I replaced a single one of the 8G27's in my pack at 16K miles. (See http://www.nabble.com/single-bad-battery-p13087477ef25542.html) One year and 7500 miles...
Charles - My batteries are G27's so I'd rather try to get the same as a replacement. But I'll keep you in mind if none are available. Thank you very much for...
My last Solectria Force came with the Solectria 110v to 220v adapter about a foot long. I now have another Force and would like to get one of those. Anyone ...
I just checked my adapter out. It is straight-through wiring: Ground to ground vertical prong to one vertical prong horizontal prong to other vertical prong. ...
I heard about a guy in Texas that used to have a bumper sticker that said, "Starve a Terrorist! Drive Electric!" Well no one had it. So I made one :-) if you...
Sounds like the front and back pack fuse. Normally they are shrink wrapped. Should be a solid state fuse which is available on line. One of mine was getting...
Silicone grease (such as SL-4 Silicone Dielectric Compound) is recommended by Solectria for the pull-apart connectors, such as the Anderson, DB-25, etc. to...
I have years of excellent results using a film of "Lith-Ease" lithium grease on the battery posts of my Exide GC-5 golf cart batteries in my truck. This has...
Hi Eric, This is my tire selection post on the Sumitomo HTR 200, in 2005. For anybody interested in better gas mileage (Not that my Metro uses gas), Low...
There is a 1999 Flash* available on eBay for 15,900 Buy-it-now or you can bid on it. Title: Solectria Flash electric pickup truck 1999 ev Mileage: 5,500 miles ...
Been having a blast with my 144v Force, and have challenged myself to see what kind of efficiency I can get. So far the best has been .96 ah / mile (top speed...
I just bought a new charger from Thunderstruck Motors (PFC-1500 to suppliment my existing (but problematic) 220v that came with the car 1997 Force.) I...
Battery prices have gone up, but they haven't doubled. For example, I bought a 8G27 for my Force from Alternative Energy Store a year ago for $190. Their...
Joel: I purchased tweleve 8G27 Gel (EAST PENN) this summer. I paid $2650 for 12 Gerard (Gary) Carlson gjc0@... ... From: joelmeyn <joelmeyn@...> To:...
Hello: I am new to the forum. I own a 1998 Solectria Force and installed new batteries, 8G27's, in November of 07. Thankfully I own part of a battery store. I...
I just got a quote for one 8G*31* at American in Hayward, CA for...ahem....$297.31 !!! [I think they added the 31 cents just to match the name.] So at $80...
I used a Dremel tool with cutoff wheel. It was quite easy to do. (I also got help from a 17-yr-old neighbor to place the batteries.) --Gordon Stallings--...
I paid around $1,200 for 36 PC-40 AGM batteries. I had about 6 of them fail in about 2 weeks... The company replaced those 6 of them with new batteries... It...
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Hi Wolf, That'll be fine. I'll put you down for the December 19th meeting as a presenter. Our club can reimburse you for the mileage on your gas burner if...
Well, this is a great group. 2 people offered a battery they had laying around. Unfortunately, the batteries were all G27, and mine at G31. I'll just bite...
Are you familiar with the Solectria AC installation? If you would like to see pix of mine I will send some and the motor nameplate info. Don Buckshot Roeland...
The most blinking I have seen is during the final stage of charging, the overcharge stage. Other than that you might see some blinking for a short while after...
Sounds to me like they are not connected correctly. I have fuses (I have the old version that doesn't have a built in breaker) at the batteries for all my...
Yes, the Red lights are on when the units are not doing anything, but they are fairly dull. If there is an error they would be bright. That said the Red...
My power steering unit has recently failed to shut down, continues to run all the time while the truck is turned on. Up until a couple of days ago, it would...
97 Force I just put in 13 brand new Deka 8g27's because the car had gotten to the point I couldnt go down to the corner street due to range and performance. So...