elddum
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I agree. For any new/unknown socket with a UMC 10 amp tail I always start there (even without extension cable). Safest way to be sure it’s all good. After confirming for a good charge I’lll then ramp it up to 10.7 or 8 amps
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I agree. For any new/unknown socket with a UMC 10 amp tail I always start there (even without extension cable). Safest way to be sure it’s all good. After confirming for a good charge I’lll then ramp it up to 10.7 or 8 amps
-snip-I've often wondered why Tesla's recommend not to use extension cords when charging using the UMC.
So the reason Tesla don't want you using extension cords is because the tail has a temperature sensor at the plug, and can detect if an outlet is getting too hot, and downgrade the amps if it's is. With an extension cord, it won't know the temperature of the socket. Clever.
You couldn't have missed the point of my post more.
I'm not circumventing anything.
FFS mate, its clever that tesla put temperature monitoring of the supply socket into the UMC. I cant think of any other appliance that does that.-snip-
So you say here (and this is what I was referring too) by using an extension lead the Temperature sensor won’t know the temperature of the socket.
The socket will still get hot, probably hotter due to the extension lead. I don’t see how this is clever? That’s more likely the reason they don’t want you using an extension lead.
Especially when people use cheap leads from cheap as chips while they are travelling.
Coiled is Ok. Just not tightly coiled without airflow.Should never use an extension lead coiled anyway, let alone with a constant high draw. The EM will create heat and cause other problems
None - it's been icedWho drives away with the most charge?
The one who arrived with the most charge. There would be so much debate on how to charge that no-one would actually get any charging completed.A mechanical engineer, a civil engineer, a mining engineer, an aeronautical engineer, a chemical engineer and an electrical engineer all walked into a bar... They all turned up in Teslas. There is one 32A GPO, but numerous cables and power boards hanging on hooks with every conversion possible.
Who drives away with the most charge?
None of them, because they're all too sozzled to drive.Who drives away with the most charge?
Try this:The 40cm 32A tail isn't quite long enough for me to mount the UMC unit to the wall so it's just hanging there, works fine though.
I recommend using "Scheduled Departure" instead, with "Off Peak charge" enabled - set "off peak end time" for 6am and it'll start charging early enough to finish before 6 (in my experience, it usually finishes about 20-30min before the end time). Charging towards the end of the window means you get the benefit of the battery being warmed by the charging when you start driving (and you can also enable "precondition" if you want to pre-warm the cabin for those really cold mornings).Have it on scheduled charging from 1am (conservatively timed to avoid possible charging @ the regular tariff) to take advantage of AGLs 8c/kWh tariff between midnight and 6am.
I recommend using "Scheduled Departure" instead, with "Off Peak charge" enabled - set "off peak end time" for 6am and it'll start charging early enough to finish before 6 (in my experience, it usually finishes about 20-30min before the end time). Charging towards the end of the window means you get the benefit of the battery being warmed by the charging when you start driving (and you can also enable "precondition" if you want to pre-warm the cabin for those really cold mornings).
You don't have to enable preconditioning with scheduled departure, it's optional.If I used scheduled departure, it would then mean that the car pre-conditions on my WFH days when it's unnecessary.
True, but the interface and mechanism to achieve this is clunky at best description.You don't have to enable preconditioning with scheduled departure, it's optional.
You don't have to enable preconditioning with scheduled departure, it's optional.
“Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week,” - so they've hard coded it into your car too!The charging system is so primitive it assumes you work a 5-day week. Many of us don't. *Roll-eyes*
“Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week”
To be fair. Elon sleeps at his offices so he does WFHExcept Elon!