Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-18 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Michael Ross via EV wrote: There are probably no definitive limits to either battery balancer or BMS... But we call a series of batteries a battery just to be imprecise. There is *definitely* no standard terminology. Sellers take Humpty Dumpty's advice -- "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty sai

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
Ben, There are probably no definitive limits to either battery balancer or BMS. To me a BMS also manages charge and discharge cut off, as well as balancing. I suppose it could also have a built in charger, but that is not what I think when someone says, "that there BMS." There are notification a

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On Nov 17, 2014, at 1:28 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > Or, you can build my Battery Balancer (or something like it -- the plans are > open source and on the web). It does what any battery tester has to do: > Select a battery or module, charge it under known conditions, discharge it > under know

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning On 17 Nov 2014 at 8:37, paul dove via EV wrote: > You all need to read the link I posted. > > It explains how to recondition Nickle based batteries. > > It also explains the failure mechanism and why

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
8 383 7626 -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Michael Ross via EV Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 12:15 PM To: EVDL Administrator; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning I believe the RAV4 uses a Tesla made pack

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
What I really want to guess is - do we think they can actually do a good job of reconditioning a Pius pack for $1500? What if there were some problems with the pack? I am not trying to learn how to do it in a home situation (maybe later), this is about - is it likely the AR&D system actually does

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Michael Ross wrote: > Here is one test unit available for Prius packs: > http://www.go2hev.com/hybrid-vehicle-battery-testing-and-analysis-kit.html > > The maker Automotive Research & Design (what an instructive name) does > more than just produce this test unit - they do a lot of training of >

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
I believe the RAV4 uses a Tesla made pack - Li ion I presume. On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 3:02 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV < ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > On 17 Nov 2014 at 8:37, paul dove via EV wrote: > > > You all need to read the link I posted. > > > > It explains how to recondition Nickle based

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
On 17 Nov 2014 at 8:37, paul dove via EV wrote: > You all need to read the link I posted. > > It explains how to recondition Nickle based batteries. > > It also explains the failure mechanism and why this works. I did read that page. It may be accurate - I'm not an electrochemist - but it rem

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
Here is one test unit available for Prius packs: http://www.go2hev.com/hybrid-vehicle-battery-testing-and-analysis-kit.html The maker Automotive Research & Design (what an instructive name) does more than just produce this test unit - they do a lot of training of mechanics by various means. http

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
Lee said: The only way to know for sure is to TEST. Test each cell or battery, and see what you've got. If they are all low in capacity, then it's time to replace the pack. If only one or two are significantly worse than the rest, replace them and keep going. :-) This was my assumption. I will be

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Lee Hart via EV
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: Alas, any time you fix a declining EV battery by replacing the worst cells or blocks, rather than all of them, you have no way to know what other cells or blocks might turn toes up next week, next month, or next year. That's true. However, it is also true that t

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Lee Hart via EV
paul dove via EV wrote: You all need to read the link I posted. It explains how to recondition Nickle based batteries. It also explains the failure mechanism and why this works. I did read it, Paul. The Cadex info is old science, and is mainly relevant to old-style nicads from decades ago. The

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Lee Hart via EV
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:06 AM, Paul Dove via EV wrote: http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_restore_nickel_based_batteries Just be aware that you can take *any* battery and charge it hard to get a (temporary) improvement in its amphour capacity. The problem is that it doesn't

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
ehicle Discussion List > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 9:15 AM > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning > > > From the webpage description, it sounds like they know what they're doing, > though I have no way to judge whether they're using appropriate criteria &g

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
On this topic - reconditioning Prius packs. During the visit I am making tomorrow to the Prius repair classes at Blue Ridge Community College... what questions do you think I should ask them there to see how they are managing their repairs of Prius packs? The answers might be interesting to Denni

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread paul dove via EV
:15 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning >From the webpage description, it sounds like they know what they're doing, though I have no way to judge whether they're using appropriate criteria for deciding which modules are defective. Alas, any time you fix a declini

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
>From the webpage description, it sounds like they know what they're doing, though I have no way to judge whether they're using appropriate criteria for deciding which modules are defective. Alas, any time you fix a declining EV battery by replacing the worst cells or blocks, rather than all of

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Michael Ross via EV
Paul, They are about the only game in town. I have looked briefly at their web stuff and I think they know what they are doing. They seem to build and/or sell some test equipment - implying some expertise. Tomorrow I am visiting a community college (Blue Ridge in Flat Rock NC) that has a pretty

Re: [EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Paul Dove via EV
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_restore_nickel_based_batteries Sent from my iPad > On Nov 17, 2014, at 5:57 AM, Pestka, Dennis J via EV > wrote: > > Has anyone heard of this company, or have any experience with them. > > http://www.thehybridshop.com/battery-conditioning/how-

[EVDL] Hybrid battery reconditioning

2014-11-17 Thread Pestka, Dennis J via EV
Has anyone heard of this company, or have any experience with them. http://www.thehybridshop.com/battery-conditioning/how-hybrid-battery-conditioning-works-science/ A friend has a 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, and his batteries are starting to show signs of old age. To replace the pack at the dealer