Re: [EVDL] Think City noisy heater blower

[Paul Wallace via EV]

I was able to remove the fresh air intake horn and the cabin air filter behind 
it to expose the duct into the blower fan.  I snaked my inspection camera in 
and observed that some of the soft foam used to fill gaps had come loose with 
part of it jamming in the fan blades.  I was able to reach into the duct with 
my hand and remove the offending bits of foam. Now the fan runs much quieter 
like it used to.  I didn’t need to disassemble the dash at all.  All access was 
from under the hood.

Thanks for all the suggestions,
Paul

> On Dec 26, 2022, at 1:20 PM, Lee Hart  wrote:
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> Paul Wallace via EV wrote:
>> My 2011 Enerdel Think City heater blower has become quite noisy and vibrates 
>> the dash when at the higher settings.  Has anyone else had this issue and 
>> found a solution?
>> Thanks,
>> Paul Wallace
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> I've had this happen on other cars when sticks or leaves managed to get into 
> the blower, throwing it off-balance. This can be anything from easy to nearly 
> impossible to fix, depending on how hard it is to get at the blower.
> 
> Lee
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Re: [EVDL] Think City noisy heater blower

[Lawrence Winiarski via EV]

Didn't the Think used to have a problem with the heater?   I vaguely recall 
something about the heater circuit bricking Thinks.Thought it had something to 
do with the high voltage circuit and the inductance of the heater coil, and 
quickly turning the keyon and off but I can't recall the specifics.

Nothing to do with the blower, but in the small likelyhood you didn't know, you 
might want to research it.

On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 12:49:57 PM PST, Paul Wallace via EV 
 wrote:  
 
 My 2011 Enerdel Think City heater blower has become quite noisy and vibrates 
the dash when at the higher settings.  Has anyone else had this issue and found 
a solution?

Thanks,
Paul Wallace
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Re: [EVDL] Think City noisy heater blower

[Bobby Keeland via EV]

I had a similar noise in the fan mechanism of our Dodge RAM 1/2 ton
pickup. It was caused by rat going through on opening under the hood, just
behind the passenger side front wheel. The rat would bring a lot of leaves
into that area to make a nest. I had to remove what I could of the inside
the cab heater components and then reach my arm into the mechanism as far
as I could and grab as much of the leaves as possible, over a period of
multiple tries. That process was repeated at least two more times as the
rat was very determined to be build the nest. Finally I bought a bottle of
Mighty Mint Rodent repellant online and sprayed the stuff into the area
under the hood.
 In addition, some electrical components in my Tesla M3 quit working.
The NOLA Service Center fixed the problem of wires that had been chewed
through by.. you guessed it, Rats. I now have to remove the frunk tub about
every two weeks. That requires the removal of seven 10mm bolts and then
pulling three plastic pieces off, and pulling each side of the tub up from
some pressure holders. The rat had made a nest in the front area behind the
front bumper. I now soak two cotton balls with peppermint oil and place
them in the area where the nest was. In addition I leave peppermint soaked
cotton balls I the frunk, the trunk, the glove box and under both front
seats. I spray Mighty Mint Rodent Repellent on the area under the car. I
use a similar amount of peppermint soaked cotton balls in the Dodge pickup
and in our Motor home every two weeks. It is a pain to have to do this so
often, but it is better than the rats.
 This is all because I live in a rural area with sugar cane fields
immediately behind our house. Twenty years we lived here without this type
of rat problems, and then the rats moved in.

Bobby Keeland
Arnaudville, Louisiana

On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 3:21 PM Lee Hart via EV  wrote:

> Paul Wallace via EV wrote:
> > My 2011 Enerdel Think City heater blower has become quite noisy and
> vibrates the dash when at the higher settings.  Has anyone else had this
> issue and found a solution?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul Wallace
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> I've had this happen on other cars when sticks or leaves managed to get
> into the blower, throwing it off-balance. This can be anything from easy
> to nearly impossible to fix, depending on how hard it is to get at the
> blower.
>
> Lee
>
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> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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Re: [EVDL] Happy holidays!

[Ron Solberg via EV]

Happy Holidays to you too Lee.  


This is a snapshot of our OutBack 3KW PV as the suns shines on our house
here in Hills, MN today. Everyone on the EVDL keeps me going in the
right direction thanks so much for all you do. 

Ron Solberg 


On 2022-12-26 13:44, Lee Hart via EV wrote:


To EV fans and fanatics everywhere,

It's Christmas, and I wanted to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. EVs have 
come a long way, but still have far to go to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. 
Despite the "big guys" taking all the credit, I don't think we would be where 
we are today without many of the pioneers on the EVDL who proved that it *could* be done!

And I *still* think the pioneering spirit is needed. EVs are intrinsically 
simpler and cheaper than ICEs; yet the automakers have chosen to make their EVs 
even more expensive and complicated than their ICEs. That may be the way to 
make luxury cars to enrich the auto companies; but it won't put the world on 
electric wheels.

The world is still waiting for an affordable electric Beetle, Mini, 2CV, or Ford model A. 
It may be more likely to come from a disruptive new startup than an established auto 
company. Tesla already did that for luxury EVs. Who knows... as with the IBM PC, small 
start-ups could well spring up drive out the big boys by building much cheaper 
"clones".

In the past, I've often written little stories and poems for EVDL readers to 
enjoy. Here are links to a few of them:







Enjoy!
Lee Hart

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