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 ...
1018
gjc02000
Oct 23, 2004 12:41 am
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...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 23, 2004 5:58 am
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...
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Don Buckshot
buckshot2206
Oct 23, 2004 10:49 pm
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. ...
1021
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 24, 2004 7:15 am
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...
1022
gjc02000
Oct 25, 2004 2:37 pm
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...
1023
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 25, 2004 3:15 pm
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...
1024
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 25, 2004 3:17 pm
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...
1025
Adams, Noel
anbausa
Oct 25, 2004 3:38 pm
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...
1026
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 29, 2004 5:09 am
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...
1027
Mike Phillips
mikep_95133
Oct 29, 2004 12:51 pm
Stop singing in it ;) Mike ... daughter was ... completely ... pulled out on ... again. It ... walked to ... there ... working, ... checked ... battery ... ...
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d. Bouton Baldridge
cfrkeepr
Oct 29, 2004 2:47 pm
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...
1029
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 29, 2004 3:13 pm
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...
1030
Stephen Taylor
sparrow262
Oct 29, 2004 4:29 pm
I might check my little Red Service Disconnect Anderson Connector. I had one that apparently started to pull apart and it melted causing all sorts of other...
1031
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 29, 2004 7:33 pm
Great suggestions from many of you and all on the right track. The puddle of lead was the indicator of the source of this problem. Apparently I did not...
1032
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 30, 2004 7:39 pm
I just noticed I did not include the picture in my last message. See attached. I had two replacement batteries since my problem with the failed battery ...
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Leonard Tramiel
ltramiel
Oct 31, 2004 12:19 am
Will, still no attachment. The group settings don't allow attachments. -Leonard ... From: "Will Beckett" <will@...> To: <force_ev@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Oct 31, 2004 1:10 am
OK, I will post it to the EAASV.ORG web site. http://becketts.ws/eaa/evinfo.htm -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. Palo Alto, CA...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Nov 1, 2004 6:07 am
ZAP! has a NiCad or NiMH Force that a school ran in the Tour-de-Sol. I am just wondering what condition the batteries might be in if the car was just in...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
Nov 1, 2004 9:29 pm
Dang! That's some puddle you got there, Will. I'm glad it wasn't worse. -Tom ... -- Thomas Hudson http://portdistrict5.org -- 5th District Aldermanic Website...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Nov 1, 2004 11:51 pm
The foam on the top cover burned. It easily could have been worse. -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306-3908 (650)...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
Nov 2, 2004 3:43 am
If it's NiCDs, there would be no problem with it sitting -- You could just do a maintenance charge or discharge the batteries and do a recommissioning charge,...
1039
Adams, Noel
anbausa
Nov 2, 2004 3:41 pm
NiMH has a very high self discharge rate so I would expect they would be in pretty bad shape. _____ From: Tom Hudson [mailto:tomhudson@...] Sent:...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Nov 2, 2004 9:53 pm
I just found out that they are willing to sell this as-is for $12K. I understand it is in great shape. It is a 1995 Force. -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Nov 8, 2004 2:51 pm
All the batteries measure zero volts at the moment. Do you expect it is possible they could come back after a few charging cycles? Looks like my friend, Paul...
1042
gjc02000
Nov 30, 2004 3:57 pm
Mr. Beckett: What happened with those dead NiMH batteries? Were you able to bring them back to life? How is Mr. Schafer doing with the car? Is he on the...
1043
Will Beckett
beckettwj
Nov 30, 2004 5:14 pm
Nice of you to ask. Yes, Paul (Dr. Schafer, DDS) is almost there. He used a small charger to individually charge the batteries and all most all of them came...
1044
umarc
proton300
Dec 2, 2004 1:43 am
Greetings, all: Last night when I got home after a 6-mile (8.5 amp-hour) drive, I plugged in my car but the charger, instead of doing its usual thing,...
1045
gjc02000
Dec 3, 2004 8:33 pm
Bob Landry: I have not seen this before on my Zivan charger. However, if there was a bad connection that dropped a few volts between the battery pack and the...
1046
umarc
proton300
Dec 3, 2004 10:48 pm
... Bingo. I found not one but two bad connections: a loose connector on the cable between the charger and the pack, and a loose fuse cap. Thank you for your...
