... This is only true for some Sparrows. I believe there are 3 or 4 different electrical schemes for when and if the battery compartment fans come on. Mine...
Obviously my heart goes out to Joe over the loss of his sparrow. I wish I could help with establishing the value. A $1500 offer is a crime. But does anyone...
Hello all, I have eyed the Sparrow for a couple of years now and at this time, I am in the position to purchase one. I have started the task of trying to find...
Every company has different policies, and they differ in every state. I would just suggest calling every company that does business in your state and asking...
... Search the archives of this group for "insurance". Look at the data base in this group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sparrow_ev/database Local laws &...
Progressive insures #349 in Arkansas for $600 per year. Dr Duke Kloss Scooters USA 1016 Central Avenue Hot Springs, AR 71901 501-622-8058 Duke@... Fax...
ok here is the word. i got the car to drive. by jumping around the enable relay. and teh reason the enable relay wouldn't pick up is because there isn't...
I live in VA. I was thinking about registering my vehicles in NC as I own property on the Outer Banks. My agent there thought they had someone to insure the...
I installed a 12v alarm battery in parallel with my dcp - it ensures that I always have 12v. take out the windshield washer bottle and mount it there. Peter...
The way I see it is placing a battery in where you should have X voltage is not finding the true culprit. Every Sparrow I have had in my garage has had...
Hello All, I think I have an insurance carrier to insure a sparrow in NC. I am very close I think. Ran into a nice person that is trying to write a waiver...
You would need to call the state troopers. In Washington, they actually had someone bring one to them for an inspection. That probably won't happen to you,...
Joe, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I am wondering, however, if you are planning to try to sell any of the parts before the insurance company hauls your...
Before you call anyone!!!! In VA, I just went to DMV and registered the vehicle as a motorcycle with electric power (there was such a category). They don't...
This happened to me and I had to reset the DC-DC converter. I actually had to remove the wire from the DC-DC converter and then reattach it. Even pushing the...
The problem *was* a burnt out DC/DC. Had 165v input, no output. Replaced with another Vicor and she's up and running. -Ed Thorpe ... may ... charged ... that ...
accessory outlet is fine as are fuses. emeter says pack resting voltage is 170v. inertia switch reset (but I haven't put a meter on it). fans operate. speedo...
Or a loose connection, especially in the ground to the contactor enable control. So, when you switch to "Start", there's no main contactor click from the back?...
Well I am very close now and I have a problem. There is no power to the main contactor . I suspect that the EVCL is not closing the enable relay. Pin #9 on the...
Michael, Have you noticed how messy the flooded battery in an ICE gets? Lots of acid spray and corrosion and stuff on top. You don't want to put anything but a...
I have a prototype killovac jellybean. The controller has blown and been removed. Even so, I was able to get the evcl to close the main contactor, but it has...
... No click; defanged by her EVetness ages ago. The keyswitch had been freely rotating a bit; and I had loaned it to my brother. However, I'd driven it twice...
Chris, If you are trying to replace a Kilovac with a DCP, you need to change some wiring. The Kilovac and and Curtis controllers are high-side controllers,...
Chris, The EVCL has the following functions: Prevent you from shifting forward/reverse while the car is moving by sensing the F/R demand and not connecting the...
The California DMV is actively investigating the situation of people who paid for a Sparrow and never received one. I know that it's likely that those people...
I'm not in any way attempting to start anything here, but who is Jim Laughlin? The phone number looks like it's in San Jose, while the DMV main number is...
One of my friends at work says that he saw what looked like a Sparrow modified with a gas engine sitting in a yard, partly under a tarp, in the Seattle area. ...
The State of California was investigating Corbin Motors for fraud in 2002. Is the present seach for people who paid for Sparrows and didn't get them part of...
