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Today, 05:10 AM

Alpha replied to a thread Digital Energy Monitor for Home Charging Station? in Asia and Australia

Now that some time has passed, can you comment on how well the meter is working for you? I'm thinking about getting one for my Model S... I think...

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05-19-2013, 10:25 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Lifetime Average Wh/mi in Model S: Battery & Charging

You can update mine - I'm actually in IL (southern), P85, 21. I'll get you updated numbers when I return from my trip.

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05-19-2013, 10:20 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Tesla Supercharger network in Charging Standards and Infrastructure

Sounds like a deal-breaker to me.

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05-19-2013, 03:29 PM

ElSupreme replied to a thread What Would You Put in Your S? in Model S: Interior & Exterior

I work out of a trailer on a client's site. I have put some awful smelling garbage in my car. And in my previous GTI I never did that. Granted I had...

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05-19-2013, 09:05 AM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Plug Adapter on my Universal Mobile Connector has melted... in Model S: Battery & Charging

Different manufacturers test for different cycles. There isn't a standard, per se, for industrial vs. recreational grade, etc., but some may be...

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05-19-2013, 06:46 AM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Plug Adapter on my Universal Mobile Connector has melted... in Model S: Battery & Charging

Yes, it does, because the heat is carried through the wires, but there will clearly be a hot spot. In my case it was the connection between the UMC...

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05-18-2013, 10:57 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Expectations Blown away in Model S: Ordering, Production, Delivery

"Is that the one made in Finland that stole hundreds of millions of dollars of our tax money?" is usually the next question I get, if I don't get...

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05-18-2013, 10:01 PM

Cattledog replied to a thread 150 orders at Menlo Park in a weekend? in Model S

150 in a weekend? That would be awesome. But, really? Even if we give them Friday as part of the weekend, that's 50/day, probably 5/hour, so one...

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05-18-2013, 09:50 PM

Cattledog replied to a thread Tesla vs. TSLA in Tesla Motors

I'm with everyone else - the car!

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05-18-2013, 09:06 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Standard 110v (?) Outlet to 240V outlet in Model S: Battery & Charging

In Chicago proper and some of its suburbs, it is required that you use conduit and Romex is outlawed. It's a union-sponsored regulation to force...

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05-18-2013, 07:53 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Permit for NEMA 14-50 install? in Model S: Battery & Charging

The basic rule: check with the AHJ (authority having jurisdiction). In *most* places with permitting laws, permits are required when doing anything...

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05-18-2013, 07:45 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Standard 110v (?) Outlet to 240V outlet in Model S: Battery & Charging

NEC table 310.15(B)(3)(a) "More Than Three Current-Carrying Conductors in a Raceway or Cable." This applies to the ampacity rating of conductors and...

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05-18-2013, 07:36 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Current gen vs. Sig in Model S: User Interface

The old ones are a bit thick and you have to wedge the J1772 connector into it. My adapter has taken two outer rings off EVSE units already because...

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05-18-2013, 07:29 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Firmware 4.5 in Model S: User Interface

...and there is guidance for normal daily charging vs. trip charging in the bar.

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05-18-2013, 07:07 PM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Tesla Model S UMC cut open and modified to J1772 in Technical

Yes, the NEC "covers the installation of electrical conductors, equipment, and raceways; signaling and communications conductors, equipment, and...

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05-18-2013, 01:52 PM

ElSupreme replied to a thread Why doesn't the younger generation "love" cars like the older? in Cars and Transportation

I found out today if you go into a jewelry store looking pretty rough (I was at work this morning, doing some physical, and very messy labor) that a...

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05-18-2013, 01:36 PM

ElSupreme replied to a thread Proof of Concept, parcel shelf lifting with tailgate in Model S: Interior & Exterior

If you just let the string fall on top of the shelf a small one, if your cord is very flexible I highly doubt it would happen, but a stiff cord I...

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05-18-2013, 01:32 PM

ElSupreme replied to a thread Tesla Pickup Truck in Future Cars

I would think a 120kWh battery pack would be needed. You could get ~350 miles unladen. And about 150 towing a trailer. Probably between 200 and 250...

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05-18-2013, 11:22 AM

ElSupreme replied to a thread Anyone in Augusta GA with a HPWC? in Southeast

I am really hoping for a supercharger in Augusta. Or just east in SC. It is a really good spot to get to all the SC beaches.

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05-18-2013, 04:34 AM

Cattledog replied to a thread Colorado Tesla Motors Club in Mountain/Southwest

This year we are going to be in Telluride for July 4th - I know they, along with other mountain towns, have homey 4th of July parades. Would any...

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05-17-2013, 08:00 PM

Cattledog started a thread Tesla vs. TSLA in Tesla Motors

If you had one choice, owning the Model S or the equivalent amount of TSLA (and TSLA could not fund a Tesla), which would you choose?

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05-17-2013, 03:14 PM

ElSupreme started a thread Proof of Concept, parcel shelf lifting with tailgate in Model S: Interior & Exterior

So I am waiting for other people to finish up at work, and all I want to do is go home. Because I have to be here tomorrow anyway. So I decided to...

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05-17-2013, 11:00 AM

ElSupreme replied to a thread Tesla Pickup Truck in Future Cars

But how often would do you really drive a pickup truck over 100 miles? I really think Tesla could leverage 2 60kWh packs, or a single 120kWh pack...

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05-17-2013, 09:32 AM

ElSupreme replied to a thread One thing I miss about refueling at gas stations... in Off Topic

I was complaining about this to my wife on Tuesday night. I parked under a tree and my whole windshield was covered in sap at the end of dinner. I am...

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05-17-2013, 09:15 AM

FlasherZ replied to a thread Standard 110v (?) Outlet to 240V outlet in Model S: Battery & Charging

Yes, but because there are more than 3 current-carrying conductors, you'll have to derate them, meaning that you'll have to use larger wiring than is...

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05-17-2013, 08:53 AM

ElSupreme replied to a thread Options you wish you chose...but didn't in Model S: Ordering, Production, Delivery

I almost didn't get the pano roof. The first two months I only used it to use it. I thought it may have been a waste. But with the weather nice now I...

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05-17-2013, 06:12 AM

Cattledog replied to a thread VIDEO: Fox's Tesla Re-Coil (http://mediamatters.org/) in Video

Bdsnyder. First post, +1. Welcome.

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05-17-2013, 05:49 AM

Cattledog replied to a thread Tesla Resale Guarantee Document... in Model S: Ordering, Production, Delivery

fiks - Thanks. I guess I hadn't paid attention to the details previously, or maybe they were not offered, but it's interesting that the value is...

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