https://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Mrbigh&feedformat=atomMy wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T16:14:55ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.1https://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Mrbigh&diff=4125User:Mrbigh2007-02-16T20:43:20Z<p>Mrbigh: </p>
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<div>My name is Horacio Calvento and I'm an E.E. and technician in ''(almost)'' all<br />
trades, from Long Island New York,<br />
I manage an electronic repairs store in the area and I own a 2004 Prius. I'm<br />
a participant at [http://www.priuschat.com Priuschat], [http://www.cleanmpg.com CleanMPG] and various Yahoo groups regarding Hybrids with the screen name of "MRBIGH".<br />
<br />
I'm a co-founder of New York-Long Island Prius Owners Group (LIPOG.org)[http://www.lipog.org]and an enthusiast on the<br />
PHEV field, doing my own car upgrades and mod.<br />
I became interested in PHEV after a lot of reading about and now using ( not<br />
very satisfactory) and extra Prius traction battery in my car with a novice<br />
switch over of packs and having a lot of / ! \ signs in the dash board.<br />
I came across [[PriusBlue|Blue Prius]] thru the CalCars modification. Later I learned, while I was representing NY State in<br />
the 2006 [http://www.hybridfest.com Hybridfest] in Madison WI, through another participant (T. Dore)with an all<br />
electric vehicle, that your Blue was in the hands of (or better said,<br />
working with him) Rich Rudman and his [http://www.manzanitamicro.com Manzanita Micro] hardware.<br />
I finally spoke with him yesterday for over an hour, July 31, and he give me<br />
some explanations of the actual hardware in use and the perspective of<br />
having a kit available soon, of which I'm interested to use based on my<br />
needs and $$$ availability.<br />
The extra traction Batt doesn't cut my cake and the BMS is a pain to figure<br />
out and crack down.<br />
<br />
<br />
EDIT:<br />
I ordered one of the first PFC40HM converters from Manzanita Micro in "production" and after a confirmed ONE month delivery time it took over 3 months for it to show at my door steps and with-out any technical paperwork supplied for the proper connections(I got really screwed by the fabricator), the conversion of my "DUAL PWR-PHEV" was successfully after a cumbersome negotiation with Rich Rudman ('''not recommended to other members''') and completed by mid December 2006 and presented to the public and assisting media in our monthly LIPOG.ORG meet-up. EVERYTHING was a success!! <br />
Information on the Vehicle presentation and a Power Point download of the principle of operation can be found also at LIPOG.org[http://www.lipog.org]<br />
Now mid February 2007 I'm working in a prototype on a AC/DC to DC charger/converter similar to the MM but at 1/3 the asking price with available semi-assembled components and my own electronics for BMS for the LbA's; Information on this products will be OPEN Source in the near future.</div>Mrbighhttps://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Mrbigh&diff=4124User:Mrbigh2007-02-16T20:41:23Z<p>Mrbigh: </p>
<hr />
<div>My name is Horacio Calvento and I'm an E.E. and technician in ''(almost)'' all<br />
trades, from Long Island New York,<br />
I manage an electronic repairs store in the area and I own a 2004 Prius. I'm<br />
a participant at [http://www.priuschat.com Priuschat], [http://www.cleanmpg.com CleanMPG] and various Yahoo groups regarding Hybrids with the screen name of "MRBIGH".<br />
<br />
I'm a co-founder of New York-Long Island Prius Owners Group (LIPOG.org)[http://www.lipog.org]and an enthusiast on the<br />
PHEV field, doing my own car upgrades and mod.<br />
I became interested in PHEV after a lot of reading about and now using ( not<br />
very satisfactory) and extra Prius traction battery in my car with a novice<br />
switch over of packs and having a lot of / ! \ signs in the dash board.<br />
I came across [[PriusBlue|Blue Prius]] thru the CalCars modification. Later I learned, while I was representing NY State in<br />
the 2006 [http://www.hybridfest.com Hybridfest] in Madison WI, through another participant (T. Dore)with an all<br />
electric vehicle, that your Blue was in the hands of (or better said,<br />
working with him) Rich Rudman and his [http://www.manzanitamicro.com Manzanita Micro] hardware.<br />
