Recent content by overbergerc

Nothing, as long as the insurance company comes through..and I suspect they will. I had to prepay for the parts at the dealership as the warranty won't cover lightning damage. The insurance company seemed to think they could find parts after market for less than dealer MSRP..for a 2012 electric...

I'll be happy to. If you don't mind paying the UPS, that would be great. I'm still waiting for the check from the insurance company. The out of pocket on the care is about 4k so far !! I'll PM you my vitals ! Chuck

Well, I have the old parts. I'm told the charger has an internal fuse. The VCM and pumps are probably not worth trying to fix, but the charger might be. Anyone (Phil)? have any schematics or functional diagrams of this gear? Chuck

Yeah !! Car is back. 6K later. Modulator (VCM) ~1450.00, OB Charger, 1750.00, both coolant pumps, 600.00 each (attached to the DC buss and grounded.). Labor, 1200.00 and a case of Bell's Beer. EVSE is charging at 240V, no problem. I missed my car ! Spent 120.00 in fuel on the rental which...

Probably, but not too much "didin't fail" Pretty much took out everything but the kitchen appliances. Chuck

Looks like the battery registration card/code/procedure does indeed restrict the torque output of the traction motor if it's not registered. I'm hoping the SD card arrives tomorrow. Looks like the 2 coolant pumps are connected to the VCM buss AND GROUNDED, which is why they were "taken" by the...

Wish I did. Now the car wants a "Battery Registration Upload" This a apparently an SD card that fits into a PCMCIA card adapter that does some magic to the VCM. The VCM and on-board charger have been replaced and the car will actually move..albeit only at 25MPH..so sad..All errors *had* cleared...

Could be, however the charred insulation at that point in the cable (8/4 and the charred entry point in the cat5e and Tcom cable adjacent to the exit point) might indicate an "aggressive" EMP event. I'd call it SEMP..for Sparky Electromagnetic Pulse ;-) Chuck

I've been encouraged to post the details of a direct lighting strike to the 240V SP feed to my garage (and house) while my 7 month old SL Leaf was plugged in to my EVSE 16A adapter. This occurred on the morning of January 29th at 5:00 am during an extremely rare mid winter thunderstorm here in...

Yes ! Have one in Kalamazoo, White SL,, 1200 miles. Price was weird as I leased and the lease price changed 10 days after I signed the agreement, but oh well. I'd lease rather than buy. The batteries in these systems are likely to be much different in 39 months. This is a TOWN ONLY car in...

Yes, That is what they were Dave. Ingineer, did you post in that 10 year old Michigan girls student web site? There was a "Phil" who was supporting her efforts..sounded like you..(not davewill..sorry). Hoped Phil is following this thread. The web site is...

Funny you should mention that. I did check out the difference and at 55 MPH I dropped to about 50 MPC (miles per 100% charge). At 40 MPH, 68 MPC, at 45, about 65 MPC. 70 MPC is vanilla at 45 MPH. My problem is charge stations or "plugs". Michigan has many state park campgrounds along our...

Headed out Thursday for this Michigan U.P. Trip with the Leaf. Traded an old 3.5K genset for a mostly new Honda eu2000i and verified charging capability. (thank you Phil)..Have a "leakproof" 6 gal. sealed plastic extended run "kit" to run the Honda past 4 hours if need be. I was hoping for a...

Not too many recent replies here. I find that the notion of charging an electric car with a petrol genset a horror to many EVdrivers. Problem is unless you live in California, you are not able to take your Leaf more than 100 miles at best away from the lower half of Michigan (and most other...

If this is the same old program administered by SPX, it's far from free. Your local electrician sends his quote to SPX, SPX adds a thousand or so to the quote to cover "paperwork" and sends it back to you. I had the local electrician send a quote to "hang and connect" the charger (wire was...