I have a 92 Force that I put 12 new Trojan wet as per original specs but I was able to fit the 115 AH. My question is the first couple of weeks (Apr04) I was...
With flooded I would not expect you would see any degradation until about 15K miles. But this depends on how deeply you are discharging the pack each time....
Before I do research, has anyone found it feasible to carry a generator in the trunk which would at least give a few extra miles in case the charging scene...
Will, You seem to be the expert for Forces, thanks for replying. Yep 12 batteries, but just after the installation of the new set I was able to get up to 45...
Joel: Sounds like a good idea. I could use a 3KW 240V unit. Please broadcast your findings to the group. Then there is always the do-it-yourself hybrid via...
Hello Joel For 220 you would need at least a 3.5 kW generator. That is usually an 8 horsepower unit and not lightweight. I don't think it would fit in the...
I'll echo the word of caution on the 110v. I killed my charger two years ago by charing the car on 110v exclusively for several months. Got a new charger and...
It is likely that you have one bad battery. The way to test this is the run it down to 30 amp hours then check the voltage on each battery with the heater (I...
Well, I heard all your warnings, but didn't act in time. The charger (Solectria) stopped running Wednesday night (220 drier outlet) at my parents' house with...
Assuming you have the standard 12 volt Gel batteries and a 156 volt pack, any charger will do in a pinch as long as the charging profile isn't too far off. If...
I have used a Zivan in place of the Brusa and it worked very well. Depending on were you are, you might be able to borrow or rent one from Ed Thorpe. ... From:...
... Actually, all valve-regulated leas-acid batteries vent with every charge cycle (just less gas than than flooded). So you should definitely allow venting...
Dear force_ev members, My name is Etienne Gibeault, I'm a relatively new Solectria Force owner here in Ottawa Canada. I purchased my vehicle at the Transport...
Don, I have uploaded the charge profile from my NLG412B charger for 8G27 Deka batteries to the Files area of the Force_EV site. Hope this helps, Etienne ... ...
Etienne's recent post has finally prompted me to write to the list It is great to see another Solectria owner in Canada I live in Vancouver BC It is a...
... <SNIP> ... This seems to be a common problem with Forces. The fairer sex just won't let go of them! ... Don't forget this also includes any power used by...
Hi folks, have my second one back on the road. Solectria installed new bearings throughout the motor and the gearbox. I still need to get the heater sorted...
Mike are you sure you don't mean 390watts/hours per mile not KWH? -Will Will Beckett Beckett PC Solutions 4189 Baker Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306-3908 (650)...
For some reason I only saw the responses tp this message, not the original message. Etienne, have you tried powering the charger directly from 240 VAC? I...
... Actually, Phil Dayson wrote that, I just quoted him, but I am sure he meant 390 watt/hours per mile. FWIW, measuring from the batteries to the ground my...
Yes of course the quoted power used should have been 390 Watt-hrs per mile Silly mistake to have made on my first posting Some preliminary measurements I...
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I just wanted to let people know that someone just posted on evfinder.com with some Solectria parts for sale. I think he has 2 DC DC converters and a...
I am new member and also new to Internet "groups". I am helping out with getting a 1999 lead-acid Force going again. The 1999 Force I am working on is...
Ben, I had a recient problem with brand new batteries freezing because people not familiar with it did not leave the charger plugged in. This occured when A-1...
Wow an EV still under warranty? Where did you get it? From the "factory" I'm guessing means solectria? Vehicle shippers are notoriously bad. We had a...
Peter, The Solectria was factory reconditioned with new batteries. The trucking company had it in a holding yard thru this freezing December and did not know...
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