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10465 Q
etcmchugh Offline Send Email
May 6, 2012
6:12 pm
NEED HELP: Anyone who still has the original US Electricar logo on the side of their ride, I need to know the overall length of the logo, and the height of the...
10466 mikep_95133 Offline Send Email May 6, 2012
10:57 pm
I bought an encoder from you long ago and installed it based on the early premise that this was the drop out issue. No improvement to my drop out issues...
10467 The CZ Unit
cz_unit Offline Send Email
May 6, 2012
11:33 pm
... It depends. Sometimes they are potentiometer issues, sometimes they are issues with the encoder signal, sometimes weather condensation, sometimes it is a...
10468 Mark A. McHugh
etcmchugh Offline Send Email
May 7, 2012
12:34 am
OK, I'm missing something here . . . (hardly the first time, mind you) . . . what is this fix of which you speak? Inquiring minds want to know! Thanks, Q From:...
10469 The CZ Unit
cz_unit Offline Send Email
May 7, 2012
2:23 am
Well, I got my shipment of eight 20ah A123 Prismatics. Sure enough they have tabs, and look very interesting. The form factor is just a tad bit shorter than...
10470 mikep_95133 Offline Send Email May 7, 2012
5:11 am
Hi Mark, For many years both the Prism and the S10's would come down with a case of coughing and sputtering (drop outs). Many guesses were made along the way....
10471 The CZ Unit
cz_unit Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
12:18 am
Well, the Cleanpower tech support wrote me and told me how to re-configure my board to do 4 cells for testing. It's in, running, and charging away. When the...
10472 VinceC
changvs10 Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
5:15 am
Does it require soldering or just a jumper?...
10473 Mark Yancey
sdtvmark Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
6:20 am
... what is this fix of which you speak? ... Thanks, Q I would say 'the fix' if you have drop out, or things just do not run smoothly, would be to determine if...
10474 The CZ Unit
cz_unit Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
11:58 am
... Bridging two pads on the bottom of the board. I used solder and a 24 gauge wire bit, very simple to do. And here I was gearing up to use the air tools. ...
10475 Leo Foster
go_hygs Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
1:07 pm
Strictly for test, to determine if you have a bad throttle potentiometer or something else, you could jumper the throttle pot wipers together. This disables...
10476 Leo Foster
go_hygs Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
1:13 pm
That should read ON jack stands......
10477 mark.mchugh@...
etcmchugh Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
4:41 pm
Looking at replacement pots, I have not been able to dig up a data sheet on the PMC98191. Does anyone have same? I am looking at just using a Clarostat ...
10478 Cor van de Water
cor_van_de_w... Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
5:10 pm
Item A (checking the pot) should be a much quicker job if you have a multi-meter and simply attach it to each pot's ground and wiper, then pull the accelerator...
10479 Mark Yancey
sdtvmark Offline Send Email
May 8, 2012
5:21 pm
... The same pots are often used in a lot of different vehicles like golf carts and such. I found them at a GEM / Golf cart place in Newport Beach Calif, and...
10480 mikep_95133 Offline Send Email May 9, 2012
4:23 am
The best way to check a pot is with the Dolphin running while sitting still, in park. Take a laptop and run Dolcom. Look at address 4 and 5. 4 = pot 1, 5 = pot...
10481 al_kb2ayu Offline Send Email May 13, 2012
3:20 am
I pulled the whole battery box out from the top and set it on the frame rails. It is very convenient to work on in that position. I wanted to have battery...
10482 al_kb2ayu Offline Send Email May 13, 2012
3:28 am
I pulled the whole battery box out from the top and set it on the frame rails. It is very convenient to work on in that position. I wanted to have battery...
10483 mikep_95133 Offline Send Email May 13, 2012
5:10 am
Can't wait to see it finished and running! Amazing you removed the whole battery box. If you have time, please weigh the truck with the new pack sometime....
10484 VinceC
changvs10 Offline Send Email
May 13, 2012
7:28 am
Wow...you got the battery box from the top...I'm amazed as there's not much room to lift up and back. I can see the battery box going down after the removal...
10485 The CZ Unit
cz_unit Offline Send Email
May 13, 2012
1:34 pm
... Wow. I wasn't sure if this could be done. How did you get it out, and more interestingly how will you get it loaded with lead back *in* there? Crane? ... ...
10486 Scott Davis
ssdavis4 Offline Send Email
May 13, 2012
5:01 pm
... CALB 40Ahr will fit in the Prism pack. 60Ahr will not without mods. I've CAD modelled both situations, if someone is serious about doing a Prism let me...
10487 The CZ Unit
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May 13, 2012
6:16 pm
... Hm, what is the limiter; height? I've been kicking around the dimensions a bit; my thought is either two strings of 40ah cells, one string of 60, or 80ah...
10488 Mark A. McHugh
etcmchugh Offline Send Email
May 13, 2012
8:28 pm
Howdy Chris, I think at this point I am going to go with a two-pronged approach, both with Mike's chip replacement, and also looking at the encoder once I get...
10489 Mark A. McHugh
etcmchugh Offline Send Email
May 13, 2012
8:31 pm
Howdy Mike, I am looking to buy one of your dropout fixes, but to be sure, how can I confirm that my Prizm has not already had this fix installed? What's the...
10490 mikep_95133 Offline Send Email May 14, 2012
1:19 am
Hi Q, If you have drop outs, then I haven't worked on it. I know who's boards world wide that have been upgraded. If the previous owner didn't tell you of the...
10491 James
jeosier Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
11:54 pm
I purchased a Desulfater. It says how to hook it up. But doesn't say how to use it. I am thinking I need hook it up and charge the battery then discharge the...
10492 Cor van de Water
cor_van_de_w... Offline Send Email
1:36 am
If you charge and discharge the battery multiple times that will take care of most of the sulfation - the results of desulfators have been spotty.... Cor van...
10493 James Osier
jeosier Offline Send Email
4:45 am
Thanks This information is very helpful.It also looks like the cut off point for batterys is 11.5 volts. Taking them any lower doesn't make sence because...
10494 VinceC
changvs10 Offline Send Email
6:43 am
The Power Pulse desulfator that I'm using was just a connect and forget it. I've seen positive results using desulfators on flooded lead acid batteries as I...
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