[Headway Headquarters]

Headway Headquarters *WARNING* ???

Hello all,

I know that I will most likely receive ridicule, be slammed, belittled, and other harsh treatment for posting, along with having this post go back to the top for all to see, but I believe that I need to defend our company from false information and insinuations that we are associated with James Morrison.

We are not associated with James Morrison in any way shape or form, and James Morrison has absolutely no ties with Headway Headquarters. It is true; at one time we did work for James. I do not have any problem with answering questions on this forum, in private messages, through email or through phone conversation whichever is most convenient and fall within the rules of the forum.

I am not here to join the ‘bashing’ wagon on James, to create an argument, or to create additional drama in this situation. I am here to defend our company and to shed light on the misinformation that has been passed on. I am truly sorrowful for all those who have been involved in this atrocious, disgusting situation, either directly or indirectly.

I would attach my declaration that was filed in court to shed light on the extent of our involvement with James, but the file is too large to upload. I will continue on working to format the size correctly so that all print can be read clearly. If you would like to see the declaration and exhibits that I provided to the courts, please let me know and I can email them to you in a .zip file.

I was in court on November 19, 2010 only because Dave Kois involved our company in these court proceedings. I do not want to create any resentment or animosity with anyone, in particular with Dave Kois or Mike Willmon, that is far from my intentions here. Again, I am only here defending our company which was started with our own finances and our own ambition with absolutely no help, assistance, guidance, financial support, inventory, assets or anything else that would tie us in any way to James Morrison.

Jim Delgado
425-221-0199
[email protected]

Directory of my declaration and exhibits I provided to the courts.

http://www.oqo.com/support/drivers/temp/scan/

 

[Headway Headquarters]

...I believe in business ethics so I want to know a little more about companies I deal with......

EVfun, I agree with you, but you have yet to ask any questions of us to "know a little more" about us.

In my opinion, why even take a chance its Jimmy boy with other options to be had??

Todayican, it appears that you are still under the assumption that Morrison is somehow connected with us. It is simply not true.

They were working with or helping James Morrison up until at least Oct.25, 2010 by their own admission in court documents. They were selling and shipping Headway batteries in Oct. but did not make a purchase from Headway until the first week of Nov. when they purchased 200 cells. Are they legit ? I'll let you make up your own mind.

If your looking for a legit retailer of Headway cells either Manzanita Micro or my company can help you.

Let’s get the facts straight Mr. Kois, and not write assumptions, speculations and whatever else pops in your head and attempt to portray that as fact and truth.

We were not working or helping “Morrison up until at least Oct.25, 2010”. We cut our ties with Morrison when we found out about the bankruptcy trustee wanting to conduct an inventory, which was about 2 weeks prior to them even conducting an inventory, not near the end of October as you are trying to portray. I did admit that I assisted Morrison in my declaration on October 25, but I also had told Mr. Kois of Morrison’s intentions days prior so that it was kept in the light and now Mr. Kois is holding that against me? There are reasons on why I assisted Morrison on October 25, and if asked, I will state the reason, but only a few have actually asked in PM’s.

As stated in my declaration, I even provided Mr. Kois with an invoice for the cells that we had purchased, but yet he makes no mention of that because it does not suit or fit into his theory.

Mr. Kois talks about legit retailers of Headway cells, but fails to mention our company, but is sure to mention his company. On another post on this forum, Michelle from Headway states that Headway-Headquarters and Manzanita Micro are their 2 major resellers here in the US, but makes no mention of Mr. Kois and Current EV Tech.

I will not add fuel to a ‘drama fire’ but I will continue to defend our company and do so with actual facts, not just with assumptions and speculations.

Jim Delgado
Owner
http://www.headway-headquarters.com
1-425-221-0199

 

[Headway Headquarters]

Hey Jim,

Other than selling these batteries, what do you really know about lithium batteries besides what is on the datasheets? Have any discharge tests that you've performed? Do you have any direct experience with them in a vehicle? Who provides your technical support?

What DID happen to the EVComponents headway inventory?

Hello Travis,

Well the first question is somewhat of a loaded question is it not? With being aware of who you are, it seems to me that no matter what I answer “it will not be enough” of a good answer, but I will do my best to answer your question(s).



Not solely depending on the claims of individuals or individual companies about their cells I first did my own research to learning about the chemistry, from the beginnings with Dr. John Goodenough and the team at University of Texas to being compared to other lithium based cathode chemistries. Have you had the opportunity to watch Dr. Whitacre’s recent short lecture on LiFePO4? Very informative!

http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php/lecture-lifepo4-cells-52773.html

There has also been some valuable information that I have found here on DIY from the members here.



I have not had any formal training or schooling, if that is what you are ultimately getting at, but like so many out there, hence the name “DIY”, I have read, studied and done my own research to gain knowledge of lithium cells, their characteristics and capabilities.

Yes, I have done some discharge tests, along with some cycle tests, not to simply see the abuse that the cells take, but to learn how they react through their cycles. It may not satisfy everyone’s viewpoint of "testing", but it works and provides me with the information that I am looking for.

My experience with them in a vehicle would be yes, if you consider a bicycle a LEV or light electric vehicle!

Our technical support comes from a variety of sources. If I know the answer through the studying that I have done, I will answer. If not, then I will find out, not only to help increase my knowledge, but to provide the answer to the one asking. I also use the technical support that Headway offers me. If I do not know, then I know of a place where the question can be asked to get a collaborated answer, and that is here on the forums.


The last I knew of the whereabouts of the rest of the EVComponents inventory, which included the Headway inventory, was that it was court ordered to be handed over to the plaintiffs attorney’s representative I believe on, or around the 24th of November to be stored until further action by the courts.

Jim Delgado
Owner
http://www.headway-headquarters.com

 

[Headway Headquarters]

Are you willing to email me a picture of your stock of 10Ah cells, and a closeup showing a serial number and cell ends? When were they purchased?

Travis,

I am posting a few pictures here including our most recent arrival of SignaLab PCM's. Some of the cells are stacked on shelves, some I still am going through spot checking voltage, impedance, etc. We have had a few shipments since we started in October and November and have recently placed an order for 38140S cells because of their increasing popularity with electric scooters and the inquiries that we are receiving.

I have not had the opportunity to check the entire forums, so I am not sure if there are pictures of the 'new' design of the anode end of the Headway cells. I believe a 'Jack Bauer' (sp) either here or on another forum had made mention of the change, that it was an increase from 4 vent holes to 8 vent holes which are visible here in the photos.

Also I noticed that they slightly changed the design of the spacer blocks that are designed for the 38120P & S and 38140S. In the photo I placed a yellow 40160S spacer block next to the 'new' orange spacer block. The 'older' spacer blocks are, in my opinion a little sturdier and resemble the same mold as the yellow 40160S. The 'new' orange spacer block allows them to be easily stacked for storage and shipping purposes but use less of the plastic molding material. Most noticeable in the corners of the spacer blocks themselves.

 

[Headway Headquarters]

Jim,

I wonder what happened to those cells that James ended up with.

Travis,

As I said before, I am not going to speculate or assume anything. The last I knew of the whereabouts of the rest of the EVComponents inventory, which included the Headway inventory, was that it was court ordered to be handed over to the plaintiffs attorney’s representative I believe on, or around the 24th of November to be stored until further action by the courts. That was the decision that I heard when I was in court on November 19th. It's all I know, so I cannot in good conscience comment on anything more than what I know.