Anybody know what happened to Ed? I need some battery help and he helped me a few years ago. Now I can't find him. No phone, no reply to emails and only two...
I tried to manually charge a mattery and the clamp touched metal on one the positive terminal. Since then, my Emeter doesn't work. I have tried to search to...
Valerie, I'll tell you where the main fuse is, but really, that's not your problem. The main fuse is mounted to the main contactor, in the controller ...
Not sure why previous owner put in an AC-DC as a replacement. What's the downside? Seems to work. The radio is crap. I noticed when I put a Oscope across a...
Thank you for your response. Is there a way to check the controller to be sure or should I just get another one. Valerie ... problem. ... panel on ... side. ...
The downside of an IOTA seems to be that its minimum current draw is relatively high, meaning that your batteries will drain if the car sits too long without...
Hi Valerie- This happened to me too. It didn't blow my controller, but it DID melt a couple of wire connectors. I had to check all of the connectors. I...
Howdy, I have had this happen to me a couple times as well. Each time I was fortunate not to have blown the controller. Instead it was always a circuit in...
Looks like I was about 1 month too late for the Sparrow on Whidbey island :). Anyone have one for sale or know of one for sale? Even a project one is ok....
Rookie question... Could someone direct me to an explanation of how to balance batteries (prior to install and once installed). Additionally, what voltage...
I'm in the process of fixing my sparrow after a battery fire and I just discovered that the connector from the charger to the battery pack is toasted (note: it...
Chris: The connector looks a little toasted, but that does not necessarily mean that it's toast. The heavy wire itself may have acted as a heatsink during the...
Voltage is actually a poor indicator of state of charge, and it's state of charge that you want to balance. Lots of factors (temperature, history, internal...
Wow, a very quick and very informative response! Thanks! Chris ... from the ... voltage ... 12vdc ... Just to defend my logic a little: I was thinking about...
Jake, Another newbie asks: I understand a dying battery may contain less juice and thereby limit your range, and I follow the danger of string charging with a...
Imagine I have four cells in my battery pack. The capacity (after much abuse and damage) of these four cells is as follows: Cell 1: 10Ah Cell 2: 11Ah Cell 3:...
Thanks for the information. I have been working with Black Sheep Technolgy. It appears now that it is the converter. It has a burn mark on it. My problem...
I noticed that the new Triac from greenvehicles.com is using lithium batteries and it "appears" the distance is greatly improved. Would these work with the...
Yes, if you want to spend $9,400 for 100AH or twice that for 200AH plus $1000 for a BMS. That's 156 Volt sys with 3.3 V cells. rgerth2000 <rjg1966@...>...
Has anyone known of a sparrow being registered as a car instead of a motorcycle. If so did the m.s.o. state a car or motorcycle? I have found there is a...
State Farm offered both for me, (about $250/year with other discounts (house and other cars), I mentioned it is electric and it is registered as a motorcycle...
I have liability with Allstate now and just had State Farm insure it for full coverage last night. It does register as a three wheeler motorcycle 400 CC's....
Wanted to ask anyone who has a tilt trailer for a sparrow how do you keep the tilt from slaming down after you winch it up on the trailer? Do you have a device...
If you look in the photo section, I posted some pics of my trailer setup (improvements/trailer - preparing to load). It's my Lime green Sparrow. Anyway, you...
Thanks for the info Chad. In a message dated 6/8/2008 8:31:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ckr1@... writes: If you look in the photo section, I posted some...
Hi, recently had to get some front body work and painting done. I noticed that the front wheel assemblies show a little slop. I think the front bearings should...
Hello, I just started on a project to rebuild a Sparrow for a graduate research project at the University of Wisconsin Madison. I've looked over much of the...
