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(LMB spouse) First machine, in college, was an IBM 1130 (unrelated to Digital PDP-11) in Fortran. Then IBM 360. Then, and way cool, wrote (and hand assembled) an assembler, loader, and editor for a just-decommissioned Minuteman 1 missile guidance computer. No core, just many 384 byte tracks...

(LMB spouse) I keep thinking a 4 stall station at the main LL Bean store in Freeport would be win-win. Are they still open 24-7?

I'll be there. - - - Updated - - - The bad bill is S.177, sponsored, as it was last year, by Marc Pacheco. Like last year, the bill appears to be a wishlist of stuff for dealers and includes the following addition to the section of the law on direct sales by manufacturers SECTION 2. Paragraph...

(LMB spouse) Yeah funnel, but even with a funnel it's awkward and you have to pour slowly unless it's quiet enough to hear splashing getting near the top of the filler pipe. I'm thinking of 3D printing a funnel with an integral "bobber" to let me know when the level is almost full. Not sure if...

(LMB spouse) (See item 3 first; it's not been addressed yet.) 1) I am in the "800 volts does not effect charge time" camp. You could split the current Model S cells up into two 42.5 kWh 400 volt batteries and put them in series. You'd use half the charge current at twice the voltage and the C...

(LMB spouse) I find that the internal temperature report can read very high if the car has been parked for a while. I think the sensor location may not sample the cabin temperature very accurately if the fan is off.

(LMB spouse) Also, the 75-90 minute number assumes a warm battery. We supercharged at Newark, DE with a 20 degree F battery at 10% and it took about 1:45 to full. Charge rate was less than 15 kilowatts for the first 15 minutes or so, then gradually increased to about 60 kW at about the point...

(LMB spouse) 2013Q2 S85. Drive unit replaced twice. First time was at 6000 miles because of the loud rumble/tire-noise-like-sound. The replacement was a rebuilt unit. It was great but after a few thousand miles developed a loud inverter whine at low power levels, 5-20 kW, i.e. typical steady...

(LMB spouse) Owned by Murdoch. Need I say more?

(LMB spouse) The part you quoted was the part I intended to be ignored. The relevant part was "Do note that the permits reported on supercharge.info have to be discovered by independent research, so maybe there's less of this happening now that most states have Supercharger stations." By...

(LMB spouse) LMB's car also had a charge port replacement, because the connectivity became unreliable. The Service Center said that this seemed to happen mostly in the winter, and they hypothesized that ice build-up might be stressing the connector.

(LMB spouse) Edit: sorry, ignore the following, I misread the OP's post. Do note that the permits reported on supercharge.info have to be discovered by independent research, so maybe there's less of this happening now that most states have Supercharger stations. Actually, the rate picked up...

(LMB spouse) There's been a lot of debate about winter tires on this forum. Many think the Nokian Hakka R2 is the best no-compromise snow tire, but of course it's not suitable for warm weather. LMB and I live in south suburban Boston where the roads are usually cleared within 24 hours...

(LMB spouse) Very late to the party, but best of luck to you Mat and thank you for two years of fantastic service! -- J & L

Hi, all. Just out of due diligence, I went to see if the dealers have refiled their bill in this new session which would make direct auto sales by manufacturers illegal. As expected, they have. The provision is part of is S.177, once again a large grab-bag of goodies for auto dealers, and...

(LMB spouse) We put WR G3's on in January, just before getting almost ten feet of snow in the next six weeks. They've been great in the snow and great in heavy rain. The handling is better than the OEM Goodyears, but I suspect that's not saying much. I have the sense that the rolling resistance...

(LMB spouse) Charged there last Saturday around 3:00 PM. All stalls open, although someone parked in one shortly after we arrived. Also got lots of stares from passing traffic. As mentioned, it's a pain to get into these spots.

(LMB spouse) LMB's car had a pump replaced in our driveway shortly after delivery. The tech did a bleed cycle via software (at least, he said it would take a few minutes to bleed and he didn't appear to do anything mechanical to the car.)

That has the side effect of replacing the main rated miles display with percent state of charge. I find it easier to view range in rated miles and adjust for driving conditions but I prefer seeing instantaneous charge rate in kilowatts, at least at Superchargers. I know I can multiply the...

(LMB spouse) I agree that the move makes sense for many. Then there are the hard-core Supercharger fans who check for new Supercharger updates way too often. Is there any way to do that efficiently now? Thanks.

(LMB spouse) Maybe because there would be much more torque on the extremely thick and inflexible cable if the pedestal were flipped? Just a guess. We've used about a dozen different charging stations and the only one where the cable length is marginal is Milford, CT. Those are original first...

(LMB spouse) Unfortunately, some Tesla owners cannot or can no longer use Visible Tesla, possibly because of Tesla's new servers. There is an extensive discussion on the Visible Tesla thread: VisibleTesla - Page 154

(LMB spouse) Tuesday all non-essential driving was banned in MA. And today the roads are black. (sad face)

(LMB spouse) Most superchargers have an even number of stalls; two stalls per charger cabinet. A few have an odd number and presumably one of the stalls has its own charger. My question is: how are these numbered? Is the odd one always number one? Always the last one? Doesn't have an A or B...

