Yesterday the AH meter in my 99 Force died: the red and green discharge/recharge LED's are now both dark, the green does not flicker even when charging, and...
I am hearing a new sound in my 1999 Force that seems to be getting more and more noticeable. It is a fluttering sound that only seems to be there when the...
How many miles are on your motor? Surely the motor uses ball or roller bearings, not sleeve bearings. I'd think such bearings should last a long time. Make...
About 27K and I agree it doesn't make since but I do know that other Solectria Forces have had to replace the bearing in their motor. I have the car put up on...
My 1999 Force has been making noises under the same circumstances for about 5000 (started at about 17,000 miles) miles now. No noise while coasting, but when...
... first rule of electronics maintainence.... check the contacts! I's start by pulling all the wires from the AH-counter, cleaning them, and putting them...
More info: the interface box input cable has an open lead. This short cable has a six position Molex connector on one end (4 wires) and a 12 position orange...
Bad info: The fried component in the interface cable was a blown in-line Picofuse, not a small resistor. I've no idea what the replacement value should be....
Bad info: The fried component in the interface cable was a blown in-line Picofuse, not a small resistor. I've no idea what the replacement value should be....
How does the controller board for the AmpHour meter look. This sounds like the problem I had twice that I fixed by rewiring the board. The trace that carries...
Occasionally, but all too often, my Force will just die. I'll be driving along and suddenly the drive system acts like it has been switched out of drive. The...
... I had the same problem, it occurred on very small bumps... like a manhole cover. Pretty sure it was wiring, but I haven't fixed it yet, so I'm not totally...
When I was first getting my Force converted to a Brusa AMC320 controller, I had the maximum allowable voltage set too low when I programmed the controller....
How Much Regen Braking Do You Get? I have been watching my KWH meter on my Solectria. During in-town driving where one frequently needs to stop for traffic,...
10% has been what I have been getting as well. -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306-3908 (650) 494-6922 phone & fax ...
I have posted before on this... but I'll go fishing again. I replaced the computer connectors to my AMC 300 (1992 force), but still I get no action at all...
My 2000 Force has a dead AH display, again. I think this problem is within the AH interface box supply cable. This foot long cable, with a 6 position Molex...
I need to make a note on what this resistor is. I believe it is 1K but you can call Kevin at Solectria to find out for sure. Most importantly, fix the ...
How usefull is Battery Equalization with Gel Cell betteries? I have a 1992 Solectrial Force with twelve MK Battery (East Penn) Gel batteries. I have seen...
I put PowerCheqs in two Forces and feel that they have helped extend the life of my batteries. -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. Palo...
Hi Will and all, My understanding is that the charger used by Solectria is so well programmed that the batteries maintain a very stable balance in the pack. ...
The charger does do a good job for the first part of the battery life but as the batteries get older it is possible to see problems with some of them. Also...
To Will Beckett: What kind of batteries are you using? Flooded? Gel? What brand? I am using twelve of the MK Battery 8G27 Gel. (12 volts @ 80 AH). I have...
I have a 1999 Force with 13 Gel-Tech sealed group 27 batteries. I still have the Solectria (Brusa) 3.3 KW charger. Each of my batteries has one wire with a...
Sorry, I meant to add one more thing, when you check your batteries, do it under a load. Turn everything on especially the heater. -Will Will Beckett Beckett...
Battery equalization is important for any string of batteries since weaker cells can, over time, become so low compared to other cells in the string that a...
Oh my! It happened to me. I was on the way to a concert, my daughter was singing, only about 2 miles from my home and the car power went completely dead. I...
Stop singing in it ;) Mike ... daughter was ... completely ... pulled out on ... again. It ... walked to ... there ... working, ... checked ... battery ... ...
Will, I am a newby only owned my force since march. Maybe this is silly but when I put new batteries in,even though I was sure to tighten each terminal about...
Not silly at all. This is very likely. I will be checking that next. I also have a very old battery pack and it is very possible that one of the batteries...
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