Anyone interested in a discounted Miles35 Upgrade?

[oscar]

I have just purchased a 2007 Miles ZX40S and would be very interested in your upgrade but you will have to tell me about it or where I can read about it. Your referenced miles35.com & miles32.com do not exist. Thanks, oscar

[stou0220]

Hi Oscar,

I posted this last fall, and since that time it looks like Mark (the miles35 guy), must have retired from making these devices. Also I sold this particular device to another ecomodder. I am not sure if you can get these anywhere now. I do have another in use, that keeps my 2007 ZX40S running 35-40MPH, that I am seriously considering selling to put a 5-speed transmission in this car. I don't plan on doing this immediately, but hopefully sometime this summer. If you are interested in the device at that time, PM me your email address and I can send you a message when I am ready to sell it.

[oscar]

I may very well be interested; I have a lot to do to get my ZX40S running. It needs batteries worest of all and then I don't know if there might be other problems. Moreover since buying it used and not running (most batteries "popped") I don't know exactly what I have. I suspect that it has not been modified for increased speed which is something I want to do provided I don't discover that I have more serious problems. I have read some post about installing a transmission or maybe more specificly a shifter. What do you know about the transmission? Have you found a source to obtain a transmission? I have searched the net a little and thus far haven't found one. I see from your profile that you are located in SC. I live in north GA (Cleveland). best regards, oscar
owr3 at windstream.net

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by oscar

I may very well be interested; I have a lot to do to get my ZX40S running. It needs batteries worest of all and then I don't know if there might be other problems. Moreover since buying it used and not running (most batteries "popped") I live in north GA (Cleveland). best regards, oscar
owr3 at windstream.net

Ah, thats too bad, these cars should have a bold lable on the batteries that say

"If batteries have sat more than one month trickle charge each battery then discharge each battery slowly before use."

Those miles batteries last forever but only if you use them all the time.

Your best bet (although not for range) is a set of 6 8v batteries, 3 in the rear tub and 3 up front, you need to cut the rear tabs off the battery front tray and add a few pieces of flat metal stock to do it right. Then just strap them in

Its too bad no one who has an inop EV lives nearby, I wouldn't mind helping fix a few of these birds myself.

But since you have nothing to loose and already popped the matting, my recommendation is to pop the tops on the AGM batteries (they are flooded AGMS) then add a small amount of water to each cell inside the battery, then duct tape the cover back on and charge very slowly for about a day with a trickle charger then discharge very slowly with a flashlight battery or a small 12v light.

This device works well for the endevor of both charging and discharging the batteries if you like living dangerously and building your own charger.

http://www.alpharubicon.com/elect/3dollarbattggn.htm

Cheers
Ryan