(LMB spouse) A problem with nose-in parking, at least for older cars, is that it's hard to judge how far to pull in. The back-in stalls let you use the back-up camera to judge your spot within inches. Maybe the autopilot cars will pull in unassisted.

(LMB spouse) We also got a set of Nokian WR G3s recently because LMB didn't care for the snow handling of the stock 19 inch Goodyear RSA2s. Out this morning in an unplowed parking lot with three inches of very wet new snow, temp 33F, LMB tried several times but failed to get the rear end to...

(LMB spouse) Comber, ON, under construction per @HAL8950. Photos: Eastern Canada Superchargers - Page 114

(LMB spouse) Two points. First, we had a problem with the touchscreen recently. The car was driveable and I didn't think it was a big deal but a) no heat in winter! b) even worse, no defrost; had to open the windows periodically to keep the windshield clear. Lots of other things missing, e.g...

(LMB spouse) And the S85 frunk is much bigger! :smile:

(LMB spouse) Per the following post, the crew currently at Charlotte, NC will do Utica and Syracuse next. Supercharger - Greenville, SC - Page 24 Also, my "good authority" (see top of thread) was somewhat optimistic about the start date.

(LMB spouse) We have 6.1 and VT still works for me. I'm not going to do any password experiments; don't want to lose access before I have to.

(LMB spouse) We also got two Tesla jackets. They said it was because our DS was running late for our delivery appointment.

(LMB spouse) Per @EdA (LMB was also at this meeting) the Dedham Board of Selectman tonight approved a Tesla dealership license and service center at 840 Providence Highway, Dedham, MA. This is the site of the old Owen Lincoln dealership. It is less than a mile off I-95 a.k.a. MA Route 128 and...

(LMB spouse) Superchargers had it within a few hours of its opening Dec 29. @BlueShift does a great job of keeping up with these. I check the Changes tab for updates way too often.

(LMB spouse) How well does the speech recognition work for e.g. Norwegian owners? Is it country-specific in some way? The car is being sold in the UK; I would think we would hear more complaints from the rhotically impaired (sorry, attempt at humor) if it didn't work there.

(LMB spouse) Just replaced 19" stock Goodyears at 26,750 miles and 5/32" with Nokia WR G3s. S85, driven neither aggressively nor gently. Probably could have gotten a few more miles but... Winter Is Coming. A lot of the wear happened in the first 6000 miles, mostly on the rears. The Service...

(LMB spouse) LMB's method is to sit down gently on the front of the frunk until it clicks closed. No hands or strength needed! Also, no fingerprints.

(LMB spouse) My take is that low oil prices are aimed primarily at hurting Russia for its recent behavior in Ukraine and secondarily at lowering investment in oil exploration and development. The first is pretty clearly a US/NATO aim and the second is a benefit for Middle Eastern oil producers...

(LMB spouse) Not rare at our house! But, LMB would have to order Tech to get the same feature set we have now, as they refactored the options after the first year of production.

(LMB spouse) Makes sense that if your regen is limited you also can't Supercharge faster than that either. It's to protect the battery, which doesn't like high charging currents when really cold. We once saw something like 15 kilowatts Supercharging with a low state of charge and car driven...

(LMB spouse) Cute, but the Mean Value Theorem only applies to continuous functions. Perhaps you meant the Friendly Value Theorem?:wink:

(LMB spouse) Not sure that's ever been true. At least four CT locations have solar (Milford NB, SB; Darien NB, SB) and some of the original Cali stations have it as well.

(LMB spouse) Nice touch with the L.L. Bean example! Thanks.

(LMB spouse) @shadowinstallz thinks Brattleboro was up as of last night! Note that in the picture, the last two stalls (including the one with the Model S charging) are lit up but the others aren't. I suppose it could have been a Tesla test car though. Here's the link: Stratton Mountain Resort...

(LMB spouse) The US government agrees with you, at least the USGS part of it: Planetary Names: Abbreviations for Continents, Countries, and Ethnic Groups

(LMB spouse) Yes. There's a whole thread on this, started by me (blushes modestly). Supercharger - Brattleboro, VT

(LMB spouse) It's already on supercharge.info, but I don't think @BlueShift has a definitive stall count yet. Anybody know it?

(LMB spouse) Using the excellent data from supercharge.info, I count 1712 Tesla stalls open as of tonight! That's an average of over five and a half stalls per station. @Blueshift, if you're reading this, I think a prominent display of the open stall count would help Tesla win the VHS/Betamax...

(LMB spouse) About the price: I seem to recall that a large part of the price of aluminum is the energy input, and that the industry tries to make more aluminum when energy is cheap and less when expensive. Seems like energy is getting cheaper currently (oil at $55/BB) so maybe al aluminum gets...