Hybrid ReVolt ?

[mahout]

Anybody used ReVolt in AZ to refurbish \battery?

[Rush]

Nope, I used Ron in Staten Island last year and was happy till the hot season started here... had a couple IMA's in the last month. I've decieded to try and do the pack refurb/balance myself. I'm getting another Gen 1 pack, a MRC Brain 989 charger and also building a pack wacker/balancer (Mike Dabrowski's).

My Insight doesn't have an AC system and that is probably a major cause of my pack problems so I'm also getting an AC kit and will install in probably next weekend.

We'll see what happens...

Where is ReVolt?

[Hybrid-Battery-Repair]

Originally Posted by mahout

Anybody used ReVolt in AZ to refurbish \battery?

I would try to find out how many batteries he's serviced. I've fixed about 80 so far this year alone.

[Artric]

Originally Posted by Rush

Nope, I used Ron in Staten Island last year and was happy till the hot season started here... had a couple IMA's in the last month. I've decieded to try and do the pack refurb/balance myself. I'm getting another Gen 1 pack, a MRC Brain 989 charger and also building a pack wacker/balancer (Mike Dabrowski's).

My Insight doesn't have an AC system and that is probably a major cause of my pack problems so I'm also getting an AC kit and will install in probably next weekend.

We'll see what happens...

Where is ReVolt?

So you're saying that you think not having AC is causing the battery to get too hot?

Anyone know how hot it needs to be for the battery to have problems? I would assume if it was too hot for the battery, it'd be unbearable for the driver.

The other day, I was driving around with no AC on the highway with the windows up (only light battery use/charge) in the mid 90's.

The MIMA fan seems to want to stay on, but it really seems to want to stay on almost all the time. Anyone know off hand at what temp it turns off? I feel like it's wasting energy (especially right when I turn the car on).

[joecvt]

Originally Posted by Artric

The other day, I was driving around with no AC on the highway with the windows up (only light battery use/charge) in the mid 90's.

The MIMA fan seems to want to stay on, but it really seems to want to stay on almost all the time. Anyone know off hand at what temp it turns off? I feel like it's wasting energy (especially right when I turn the car on).

According to Mike's firmware, he set the fans to turn on at ~95F and turn off at ~91F so if you are just starting your car with the temps in the mid 90's .... it makes sense why MIMA has already turned on the fan.

JoeCVT = Just your average CVT owner

[Hybrid-Battery-Repair]

Time will tell.

[Rush]

Originally Posted by Artric

So you're saying that you think not having AC is causing the battery to get too hot?

Anyone know how hot it needs to be for the battery to have problems? I would assume if it was too hot for the battery, it'd be unbearable for the driver.

The other day, I was driving around with no AC on the highway with the windows up (only light battery use/charge) in the mid 90's.

The MIMA fan seems to want to stay on, but it really seems to want to stay on almost all the time. Anyone know off hand at what temp it turns off? I feel like it's wasting energy (especially right when I turn the car on).

That's what I'm saying... I'm pretty sure that the elevated temps here in AZ are not too good for the battery pack... But I get to go inside, at home, at work, in the stores etc, where the AC is while the car is outside 100% of the time. So I get to cool off, the car doesn't. The car overnights in the shade and the 7 am temp is 80+, so the bat pack never really gets to cool off, it is always 'hot'. During the day at work, in the sun, the interior gets to 110+, so the bat pack is at 110 also, the ambient may be 99 or more, so when I drive at lunch or going home, during the day, the pack never goes below 99 or the ambient since I have no AC. For the past couple weeks, it is normal that I get home, after a 45 min drive at 45 average, with the bat temp at 106-110.

So I have problems with the bat pack because of the heat.

[Hybrid-Battery-Repair]

Originally Posted by Artric

So you're saying that you think not having AC is causing the battery to get too hot?

He lives in Arizona and ambient temperatures can easily reach 105. When the fan kicks on, it isn't bringing any cold (70 degree) air in.

When the cells get VERY hot (like after you shut the car off and close it up in that kind of heat), they can vent. Once they vent, they have less electrolyte and dont work as well (because not all of the plate material contacts the electrolyte), so their capacity drops.

I really don't know what is going wrong with his battery. It is under warranty and I'll gladly fix it, but Rush doesn't want to incur the shipping charges. I only cover warranty shipping during the first 90 days, and the customer pays shipping for warranty work after that. This battery was fixed much more than 90 days ago.

I've also offered to help him diagnose/recondition it himself. That's why he has a charger.

[mahout]

Originally Posted by Hybrid-Battery-Repair

I would try to find out how many batteries he's serviced. I've fixed about 80 so far this year alone.

That's what this post is doing. Since there are many high tech electronics firms there they might be a good source especially since their prices are real competitive. Yeah, I know you're faced with very high taxes and operating costs.
But lets see what their custoimers, if any, say.

[Hybrid-Battery-Repair]

Originally Posted by mahout

That's what this post is doing. Since there are many high tech electronics firms there they might be a good source especially since their prices are real competitive. Yeah, I know you're faced with very high taxes and operating costs.
But lets see what their custoimers, if any, say.

I've only been able to find one mention of their site anywhere. Someone named "Hannah".