Battery Charge #17
August 4, 2011: This Ford Ranger EV has commuted reliably to work for 14 consecutive days with no problems. Our Goal: 30 consecutive days of commuting. On 8/4, I drove…
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Battery Charge #16
8/3/11: Drove 13 miles. State of Charge after was 150.0 V (60%). Ambient temperature at charge is 80C. Five BMS regulators installed and five are communicating. Set High voltage limit…
Battery Charge #15
8/2/11: Drove 9 miles. State of Charge after was 152.6 V (75%). Ambient temperature at charge is 80C. Five BMS regulators installed and five are communicating. Set addreesses of all 5 regulators. Set High voltage…
Battery Charge #14
8/1/11: Drove 14 miles. State of Charge after was 150.2 V (60%). Ambient temperature at charge is 80C. Four BMS regulators installed and one is communicating. Started Charge:Turned current to 20 Amps for…
Battery Charge #13
7/31/11: Drove 11 miles. State of Charge after was 150 V (60%). Finally have one BMS regulator installed and regulating. Started Charge:Turned current to 24 Amps for 110 minutes to 171V.When Pack reached…
Battery Charge #12
7/28/11: Drove 6 miles. State of Charge after was 152.7 V (77%). Started Charge:Turned current to 25 Amps for 40 minutes to 170V.Turned current to 20 Amps for 6 minutes to 170V.Turned current to 15 Amps for 9 minutes…
Battery Charge #11
7/27/11: Morning pack voltage from previous nights charge was 155V. Drove 8 miles. State of Charge after commute was 151.3 V (70%). Started Charge:Turned current to 25 Amps for 45 minutes to 170V.Turned current to 20…
Battery Charge #10
7/26/11: Morning pack voltage from previous nights charge was 154V. Drove 9 miles. State of Charge after was 152 V (75%). Started Charge:Turned current to 25 Amps for 45 minutes to 170V.Turned current to…
Battery Charge #9
7/25/11: Drove 9 miles. State of Charge 151.5V (70%). Started Charge:Turned current to 25 Amps for 45 minutes to 170V.Adjusted PFC 30 charger potentiometer to initiate blue light at 170V.Turned current to 15…
Battery Charge #8
7/22/11, Friday, Drove 13.5 miles. 7/24/11, Sunday, Begin charge after wiring in 1X MK3 battery regulator on the highest voltage pair of the rear ten batteries. Initial pack voltage 150.2V. Started charge…