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,...
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...
... 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...
How would I obtain a Solectria owners manual for a 1996 Force? I received a Solectria service manual with this vehicle, but not a Solectria owners manual. I...
Will, I have all of the NiMH batteries removed from my Force. I had a couple of bad cells and had Solectria convert the car to PbA. I would have really been ...
Turns out Paul was able to recover all but one cell and he has found a source for replacement batteries. There is a person in Arizona that got many of the...
Hi Don, What dimensions are your Nimh cells? Do they have any rating listed on them? I have a couple of chargers that also have discharge capability. so...
It is not my car. A friend of mine, Paul Schafer, just purchased the car from ZAP and was able to recover the batteries. He found only one bad (shorted) cell...
Hello I am new to the group and have a 1997 Force. I was looking at how efficient my batteries are at charging. It is right at 6Ah per hour or 1Ah in 10...
6 AH seems very low at least during the intial bulk charge phase. If you are averaging over the entire charge time until the charger goes to float, that might...
I now have a set of 13 group 27 lithium batteries from Valence. They fit easily into my 1997 Force and at 37 lbs apiece they make the car alot lighter. I do...
Stephen, Sounds like what you need is a simple "AND" gate, which you could probably construct using a 12V relay. Do you know how much current the BMU signal...
Hello Stephen Good to hear from you. This is the bulk charge rate on 220. I have only used 110 two times it takes forever. It is outside at 50 to 60 degrees...
I can not believe that the thermal management system would slow the charge rate significantly. Just to make sure I'm understanding you, what you said was after...
I also fall into the user category not the techie one, but I'm pretty sure my force charges at a rate closer to 10AH/hour not 6. Peter ... I can not believe...
Hello Stephen That is correct 1 Ah per 10 minutes and 6 Ah in an hour. I drove the car to 22 Ah and put the charger on 220 After one hour it was down to 18 Ah....
I haven't kept track with exact numbers, but after using 22 AH and charging for 1 hour using 220 volts I would guess my AH meter would be around 6 AH give or...
I am planning on purchasing a Solectria EV. I have located a 2-door model, but actually would prefer a 4-door model. If anyone has a 4-door for sale, please ...
You know, given the "issues" we are having with chargers and such, I think it would be a good idea to see if we can find someone in the US who can actually...
The AH meter was having problems before but that has not happened for a while and it never affected the charging rate. I just took it for a short trip. I...
"You know, given the "issues" we are having with chargers and such, I think it would be a good idea to see if we can find someone in the US who can actually...
I put one of Solectria's own chargers in place of the Brusa in my mom's car and it is working well. -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. ...
Good idea,Tom, and Mike, good luck. It may be difficult to find anyone who wants to work on them, beyond their own repairs, even for a fee. Solectria has...
Please let me know who you contacted for schematics. How much were you charged? This charger here is a Solectria that I was told was built by Brusa....
Should we be looking for a replacement controller as well? -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306-3908 (650) 494-6922...
I thought Solectria makes a compatible controller for the Force. Stephen Taylor Will Beckett <will@...> wrote: Should we be looking for a replacement...
I have been enjoying driving the red 97 Force purchased last April. However, registration is still not complete. I bought the car from Barry Pearson,...
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