http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/ ranger-ev Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:53:54 GMT D. Bouton Baldridge http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2720 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2720 Put your NGS tester on it and check out the DTCs usually if it is a bad contact in the door the light wont go green and the red service req'd light is on. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:18:59 GMT James Sizemore http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2719 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2719 A few links to site that sell Cell balancers or batteries with built in balancers How they help. http://www.voltblocher.com/About.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:44:52 GMT mattrector@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2718 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2718 Night before last it charged just fine. Last night I plugged it in and the DS-50 clicked and the green light came on so I figured all was well. This morning I Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:22:05 GMT Scott Couchman http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2717 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2717 Bouty, great summany of your LiFePO4 experience. It would be great if the PbA guys could just do a module swap and not have to change the other hardward in the Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:22:41 GMT D. Bouton Baldridge http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2716 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2716 Scotty, I am sure that Lanny and you are correct that the higher voltage can work well. I would have concerns that 370v is very close to the 385v cutout where Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:17:26 GMT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2715 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2715 Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ranger-ev group. File : /Rotunda Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:39:29 GMT Scott http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2714 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2714 Bouty - As I understand from Lanny 370 volts would be great. The lower the voltage of the cell the less likely of utilizing the full cycle of the cell. also Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:34:46 GMT D. Bouton Baldridge http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2713 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2713 Scotty, I don't know about these batteries except what they have on their web. Global Spec engineering search engine got me on to them. Real Force Enterprises Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:45 GMT Scott http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2712 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2712 Bounty. Has anyone had any experience with this battery yet? Are they are they FePo? It is great to see the battery world take off finally. Seems like the Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:26:02 GMT Scott http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2711 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2711 The LifePo4 price is coming down. I talked to Brian Hall from Thunderstruck motors at the New Bluesky center here in Sebastopol. The Highpower company has Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:43:16 GMT Rick http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2710 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2710 Thanks Michel. We all appreciate the contribution. Rick Blumenthal Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:46:04 GMT D. Bouton Baldridge http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2709 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2709 Don, The price of lithium is really starting to get competative as evidenced below. The cell that I had quoted is roughly equivalent to the old 8v if moduled Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:02:53 GMT michellaverdure http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2708 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2708 I will post a PDF file of the manual in the files section in the next 24 HRS Michel Laverdure 1999 Ford Ranger EV NiMH http://www.evalbum.com/913 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:55:48 GMT theoldcars@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2707 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2707 Yes Lanny has been in and out of town for a couple of weeks. Still doing 12 volts conversions but recommending high end lead acid batteries. I have worked with Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:42:01 GMT ddboyce http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2706 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ranger-ev/message/2706 _____ From: ranger-ev@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ranger-ev@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Couchman Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:33 PM To: