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  1. ralph142

    Off-grid solar car charging

    Seems like there should be a more plug and play set of modules (?) to do this ?
  2. ralph142

    Tesla, TSLA & the Investment World: the Perpetual Investors' Roundtable

    Gotta love ‘contributed op eds to’, any published one wonders?
  3. ralph142

    So I have had my Tesla Y for 4 Days ...

    Your door lock problem may also be the child safety lock is on for the back doors. You have to go thru the on screen menu system, under locks to turn those on or off.
  4. ralph142

    Impact of 4680 cells?

    Buckle up, it is always thus with Teslas.
  5. ralph142

    Mid-Range Real World Range

    I traded mine in on a y, they gave me 31 k, not bad for a car I got for 38.5
  6. ralph142

    7-seat config waiting room

    Got mine today, blue/black, 19s. Pretty sweet. Everything is good, first road trip under our belts.
  7. ralph142

    Washington State Waiting Room

    Picked up my blue and black lr y, everything is fine, no issues. Definite rides a bit softer than my lemur. A lot more room. Looks like a usb c to a multi port splitter with a card reader for music and video can be had for $30 or so. The first world problem of the day is how to get the...
  8. ralph142

    7-seat config waiting room

    just got my text, set up for friday pick up
  9. ralph142

    Washington State Waiting Room

    just got my vin, my, 19s, 7 seater. no delivery notification yet.
  10. ralph142

    7-seat config waiting room

    got my vin this morning, no delivery notice.
  11. ralph142

    Range to set off sentry mode?

    How close does someone have to get to the car to set off sentry mode?
  12. ralph142

    7-seat config waiting room

    No vin, my delivery still says 2/1-2/17. Ordered 12/25/20
  13. ralph142

    Tesla Model 3 vs. Honda Accord Hybrid

    I have a 2018 mr, 264 rating. So long as you can charge back the 150 miles overnight, the sr+ should do fine. Running the battery from 80-20 % charge gives you 60% of 263, 150 is 57%. Even up hear in the cold rain, running wipers, heater, and seats while blasting stereo, np.
  14. ralph142

    Tesla experience living far from a Service Center

    At least here in the pnw they seem to schedule appts to take the car, but in my now 2x experience, don’t actually get to look at it for at least another day, sometimes 2-3. Once they’ve looked at mine it’s only taken another day or so to fix and have ready to return, but the big delay seems to...
  15. ralph142

    110v vrs 220v charging

    perhaps, but there’s not much evidence that I’ve ever found suggesting a significant difference between 120 and 240 v charging. And since it goes through the rectifier, being ac, it would be that bit of circuit ‘wearing out’ rather than the batteries themselves ?
  16. ralph142

    Mid-Range Real World Range

    I’ve got a first quarter 2019 build lemur, 12 k miles so far, show 254 at 100% charge. I routinely get 210 freeway miles @70 mph or so on 100% Down to 10% charge. Much better driving slower of course. 99% charged at home on 120v 15 amp. Summer sees a typical commute of 10 miles rt @ 190-210...
  17. ralph142

    14-50 v 6-50 outlet

    14-50 is standard for other charging besides the car, rvs for example, so might be more flexible against future use.
  18. ralph142

    Actual data on winter charging @ 120V (NJ)

    I charge my LMR outside all winter in the pnw. Mostly 5-15, but I have a 5-20 as well. The key is to plug in immediately after driving and take advantage of the warm battery. If it sits overnight, or even several hours if it’s below 40, before you charge you wont get much.
  19. ralph142

    Real world charging speed on 5-20 @ 110v

    5-20 is in principle 120v x 16 amps so 1.9 kw. Minus about 10% for wall to battery loss. My car, a LMR, reports 2 kw charging on my 5-20 circuit. I don’t translate into added miles per hour, as I find it tends to be misleading.
  20. ralph142

    Advice for landlord situation in California

    possibly, but needs to be negotiated with the landlord of course. You’ll notice that is not part of the ca code tho.
  21. ralph142

    Best Song for Premium Audio?

    back in the day I used to carry around a half speed master copy of the Yes album ‘Turn of the Century’ when checking out, admittedly most only moderately good, systems. But, it could be very revealing.
  22. ralph142

    Advice for landlord situation in California

    Op disagree with my previous post all you want, but I quote from yor ca code:( 4) Obligation of the lessee to pay the lessor all costs associated with the lessor’s installation of the charging station and its infrastructure prior to any modification or improvement being made to the leased...
  23. ralph142

    Advice for landlord situation in California

    You see that you’re obligated to pay all costs upfront, and provide financial breakdowns for use and removal, in addition to any process the landlord establishes? Maybe get some estimates before rolling too far.
  24. ralph142

    Best Song for Premium Audio?

    I thought odesza’s I want you, showed it off pretty nicely
  25. ralph142

    What happens in the "gap week" before TSLA stock splits?

    yes indeed, but they called it a dividend. I don’t think there can be a gap, you either own xx shares next Friday and get four new ones for each, or not. The ex div date isn’t relevant.
  26. ralph142

    What happens in the "gap week" before TSLA stock splits?

    Didn’t Tesla announce the split as a dividend? So theoretical the only split will be from the ex div date? That’s what’s confusing people perhaps. Can’t really work like that can it?
  27. ralph142

    VW ID.3

    Not bad, interesting golf ball dimples on the front bumper
  28. ralph142

    Model Y versus Ford Mustang Mach-E

    wow no ccs >120 charging at all in 4 very big states?
  29. ralph142

    Installing Valentine One

    off topic I know, but does anyone have an idea of the radar return differences between a model 3 and a comparable size ICE, maybe a civic ? should be less, no fan or radiator or engine up front?
  30. ralph142

    How is everyone disinfecting their interior?

    I have the black seats by the way, no obvious effects
  31. ralph142

    How is everyone disinfecting their interior?

    Yep, everything so far. I had a thread started asking about damage, but no one really responded seriously.
  32. ralph142

    How is everyone disinfecting their interior?

    The alcohol has worked for me without any obvious ill effects so far. I avoided chlorine based wipes.
  33. ralph142

    Elon - Please build Ventilators - Now!

    I expect Stardew valley in the next update at least
  34. ralph142

    Effect of disinfectants on seat materials?

    nice, thanks. I had the soap and water / upholstery cleaner argument with my wife and she’s happier with a disinfectant. I stayed away from anything with bleach in it.
  35. ralph142

    Effect of disinfectants on seat materials?

    yes, sorry, I was joking about beer, wine and bourbon, since I didn’t get any serious answer. I was worried about the bleach solutions on the black seats. If yours are white, any discoloration might be less apparent. Ive been putting 303 on as a base layer, the wiping with a 70% iso solution...
  36. ralph142

    Effect of disinfectants on seat materials?

    I'm planning to conduct extensive field testing with initially very low alcohol percentages, starting perhaps with 4-7%, shifting into a 12% range and finishing at perhaps 40-45%. I''ll let you know how that goes.
  37. ralph142

    Effect of disinfectants on seat materials?

    I know how to disinfect, I’m asking if the seat materials are adversely impacted by the common solutions.
  38. ralph142

    Effect of disinfectants on seat materials?

    I’m assuming bleach solutions are a problem, but what about alcohol, chloride, peroxide and etc? Any to definitely avoid?
  39. ralph142

    Elon - Please build Ventilators - Now!

    one of the things we’ve done is create a supply chain for a lot of medical gear thru China. Obviously that was severely disrupted.
  40. ralph142

    Noob : what outlet should I buy

    can you identify the circuit in the panel box ? maybe a breaker is labeled, otherwise can you trace the wires ? or use a tester on the wires and switch breakers on and off. no way to tell by just the outlet cover
  41. ralph142

    Have there been studies on possible health effects of ev's?

    i was, but got kicked out.
  42. ralph142

    Can Bioweapon Defense Mode Filter Out Coronavirus?

    apparently a hepa rating is equivalent to an NIOSH N100, so it should. of course its another question entirely whether there is any actual airborne viral threats on the road.
  43. ralph142

    Can Bioweapon Defense Mode Filter Out Coronavirus?

    Is a hepa filter the equivalent of an n95?
  44. ralph142

    7-seat config waiting room

    I couldnt select that option, it was greyed out, signed up for the five anyway.
  45. ralph142

    Any Model Ys in Showrooms yet?

    The bellevue, wa folks told me yesterday not to expect show models or test drives before the end of the year. That seems a bit extreme, but iirc it was about a year after the first threes came out that they started scheduling test drives.
  46. ralph142

    VW ID.3

    still kind of makes a difference that there are model threes actually driving around, once the IDs are we can (potentially) be smug about them.
  47. ralph142

    Installing a NEMA outlet on a hard wired 240v hot tub circuit?

    First step after you line up options: make sure the landlord is ok with the change and how it’s done. I take a dim view of people changing my electrical or plumbing without my explicit permission, especially if they do it themselves, or get their “brother in law the contractor” involved, lol...
  48. ralph142

    Mid Range Model 3. What trim is it?

    What they told me when I bought mine, end of first quarter 2019, was that it was the rwd lr, but with a smaller battery pack so they could offer a less expensive car. Effectively replaced by the Sr and Sr plus, which have different packs than the mr.
  49. ralph142

    The most efficient EV I own......

    add an alcohol based heater ?
  50. ralph142

    The most efficient EV I own......

    hmm, yes. one wonders about cold temperature efficiency drops however ?