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1933
I am planning an EV conversion now and have some questions: 1. For my lights, horn, radio etc is it advisable to a) use a dc-dc converter, possibly topping up...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 5, 2006
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1934
Jeremy: I own a Solectria Force which I bought and repaired. I, myself, have not done a conversion, but as an electrical engineer, have some ideas on the...
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Apr 6, 2006
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1935
Wanted to share my good news. Just completed the final repair work today and its working great. With all the rain storms here in soggy California and my...
Danny Ames
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Apr 9, 2006
12:55 pm
1936
Hello fellow Solectria drivers. I am a new memeber to the list. While I do not own a Force, I have owned an E10 for almost a year. When I purchased it I really...
Terry Merrell
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Apr 9, 2006
3:58 pm
1937
Hi Danny, Congrats on being back on the road. Where did you source the replacement parts? Thanks, Noel L ________________________________ From:...
Noel P. Luneau
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Apr 9, 2006
5:15 pm
1938
Tha bad news about the Solectria DC-DC converters is that it puts out only 12 volts. So your headlights will be very dim. You need one that puts out around...
Mike Phillips
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Apr 10, 2006
4:09 pm
1939
Take a look at the E10 forum. There is a thread on how to up the voltage on the Solectria DC/DC converters. http://portev.org/forum/index.php Terry...
Terry Merrell
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Apr 10, 2006
5:06 pm
1940
Hello, I am a new owner of a 1997 Solectria Force. With the vehicle, I received a copy of the Solectria owner's manual as well as a Solectria service manual. ...
Todd Martin
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Apr 13, 2006
1:12 am
1941
Hey Todd, There is stuff posted here and there in many places on the web that Solectria authored. Now that doesnt mean the posters had permission, but as far...
Terry Merrell
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Apr 13, 2006
1:47 am
1942
Hello Todd This question has come up before and someone had check with Solectria/ Azure Dynamics and they were not concerned. Azure Dynamics is going in a...
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Apr 13, 2006
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1943
2006film festivalscreenings (as of 4/10/06): 1) San Francisco Film Festival (April 21-22) http://fest06.sffs.org/ 2) USA Film Festival, Dallas (April 29) 3)...
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Apr 16, 2006
6:14 am
1944
Hi all I've been looking at the data on ev range at www.austinev.org/evalbum <http://www.austinev.org/evalbum> and have posted a chart of range vs battery...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 20, 2006
2:28 pm
1945
At 22,000 miles the battery capacity seems diminished compared to when I first got the car two years ago or even compared to a year ago. Not really noticeable...
joelmeyn
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Apr 21, 2006
9:19 pm
1946
Oh man, do I need a pack replacement. I barely make it up my hill at 25.00 and that is after going 10 miles. The pickup is so limited I can't even imagine...
Noel P. Luneau
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Apr 22, 2006
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1947 Jacob
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Apr 23, 2006
2:20 pm
1948
I'm also contemplating pack replacement. I'm undecided about Li or Ni, and have been hoping someone would come along with a price breakthrough. I might be...
Kenneth Martin
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Apr 23, 2006
5:38 pm
1949
... Yea, if anybody could setup a group valance buy, I would be intrested in that as well. Thanks!...
Nick Austin
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Apr 23, 2006
8:51 pm
1950
Count me in for 20kWh of NiMh or Li ion. Best prices I've found so far: NiMh: betterpower 63D12000 12Ah 36V 6kg, $107 ea ->72Wh/kg, $250/kWh Li ion: Huanyu...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 24, 2006
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1951
I am interested in the NiMH or Li ion equivalent of the DEKA GEL group 27 batteries my E10 uses. I would appreciate some guidance on specs. Terry Merrell...
Terry Merrell
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Apr 24, 2006
12:42 pm
1952
Your Deka Gel Group 27 is 12Volts. It can give 49Ah of charge if discharged quick in one hour or 84 Ah of charge if discharged slowly over 20 hours. What is...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 24, 2006
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1953
I forgot to add: To reach the voltage that your present batteries give you need to use the right number of alternative batteries. If you use 12 dekas in series...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 24, 2006
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1954
... Is there enough space in the battery compartments for the lithuim-ions or NiMH's? Are they light enough to use in a Force? Rob Landry umarc@......
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Apr 24, 2006
3:11 pm
1955
I could not find a link to the Better-Power NiMH battery. Do you have one? Mike...
Mike Phillips
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Apr 24, 2006
3:51 pm
1956
You can check their line out at http://www.betterpower.com.cn/8027/en/product_1.asp?Producttype_id=16 ... have one? ... $250/kWh ... Li or ... price ... for...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 24, 2006
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1957
... you ... ions or ... The weight of NiMh is about half of lead acid, Li ion is about 1/3 of lead acid (try calculating the kg/KWh of your lead acids and you...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 24, 2006
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1959
Thanks Jeremy. Their site appears to be down intermittently. I finally got in. Mike...
Mike Phillips
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Apr 24, 2006
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1960
Man that website is slow! But I still could not match that part number in that link that you gave. Mike...
Mike Phillips
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Apr 24, 2006
6:21 pm
1961
The 63D12000 is a battery pack, made of 30 1.2V batteries. All I can find now is a lower capcity one, http://www.betterpower.com.cn/8027/en/product_1_show.asp?...
Jeremy Rutman
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Apr 24, 2006
6:36 pm
1962
What kind of cost are you looking at? The other thing is that 9ah cells are usually low amp, long duration cells. So they could work with enough in parallel....
Mike Phillips
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Apr 24, 2006
8:09 pm
1963
I wanted to add what I believe to be the practical rating and cost of the Lead Acid Solectria Force Batteries. I don't have experience with the NiMh or Li ion...
Rex Allison
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Apr 24, 2006
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