The Wheego is Dead
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OK. Been meaning for some time to suggest that you tackle building an ebike, and now would seem to be an ideal time. You’ll need some easy transportation around the campground when you get the bus finished and start using it. I built two bikes for the wife and I last year, and they have proven to be fun as well as useful. I’m going to convert mine to a 2 wheel drive with 2 batteries and a single throttle. I really enjoy watching others such as you tackle projects, especially when they are something I’m considering doing myself. T’ll give you a dollar...
Maybe you could ask Rich Rebuilds for help, he's always playing around with Tesla batteries. If not you may buy a battery pack from a used Prius and change the chargers.
If the batteries end up being dead after all the poking and prodding and bench charging, and the Wheego is effectively a doorstop, do you have any interest in building a new pack? There are a few standard sizes of LiFeO4 batteries, but who knows what Wheego used. And then there is the question of what that would cost.
I really don't know what I'm going to do. I'd like to construct a new pack using 18650 cells, but I don't want to pay for all that. I also don't want to gut the Wheego because it is a piece of history. We'll see what happens.
If you want to save the battery, do it now. Not in a month, not in a week, now. Every day they sit discharged damages them more.
just take it apart already!
Have you considered swapping a IC engine back in it for shits and giggles since you seem to have a very rare car?
Put a Trabant engine in there!
In my limited experience with LiFePO4 cells, you can be pretty ham fisted and discharge them ludicrously. The challenge is being able to fool whatever charger you have into ramming some electrons back in there. A bench power supply works well but would probably take you a while to get 30 cells back up to a level the vehicles charger will work again. Then again, time is cheap right now. Good luck!
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Nooo poor wheego
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nooooooo :'( rip wheego, gone too soon
I am so sorry for your lose. F
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Is it possible that the Delta-Q or whatever it is charger is bad, since neither charging the wheego through the charge port or through the 12 volt battery will increase the voltage in the car? Is there a way to test the Delta-Q by itself?
There are actually three chargers. While they could all be bad, it is not likely. Good thought though!
Poor Wheego
That poor Wheego. How many miles are on it/ I'm curious if you have the highest mileage Wheego in existence.
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