Recent content by xrg458

In your example Wall Connector is mounted on the equivalent South facing wall in direct sunlight and no issues/charging degradation on 40+ degree days? Will investigate adding some form of shade protection above it, maybe something similar to this (few options on that site): EV Charger Cover...

I am in the process of planning an install of a Gen 3 Wall Connector ahead of a Tesla Model 3 purchase in Perth Western Australia. Install will be a single phase install (7.4kW, 240V, 30 amps). Unfortunately due to driveway and Model 3 charging port constraints the only place I can mount the...

Very helpful, wasn't aware of the blind spot camera when indicating setting during test drive. That said prefer to know blind spot is clear before using indicators. Is it reliable to solely rely (in all conditions) on the animated car visualisation on screen to determine if there are any...

Any feedback on whether the Highland has improved Wi-Fi reception - I'm reading the previous model wasn't good without a strong Wi-Fi signal. Tesla documentation states "your vehicle must have a stable Wi-Fi connection of at least three bars". Get 2 out of 4 Wi-Fi bars with good connectivity...

Took a test drive this week, mix of amazing and frustrating at the same time. One issue I can't get get over is not being able to extend mirrors out to cover blind spot (drivers and passenger side). First car I've every driven that doesn't have this adjustment. Even weirder is you can hyper...

Interested in experiences regarding high frequency transients and harmonics on home electrical circuits after solar inverter installs (PW3/PW+). Whilst I understand inverters typically have internal filters to minimise these effects I've heard they can still be significant. What additionally...

True, however their solar excess function isn't based on True, however from their site regarding excess solar function, “Excess Solar: only excess solar is used for charging. Excess solar = generation - household consumption”: Using Export Limited Solar for EV Charging However as my PW3...

Situation: I’m in Western Australia and our energy provider restricts our inverter output to 5kW (this is TOTAL output of the inverter including home and grid export - yes crapola). I’m planning a large solar system (circa 13kW of panels) + single Powerwall 3 + EV (not Tesla, most likely VW...

If I go with a non-Tesla charger (eg wallbox) with a PW3, how do I get those neat graphs/visuals showing solar production, battery charge/discharge, grid import/export *and* EV charge simultaneously (like below)? Can the Tesla app still show this with a CT on EV charger circuit, or do I need a...

Those with a PW3, have you seen DC battery charging rates above 5kW? Re. spec sheet "Maximum Continuous Charge Power 5kW AC" I'm reading this 5kW charging limitation to be for grid charging of the battery i.e. whatever excess power is made by the panels (up to 20kW) is able to be dumped into...

I'm reading this to mean that as the Imp STC value of a panel may be slightly above 13 amps this is unlikely to be an issue in reality as this is peak value under ideal lab conditions and unlikely to be achieved in reality? I presume the inverter would be able to deal with slightly higher...

With the PW3's low max current per MPPT (Imp) of 13A, I'm finding this rules out most high efficiency (440W) standard size (1722mm*1134mm) panels on the market today (at least in Australia) including Jinko, Longi, Canadian etc. Only panels I can find with required Imp rating (e.g. Trina) are in...

Currently planning a PW3 with 12kW solar install (when released in Australia). Also planning an EV purchase around the same time (not a Tesla, most likely VW group). Intention is to charge off excess solar. Is there any advantage in going with a Tesla charger in this situation? My reading is...

Could PW3 be AC coupled internally (support for which will be announced later in roadmap), which might account for the poor 89% round trip effiency (double conversion)?

PW3 - What's Max Solar Charge Rate? Separately, I've misread the PW3 spec sheet when it states "Maximum Continuous Charge Power 5 kW AC". Originally thought this meant you could only charge the batteries from solar at max 5kW (which would suck for a multi-PW arrangement), but I missed the...