Recent content by DonTom

I did NOT say it was necessary to bring your own adapter. I only said it will still work if you do use your own instead of Tesla's. It proves there is a difference between those MD Superchargers and others, even if the same version of SC (such as the 250 KW V3 without the MD) that was all I was...

Yes, but you did NOT understand my post. On those with Magic Dock, but when the Magic Dock is NOT used, we can still use our own SC to CCS adapter, and it will work fine for CCS on ANY non-Tesla, such as Chevy EVs or Energica motorcycles. Those V3 and V4 chargers that do NOT have Magic Dock...

What is the difference between the Magic Dock Supercharger withOUT using their Magic Dock adapter and using your own adapter compared to any other V3 or V4 Supercharger with your own Tesla Supercharger to CCS adapter? Those that have Magic Dock will work withOUT using their adopter, just bring...

I see that the edit button doesn't last long--it times out. I just now noticed the date of the NEM3 message of mine in message number 17. And read it a bit more carefully. Looks like the MEM3 we are stuck with under PG & E. Yeah, I think the monitoring is confused. When I am back in Auburn...

Yes, I noticed that in your signature line, you must have a large house there. Mark and I are CW only operators. I also have no interest in FT8. Looks like there is a lawsuit over the NEM3 issue. Perhaps that will soon go away. 73. -Don- AA6GA

I see this happen when the app says the house is running 100% from the solar. I guess that doesn't mean it really is. It shows steady after the sun is up and that is probably my real house draw. Or is it? What is a normal average house draw in KW for when everything possible is turned off? No...

I have the rented system from V3. I have not yet received my first bill from it. I figure 4KW is enough because I am there less than 50% of the time. But I own seven EVs to keep charged up (five are electric motorcycles, which I ride a lot). So my power usage goes from one extreme to the other...

I would expect a small loss here and there, but not for the house to draw more power just because I have more solar power available to draw from. Other than that, it seems to be working normally. -Don- Reno, NV

I have a ham radio buddy who lives there at Lake of the Pines, Mark, K6JJR on Camelia Way. My house is in Christian Valley in Auburn. I will be there in a couple of days. -Don- Reno, NV

Does it affect anything other than my app? How do they get misconfigured and what is the fix to get them configured correctly? -Don- Reno, NV

I recently had a Tesla Power Wall installed at my other house in Auburn, CA. 4 KW of solar. What I cannot make sense of is when the solar is putting out more power, the app shows the house is using more power. Does this all the time. It can show the house as drawing 0.4 KW (400 watts ) as...

That much is true. See below for truth about comparing EVs to ICE: -Don- Reno, NV

No need. I just RTFM on the screen. It says I can cancel the turn signal by the same direction. But it could have made it a little clearer. But I just now figured it all out. Here is what I just discovered and never knew before: Light push up or down for 3 blinks that MUST self-cancel out. No...

Are you sure it worked on 2018 models? It never worked to push to the side blinking to cancel regardless of if light or hard press. I am wondering if they changed this on later models. I have a hard time buying its broken--and for both directions. -Don- Reno, NV

That does NOT work on my 2018 M3. It was the first thing I tried (and countless times after). -Don- Reno, NV