Recent content by Bleedblue82

all good. electrician doesn't see any issues with WC or the line. issue was all upstream - only reason I thought it was the WC is that the romex coming out of the board smelled like burning (because the terminal inside the board was burning)

Update for those interested... this morning's electrician came out, pulled the panel off, and immediately spotted that the inbound line (service --> board 1 --> this board, board 2) was not tightened and arcing under high load. Nothing to do with the HWPC at all beyond the fact that 40A load got...

Electrician swapped the breaker for a brand new one; that one didn't trip either even when the car was set to 40A and amp meter showed 105A. I am more and more convinced electrician's amp meter was wrong. Just thinking thru the math - excess 60A x 240V is a lot of heat to dissipate out into the...

I talked to Tesla as @DerbyDave kindly suggested - they think it's a ground fault (high temp at terminals). I coincidentally had a mobile tech out today and he thinks the unit's probably faulty given sudden failure, but I'm getting (another) electrician to come check the boxes for tesla so I can...

Copper wire, professionally installed by qualified and licensed electricians... and operating great for 9 months. no faults in the cable, nothing else on the circuit. I can't explain it. Beyond confused. Calling Tesla and seeing if they'll send a replacement just to eliminate that variable.

I had the same question for my electrician (reputable company that’s done work for me before). His response was - shrug, they don’t trip immediately. He also replaced the breaker and found the same overage. Could his amp meter be wrong, sure. But the burning smell lends credence to something...

Sorry, dramatic post title but couldn't resist... I had a Gen3 wall charger installed last year - only thing on a 50A breaker, firmware set to limit charging to 40A, car set to 40A. Last week noticed a burning smell from the Romex. Electrician came out today and measured current at the breaker...

“Regular” refresh S.

Weirdly my notes are very slightly different but still effectively nothing.

Friends, Romans, countrymen... Quick thoughts after a week and a half with the car primarily in city driving. I'm a fan so far - big improvement over the 3. Setting the car to comfort suspension is a delight, although it makes you feel like a barge captain steering-wise (tradeoffs). Contrarian...

It’s been a long strange journey to get here but finally have a beaut of a Model S in my driveway. Some thoughts and observations for those still waiting, from a prior Model 3 owner. Let’s kick off with “the Tesla experience” overall. Well, it still sucks but it’s getting better! I hopped a...

That would be easiest but I "bank" with one of the brokerages so getting a cashier's check is a bear. Any other options anyone is aware of? Looks like I could add my bank account and pay w/ Plaid instantly - will that work on moment of delivery?

Hi guys, need some quick dumb help - BOA botched my initial loan config so ended up owing a small balance (around a grand). What's the smart play on paying Tesla? Can I do it at the DC before picking up, and if so how (personal check, pay thru Plaid app...)? I don't want to wire $$ sight unseen...

@cwanja some more datapoints for you - I am MF4545 - spoke with an SA today to update some registration details. He confirmed again that 1) he is aware of the firmware hold 2) he reviewed my car's notes carefully and confirmed that it was NOT included in the delivery hold. Now this is not...

Call the general line. Dial 1, then 1 again, then say Model S delivery. Tell the person who picks up you want to know where your car is. If you need to push to ask them for specific location do it. If they won't, hang up and dial again. I've done that 3x this week and have gotten a specific...