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Latest Tesla Roadster Newsletter. Might be worth swapping out the caps as well. There are several of us in San Diego/ L.A. thinking about a Pem Party.

Everyday driver was Roadster for 2 years, then S for almost 5 and then wife got an X. Guess the next one will be a model 3 to replace my kids car which is on its last legs. Is 4 Teslas to many? So far the Koolaid still tastes great.

I have taken to shoving a 1" square stick in the louvers when I hear the fans running. Guess I need them serviced.

It is good to feel the charger temp after an hour and keep track over time if it starts to feel hotter. It might be time to re torque the terminals if that temp increases.

Congratulations! Sorry no pictures. The area the pump is in gets a lot of mist/water. seal it up best you can and possibly add a weep hole.

Black sealant was on mine as well.

I had this happen several years ago. Your vacuum pump electronics in the bottom of the pump housing may have gotten wet. The circuit board is not coated very well against moisture and the housing leaks water that cannot drain away. It is not hard to remove the pump and get to the pc board. I...

I find when the connector gets hot the power is throttled back. There is a temp sensor in the connector to prevent it from getting too hot. I think the connectors are having trouble with the wear and tear of a lot of use. So if the cord end or the car inlet side is dirty or worn charging starts...

One of each, Roadster, S and X with model 3 on order

I arrived at a tech scout and pulled a 90lb jack hammer out of the trunk. That got their attention.

The Roadster is "Raw" fun, the S is refined fun.

Kids love the rear facing S seats

i experienced this at buttonwillow several days ago. The logic of slowing down your charge rate does not affect the amount of power used. Each car will just stay longer and overlap the charging of other cars still using the same amount of power. No peak limiting will occur. It was very...

Wear and tear on a warrantied battery with no financial benefit to Tesla would be reason one. The Chademo spec supports bidirectional power flow. Has anyone checked to see if it is enabled on the Tesla?

If head tracking were used it could be similar to using a real mirror.

I think helium instead of air might be used as the cooling fluid. It has about 6 times the ability to transfer heat as air and about 1/4 the ability of water. Since the cell can be completely covered in flowing gas it has about the same efficiency as water. The battery pack could be helium tight...

I have been running a similar fridge in my S for over 3 years. I feed the fuse for the 12v adapter from an all ways on source (electric seat fuse). My fridge has 3 settings for how low it will pull down 12v battery in the car. I leave it on the middle setting and have never had any ill effects...

Cup holders? Frunk photo? Trunk photo?

Unfortunately federal law makes resale of airbags illegal. Must buy from dealer/manufacturer. If you buy some other part perhaps the seller could pack the item in free airbags!

On a similar note I use auto close for my garage door. My S is a 2012 and has no sensors. I backed in to my garage instead of nose in and the auto close must have been confused and started closing the garage after I had moved only a few feet. I hotfooted it out and just got under the door before...

We prepped a car for full immersion in Long Beach harbour. My employee decided he wanted to buy the car after the shoot. He removed all of the electronic modules, sealed up the engine trans and other items 100%. We immersed the car several time in the water and when the shoot was over the...

I'll throw in my two cents for at least 72 amp charging. There are times when it is very helpful. How about 2 48 amp chargers 96 Amps:love:

Surprised me too.

Sounds like there will be a need to put the chargers outside the car and use a supercharger like dc cable to charge with. Link several 15k chargers to your home or business. 2 for single phase 3 or 6 for 3 phase. Think of as supercharger lite. Or you could install a Chademo.

I think it is a great idea. It gives the starter of the thread control over the tone and direction of the thread they created. Posts would still be overseen by the moderators for final say. If someone disagrees with the threads censorship by the originator they could start their own thread. It...

I had the same thing happen to my fob. The soap that is left in the fob is mildly conductive. I was using up a battery a week. I took the fob and placed it in wide mouth bottle and half filled it with very hot purified water (reverse osmosis ) distilled would also work. Proceeded to shake...

A couple of years ago I went to a film shoot that I expected to have a tow plant (big generator). Just my luck, no tow plant. I charged my roadster off a small generator to the tune of 6 MPH. It was not nearly enough to get back to a J charger. So I hooked up to my shop truck with a 2" ratchet...

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There is a good chance DC can be fed directly into the built in chargers. A lot of AC to DC chargers can handle a DC input. Your battery pack could have a Tesla whip on it. When plugged in it could tell the car what amp charge the batteries could supply. It would conceivably give around 1 mile a...

In for the same thing. On a loaner pack(seems new). Being sent to Fremont. Getting 225 on standard charge 43k miles on an early B pack. Hope the refurbished pack gets more than just the contactor upgraded. :wink:.

The Mini Mill is used to process the scrap left after forming the car parts. I believe it can be as much as 70% waste. Rather than shipping all these leftover bits all the way back to the foundry they can be turned back into sheet goods at the factory. This saves all the handling and...

I have a grey P85 in LA. I am also quite familiar with the film business. PM me with details. I should be able to make time.

Once they have a battery bank they can operate the charger without mains power (So they say).

I first reported mine at about 20k, said it was fine. Reported it at 38K, still said it is fine. Now at 40k it is so loud people ask what it is. I'm just going to wait for it to fail and then raise hell about them ignoring it.

I have a Prodeco Storm and it will just fold up and fit in the back. They are assembled in Fl from mainly Chinese parts. Build quality is good and they have several different battery sizes. I would recommend it. Here is a review I just found. Full Size Folding Electric Bike in a Tesla Model S -...

If you are willing to drive to North Hollywood / another couple of miles. I can provide 70a J1772 at my work. PM me for the gate code if you are interested.

Same backing off. I wish we had a one time override for specific locations.

I just don't know of any 380v inverters on the market except grid connect.

Just gotta suck in a few more shorts.:tongue:

Grid tied inverters need a stiff AC signal applied to the output terminals before they turn on. If this could be bypassed they would make a perfect backup/job site AC power source. I have yet to find someone who has successfully bypassed the safeties.

There is a microswitch under the cover that throws an error code. When the switch is depressed the error goes away but Tesla has a log entry of the access. The switch could be held down with a thin plastic shim slid under the slightly loosened cover. What kind of inverter are you using? I would...

I noticed mine at 20k. Service said it was normal. Now at 25k getting a lot more noticeable. Comes on strong at 80 mph. Also have the minor clunk between accell and decell. When driving next to a wall at about 25 mph in a quiet location a quiet mechanical grinding sound can be heard when at 20kw...

Had to reboot twice this morning after service updated to .10 2 days ago. Display froze up when I pressed homelink. Before this I hadn't rebooted for several months .

I was also told by a store manager mine was the fastest he had ever driven and what did I do to it. The only thing I've done is love it.

The problem is getting heat out of the core (rotor) of the motor. One can fill the motor with oil or water to transfer the heat to the motor case (stater) but a lot of friction is created. A fluid passage can be drilled through the rotor and connected to rotating joints on the ends. This would...

Build a dedicated charger (open evse ) for the Tesla and interrupt the pilot line with a relay when your heat or water heater comes on. Then all appliances can remain on.

Screw a bike hook in next to the charger, cheap protection.

Wire in a tt-30r so you meet code. Leviton 7313 30 Amp, 125 Volt, NEMA Tt-30R, 2P, 3W, Flush Mounting Receptacle, Straight Blade, Industrial Grade, Grounding, For Recreational Vehicles, Side Wired, Steel Strap, Black - Amazon.com Then use an adaptor that connects the hot and the neutral from...