I finally spoke with him yesterday for over an hour, July 31, and he give me<br />
some explanations of the actual hardware in use and the perspective of<br />
having a kit available soon, of which I'm interested to use based on my<br />
needs and $$$ availability.<br />
The extra traction Batt doesn't cut my cake and the BMS is a pain to figure<br />
out and crack down.<br />
<br />
<br />
EDIT:<br />
I ordered one of the first PFC40HM converters from Manzanita Micro in "production" and after a confirmed ONE month delivery time it took over 3 months for it to show at my door steps and with-out any technical paperwork supplied for the proper connections(I got really screwed by the fabricator), the conversion of my "DUAL PWR-PHEV" was successfully after a cumbersome negotiation with Rich Rudman ('''not recommended to other members''')and completed by mid December 2006 and presented to the public and assisting media in our monthly LIPOG.ORG meet-up. EVERYTHING was a success!! Information on the Vehicle presentation and a Power Point download of the principle of operation can be found also at LIPOG.org[http://www.lipog.org]<br />
Now mid February 2007 I'm working in a prototype on a AC/DC to DC charger/converter similar to the MM but at 1/3 the asking price with available semi-assembled components and my own electronics for BMS for the LbA's, information on this products will be OPEN Source in the near future.</div>Mrbighhttps://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Mrbigh&diff=4123User:Mrbigh2007-02-16T20:37:03Z<p>Mrbigh: </p>
<hr />
<div>My name is Horacio Calvento and I'm an E.E. and technician in ''(almost)'' all<br />
trades, from Long Island New York,<br />
I manage an electronic repairs store in the area and I own a 2004 Prius. I'm<br />
a participant at [http://www.priuschat.com Priuschat], [http://www.cleanmpg.com CleanMPG] and various Yahoo groups regarding Hybrids with the screen name of "MRBIGH".<br />
<br />
I'm a co-founder of New York-Long Island Prius Owners Group (LIPOG.org)[http://www.lipog.org]and an enthusiast on the<br />
PHEV field, doing my own car upgrades and mod.<br />
I became interested in PHEV after a lot of reading about and now using ( not<br />
very satisfactory) and extra Prius traction battery in my car with a novice<br />
switch over of packs and having a lot of / ! \ signs in the dash board.<br />
I came across [[PriusBlue|Blue Prius]] thru the CalCars modification. Later I learned, while I was representing NY State in<br />
the 2006 [http://www.hybridfest.com Hybridfest] in Madison WI, through another participant (T. Dore)with an all<br />
electric vehicle, that your Blue was in the hands of (or better said,<br />
working with him) Rich Rudman and his [http://www.manzanitamicro.com Manzanita Micro] hardware.<br />
I finally spoke with him yesterday for over an hour, July 31, and he give me<br />
some explanations of the actual hardware in use and the perspective of<br />
having a kit available soon, of which I'm interested to use based on my<br />
needs and $$$ availability.<br />
The extra traction Batt doesn't cut my cake and the BMS is a pain to figure<br />
out and crack down.<br />
<br />
<br />
EDIT:<br />
I ordered one of the first PFC40HM converters from Manzanita Micro in "production" and after a confirmed ONE month delivery time it took over 3 months for it to show at my door steps and with-out any technical paperwork supplied for the proper connections(I got really screwed by the fabricator), the conversion of my "DUAL PWR-PHEV" was successfully after a cumbersome negotiation with Rich Rudman ('''not recomended to other members''')and completed by mid Dec. 2006 and presented to the public and assisting media in our monthly LIPOG.ORG meet-up. EVERYTHING was a success!!<br />
Now mid February 2007 I'm working in a prototype on a AC/DC to DC charger similar to the MM but at 1/3 the asking price with available semi-assembled components and my own electronics for BMS for the LbA's, information on this products will be OPEN Source in the near future.</div>Mrbighhttps://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Mrbigh&diff=4122User:Mrbigh2007-02-16T20:14:54Z<p>Mrbigh: </p>
<hr />
<div>My name is Horacio Calvento and I'm an E.E. and technician in ''(almost)'' all<br />
trades, from Long Island New York,<br />
I manage an electronic repairs store in the area and I own a 2004 Prius. I'm<br />
a participant at [http://www.priuschat.com Priuschat], [http://www.cleanmpg.com CleanMPG] and various Yahoo groups regarding Hybrids with the screen name of "MRBIGH".<br />
<br />
I'm a co-founder of Long Island Prius Owners Group (LIPOG.org)[http://www.lipog.org]and an enthusiast on the<br />
PHEV field, doing my own car upgrades and mod.<br />
I became interested in PHEV after a lot of reading about and now using ( not<br />
very satisfactory) and extra Prius traction battery in my car with a novice<br />
switch over of packs and having a lot of / ! \ signs in the dash board.<br />
I came across [[PriusBlue|Blue Prius]] thru the CalCars modification. Later I learned, while I was representing NY State in<br />
the 2006 [http://www.hybridfest.com Hybridfest] in Madison WI, through another participant with an all<br />
electric vehicle, that your Blue was in the hands of (or better said,<br />
working with him) Rich Rudman and his [http://www.manzanitamicro.com Manzanita Micro] hardware.<br />
I finally spoke with him yesterday for over an hour, July 31, and he give me<br />
some explanations of the actual hardware in use and the perspective of<br />
having a kit available soon, of which I'm interested to use based on my<br />
needs and $$$ availability.<br />
The extra traction Batt doesn't cut my cake and the BMS is a pain to figure<br />
out and crack down.<br />
So I would like to continue the updates and progress that Rich and you have<br />
in your Blue, to see if I can contribute with some things from the other<br />
side of the country and also to be a pioneer in the area having another PHEV<br />
hand made at a more reasonable cost than [[Hymotion]] that is not ready yet to<br />
do sales.<br />
The talk that they are doing some fleet doesn't add to the lack of data they<br />
need to present for real sales; at least, this is the impression given to me<br />
at Madison's event by their rep when I presented then with a future business/franchise proposition in the New York market</div>Mrbighhttps://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Mrbigh&diff=3041User:Mrbigh2006-08-11T02:40:57Z<p>Mrbigh: </p>
<hr />
<div>My name is Horacio Calvento and I'm an E.E. and technician in ''(almost)'' all<br />
trades, from Long Island New York,<br />
I manage an electronic repairs store in the area and I own a 2004 Prius. I'm<br />
a participant at [http://www.priuschat.com Priuschat], [http://www.cleanmpg.com CleanMPG] and various Yahoo groups regarding Hybrids with the screen name of "MRBIGH".<br />
<br />
I'm a co-founder of Long Island Prius Owners Group and an enthusiast on the<br />
PHEV field, doing my own car upgrades and mod.<br />
I became interested in PHEV after a lot of reading about and now using ( not<br />
very satisfactory) and extra Prius traction battery in my car with a novice<br />
switch over of packs and having a lot of / ! \ signs in the dash board.<br />
I came across [[PriusBlue|Blue Prius]] thru the CalCars modification. Later I learned, while I was representing NY State in<br />
the 2006 [http://www.hybridfest.com Hybridfest] in Madison WI, through another participant with an all<br />
electric vehicle, that your Blue was in the hands of (or better said,<br />
working with him) Rich Rudman and his [http://www.manzanitamicro.com Manzanita Micro] hardware.<br />
I finally spoke with him yesterday for over an hour, July 31, and he give me<br />
some explanations of the actual hardware in use and the perspective of<br />
having a kit available soon, of which I'm interested to use based on my<br />
needs and $$$ availability.<br />
The extra traction Batt doesn't cut my cake and the BMS is a pain to figure<br />
out and crack down.<br />
So I would like to continue the updates and progress that Rich and you have<br />
in your Blue, to see if I can contribute with some things from the other<br />
side of the country and also to be a pioneer in the area having another PHEV<br />
hand made at a more reasonable cost than [[Hymotion]] that is not ready yet to<br />
do sales.<br />
The talk that they are doing some fleet doesn't add to the lack of data they<br />
need to present for real sales; at least, this is the impression given to me<br />
at Madison's event by their rep when I presented then with a future business/franchise proposition in the New York market</div>Mrbigh