi chris, I guess we were not the only ones thinking this, if you refer to TSB-00-10-08 for released a version of the TIM software YL5F-14B298-AA (Version...
Hi Lan and All, Yes, I am aware of the cost of the NiMH battery pack components. With lots of $ I can buy those items. I would try to use the Lead-Acid battery...
Re: Motor Accel/decel adjustment YES...THIS IS THE KEY... guys please tell me how we can improve regen and possibly create an "alternator" off the mechanical...
Charge to full? The Electric vehicle for sale site has Doug...the guy in "Who killed the electric car" and major EV movement pusher! He has always suggested to...
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