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MY SR+ can only draw 32 amps from my WC, and therefore only requires a 40 amp breaker, but I installed it with a 60 amp breaker and thats perfectly fine. I could also have used a 70 amp or even a 100 amp breaker as long as the wiring would support it. People get confused as they think the CB is...

No, that’s incorrect. Think of it this way, a regular wall circuit is either 15 or 20 amp, and you can install a door bell on one or an alarm system, sprinkler systems and or dozens of other things that don’t even come close to the circuits rating. There is NO safety issue with an item that's...

Teslafi once you tell it your utility rate will compute each charge to the penny. If you look at my electric bill it says my rate is 11c per KWH, however if you divide total bill by KWH used, you get .14C per KWH. Seems AVERAGE US residential rate is 13.31c Per KWH Electricity Rates in the...

A few points, First these things we keep calling a chargers, are not chargers, the AC charger is in the car, Whether WC, or destination “charger” or travel “charger” or whatever, they aren’t much more than sophisticated plugs really, they provide a safe connection from the Grid to the cars on...

unless I’m mistaken, the dark current of those mods is really minimal If you can get the OEM battery as cheap as we can in the US, you cant make a fiscal argument against one, but if OEM is expensive, there are other very good deep cycle group 51R batteries, notably Optima and Odyssey. US...

14.3 and 13.3 are ideal voltages for good quality AGM batteries, 13.3 is float voltage of course. I’ve never heard of an auto dropping to float, but it’s the ideal way to treat a battery, most autos just run 13.8 to 14.2 V all of the time. If anyone is curious the Lifeline batteries are among...

Your right, it’s not and for the reasons you say, and I’m nearly certain that the whole time we drive our cars the 12V battery is being charged at around 14V which is entirely normal and correct for a lead acid battery, but bad for Lithium. Easy to find out, just check the voltage of the 12V...

I woud take it to a suspension shop, not saying lay them to fix it,but pay them to diagnose the issue, and have them show you, diagnosis ought to be on the bill. then go to Tesla. Obviously somethings wrong, the car is not supposed to pop

I would call Ultrafabrics, They nave made Ultraleather for a long time and I wouldn’t be surprised if they are the supplier for Tesla. Ultraleather is impervious to most things up to acetone, acetone will soften it and of course should be avoided. Whatever you try, first try it on an...

what kind of key could you use?

Oh a LifePo4 AKA LFP is a Li-ion battery, there are many chemistries all grouped under a common name of Li-ion. You can “trickle” charge any Li-ion pack, but the charge should be terminated once the pack is full or bad things can occur. However you can float a li-ion battery as long as float...

Optima’s and some other better AGM’s can easily last far longer, the Prius we traded for our model 3 had an almost 10 yr old Optima battery in it, Optima makes a deep cycle yellow top for the Prius, Prius has odd sized terminals, but anyway the Prius use of a 12v battery is similar to a Tesla’s...

on average I believe Tesla says 1% per day on average, if you only drive 5 to 7 miles a day a regular outlet would suffice easily Nothing wrong with a extension cord as long as it’s a large enough gauge of wire, in your case if you had a 14-50 and an extension cord just turn the charge amperage...

I have a 60 amp breaker and 6ga wire, to my WC wired direct. I didn’t want a plug as code requires a ground fault breaker for ANY plug in a garage, and the instructions for the WC specifically state to not install a ground fault breaker. I went ahead and maxed the CB and wire, because who knows...

Back in I guess the 70’s aluminum was allowed in branch circuits to wire houses. There were many fires from the aluminum wiring, one issue is the aluminum expands more when heated than copper and this repeated expansion and contraction caused the wire to loosen where it was terminated, and...