I just received a call from a Force owner that is not on this list who's car just died. She was driving it along and is shuttered and then made a grinding...
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Mike Chancey
evalbum
May 2, 2004 10:07 pm
That almost sounds like what my second Force was like when I got it. Mine would make awful crunching noises when pushed by hand, but when you applied power it...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
May 3, 2004 3:29 am
I had heard of belt failures but never gear box failures. I'll let her know. We will need to find someone that can take the motor assembly out of the car for...
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Mike Chancey
evalbum
May 3, 2004 11:26 am
I jut had a second thought on this. You might want to also check the CV joints. It is rare, but I have heard of a CV joint failing (though not on an EV) and...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
May 4, 2004 11:54 pm
... From: Electro Automotive [mailto:electro@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 2:41 PM To: Will Beckett, Silicon Valley EAA Subject: Solectria Drive...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
May 23, 2004 4:28 am
EVLN(EAA tells SF KPIX ch5 TV plug-in hybrids are better) [The Internet Electric Vehicle List News. For Public EV informational purposes. Contact publication...
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cfrkeepr
May 28, 2004 1:20 pm
Hey, This is my first time on the board. I've looked at the other messages and didn't find a match to my problem. On my 1992 Geo metro Force, which I've had...
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Bruce EVangel Parmenter
brucedp
Jun 2, 2004 6:14 pm
In conjunction with Canadian Environment Week and clean air activities across Canada, VEVA (The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association) presents REV!2004. REV...
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Stephen Taylor
sparrow262
Jun 21, 2004 9:13 pm
I am selling one of my Force cars on E-Bay for anyone that is interested. Item number 2482757119. I will still have three Force and 5 other EVs when done. ...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
Jun 22, 2004 5:37 am
Anybody have any suggestions for Peter? I don't have any UMOC docs, just those for the Brusa controllers. -Tom ... Subject: Solectria motor controller Date:...
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Bruce {EVangel} Parme...
brucedp
Jun 23, 2004 9:00 pm
The direct link is http://search.ebay. com/solectria-electric_W0QQsokeywordredirectZ1QQfromZR8...
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joelmeyn
Jun 24, 2004 4:23 pm
Hi All I am new to this forum with a red 97 Force. My question is: what is the cost to charge the batteries? A vague question indeed, but I am living in a...
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Adams, Noel
anbausa
Jun 24, 2004 4:33 pm
Here is a rough and ready way to calculate this. Make the assumption that you get 3 miles per KWH (that will be pretty close to your actual). Now your cost...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Jun 24, 2004 5:32 pm
Noel's calculation is a good, easy way to do this. Don't charge on 110 vac for too long. It is very hard on the charger. The 110vac option is not intended to...
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Don Buckshot
buckshot2206
Jun 24, 2004 9:34 pm
Peter, I too have a NiMH Force 4 door (1996 model). I have converted to PbA, however I still have all the original paperwork. I'll check to see if I have...
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Stephen Taylor
sparrow262
Jun 24, 2004 11:27 pm
If you telephone Solectria don't just leave a number, keep trying. Kevin, at Solectria, said that was the best way, just keep calling until you get him. I...
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Peter Belden
shaggy1995
Jun 25, 2004 6:03 am
I will echo Will's advice. Don't charge on the 110 for too much longer. I killed my first charger by using too much 110. I had to replace it with a new one...
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cfrkeepr
Jun 28, 2004 6:27 pm
This is very dicouraging. My charger developed a tick. I thought that I could get it repaired. It is so old that there is no information on it. Solectria has...
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Will Beckett
beckettwj
Jun 28, 2004 9:03 pm
Solectria has been selling an alternative charger that they make. Do they not have those anymore? If not there are other options, including the PFC-50 or...
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umarc
proton300
Jun 28, 2004 9:55 pm
... When I needed a new charger three years ago, I was tempted to try building my own. But I ended up buying a Zivan NG-3; it was under a thousand dollars. I...
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Don Buckshot
buckshot2206
Jun 29, 2004 2:52 am
About a month ago I sent my charger to Chuck Connors at Solectria for repair and during the time it was there he offered to sell me one BC3300 for $2500, down...
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Mike Chancey
evalbum
Jun 29, 2004 3:19 am
Have you tried EVParts.com? They list the Zivan NG3 in both 120 VAC and 220 VAC models for $879 and the larger NG5 for $1230. I use the larger NG5 model in...
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gjc02000
Jun 29, 2004 6:50 pm
Greetings all: I am a new member and am in the process of upgrading my 1992 Solectria Force to a Brusa AMC 320 controller. It originally had an AMC300. The...
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Tom Hudson
tdhudsonx
Jun 29, 2004 7:10 pm
Sounds like a cool project, Gary. If you want to put up photos and other information about the conversion, I'll be happy to post it on my Solectria owner's...
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d. Bouton Baldridge
cfrkeepr
Jun 30, 2004 2:12 pm
gjc02000 <gjc0@...> wrote:Greetings all: I am a new member and am in the process of upgrading my 1992 Solectria Force to a Brusa AMC 320 controller. It...
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Aaron Birenboim
CaveMole
Jul 1, 2004 1:02 pm
... IMOHO, the Zivan has a nasty finish-charge algorithm, and will shorten the life of anything but flooded batteries. Might want to check if Zapi has chips to...
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d. Bouton Baldridge
cfrkeepr
Jul 1, 2004 4:01 pm
Thanks for the feedback. You helped me confirm my decision to get the Zivan, in that I have new flooded batteries and the price was less than $1000, with the...
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Aaron Birenboim
CaveMole
Jul 2, 2004 12:57 am
... Good. I have floodeds too. I'm not getting the capacity I should, but I'm still trying. I was hoping to get those little watering caps... the ones with...
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Mike Phillips
mikep_95133
Jul 2, 2004 2:22 pm
I'd be interested in knowing how your charger ticks :) What exactly does it do/not do? I am currently atttempting to rebuild a BC1600. They have relatively ...
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gjc02000
Aug 2, 2004 3:13 pm
Greetigs all: Last Saturday, I connected up my 1992 Solectria Force to a Brusa AMC 320 controller. Nothing happended. In addition to the incoming high voltage...
