Hmmmm,,,,, Did you say "THUNK" ? :) I heard a loud ,"thunk" , I've never heard before. I had my hand on the controller box and felt a "thunk" . It was a little...
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Wolf
wolf@...
May 10, 2011 9:15 pm
Wait 5 minutes after applying power to the controller, it has to pre-charge the bulk caps... Then, check to see if you hear a "thunk" from the motor controller...
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m
packratdaddy
May 10, 2011 5:17 pm
Ok, yes there is. Now I remember. :) EDISON Semiconductor Fuse 240v AC E160LET Yes it is fried. I removed it and joined the batteries without it for now. ...
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mike young
milkman31058
May 10, 2011 4:06 pm
do you have 160 plus volts at the large anderson connector under the hood and is your amp hr meter lit up. if so turn key on and try to move the car. mike...
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Charles Bliss
ckbliss49
May 10, 2011 4:01 pm
There is a front fuse (in my car) just to the left of center (passenger side)in the pack between batteries 2 & 3 (assuming the most negative battery is #1)....
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m
packratdaddy
May 10, 2011 3:53 pm
I've checked the back battery box fuse. Haven't found a front battery box fuse. Is there one ?...
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scndbsn
May 10, 2011 3:27 pm
Just bought 1999 Solectria Force, 13 new Deka 8G27 gel PbA batteries, and new Zivan NG3 charger (110V). Previous owner said it was running when he got it...
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Charles Bliss
ckbliss49
May 10, 2011 2:58 pm
The AH meter is connected to the Pack Voltage, not 12V. There are four wires, two from the shunt in mv and two at full. If the meter went out, I would...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
May 10, 2011 2:13 pm
My guess is you either have a bad battery connection or one of the pack fuses is open. There is a fuse in each battery box, could be either one, but I've never...
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d. Bouton Baldridge
cfrkeepr
May 10, 2011 1:42 pm
not likely a short, but an open, or weak connection. Bouty ________________________________ From: m <packratdaddy@...> To: solectria_ev@yahoogroups.com ...
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m
packratdaddy
May 10, 2011 12:46 pm
Good Morning All, Just got in to work. Nice commute. I drove in the Economy mode. The replacement battery has helped with lowering the ah's to work. I rolled...
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Wolf
wolf@...
May 9, 2011 4:18 pm
I just got back from vacation in San Diego... Carlsbad. :) I don't know how well the Force will cope with all the hills... I live in Illinois, the land of...
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m
packratdaddy
May 9, 2011 1:52 pm
I emailed Beth Silverman about the gearbox. ... Hello Mark Some of the gears are from a Metro, and some are modified Best if the person contacts me and we'll...
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ldr214
May 8, 2011 2:51 pm
Thanks for the update. Have you inspected & retorqued all of the battery terminal connections on the pack? Not likely that it is the kind of thing that would...
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mike young
milkman31058
May 7, 2011 12:54 am
I had one of those belt drive transmissions lock up on me several yrs ago and it stripped the top gear clean off inside. i took gearbox out of the car and to...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
May 6, 2011 9:20 pm
Well! Yesterday I had some time to mess with the truck, so I cleared a good spot in the garage to pull it in and start working on it. Before I drove it into...
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Bob Augello
bob.augello
May 6, 2011 9:06 pm
Thank you. I was lucky with this one. The Utility thought the batteries were dead but they came back to life. It was covered with an inch of dusty grime but...
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Bob Augello
bob.augello
May 6, 2011 9:04 pm
Thank you. I'm in Escondido. North San Diego County, California. V/R, Bob Augello...
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d. Bouton Baldridge
cfrkeepr
May 6, 2011 5:37 pm
Hey Bob, The manual specifies mobile one when you get to that point. The car really looks clean. Bouty 1992 Force. ________________________________ From: Bob...
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m
packratdaddy
May 6, 2011 12:41 pm
The GM gear info came from a credible source but may Beth Silverman can confirm ? The Marvel mystery oil is one of those "cure alls" for cars. Hopefully it's...
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Bob Augello
bob.augello
May 6, 2011 6:27 am
Pearls of wisdom on day one! Thanks Charles! This group = hope and inspiration to get it spick & span and purring along. Thanks all. V/R, Bob Augello...
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Charles Bliss
ckbliss49
May 6, 2011 5:42 am
Both the mirrors and the door handle are available on eBay. They are pretty reasonable. My '93 had the interior door handle broken and the hatch struts...
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Bob Augello
bob.augello
May 6, 2011 5:28 am
Mark, Good to know about the GM gears if it comes to that... Hope not. I did remove the belt and everything else works fine with the small exception of the...
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m
packratdaddy
May 6, 2011 4:30 am
I was told that the internal gears were all GM gears repurposed for the Solectria gear box. Did you remove the belt ? Some old mechanic tricks, Sound like they...
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ldr214
May 6, 2011 3:05 am
I was getting some data off of my charger today and again noticed that the hours portion (totalizer) doesn't change. It does properly record the section times...
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ldr214
May 6, 2011 2:54 am
Welcome Bob, Did the belt break or did you remove it? This is the older style gear box. Pakratdaddy and a few others have similiar units. The later high...
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Bob Augello
bob.augello
May 6, 2011 2:21 am
The photos don't appear to have stayed with the email so I created an Album named "AugiE 94 Geo Force" with pictures of the transmission. V/R, Bob Augello...
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William S
dbswann4
May 6, 2011 1:30 am
I am not seeing the pictures....
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Bob Augello
bob.augello
May 6, 2011 1:26 am
Greetings to all! I just joined the group. I bought a 94 Force at auction from a utility. It has 6k miles. I drove it a couple of miles and the tranny froze...
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gizmo3571955
May 5, 2011 3:29 pm
I have an Edison EV charging station available. Model: ICS 200 - A Input Power: 208-240 VAC Output Power: 208-240 Configuration No: EV0698044 I've posted a...
