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    Powerwall 2 + UPS Connundrum - and solution

    I think the post above might have accidentally mis-typed that number. From this page, I believe it ends is 7652: Powerwall Customer Support
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    Powerwall 2 + UPS Connundrum - and solution

    No, sorry, 1% is definitely not enough "room to charge". As I mentioned above, I didn't see the drop in frequency until I had 10-15% capacity, and even then the frequency was still ~62Hz (not standard 60Hz).
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    Powerwall 2 + UPS Connundrum - and solution

    I believe @MorrisonHiker likely hit on the core issue. When backup-only, I don't see a full 100% which to me makes sense because you don't want to keep the batteries at 100% charge for an extended period of time. By contrast, when I run with time-based control, I always see 100% charge which I...
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    Powerwall 2 + UPS Connundrum - and solution

    I've seen similar behavior to what you describe and I believe it is primarily or entirely due to the charge state of the Powerwalls. I have a plug-in Kill-a-watt meter which showed 65Hz at night, when no sun was out, when my Powerwalls were 99% charged. After my Powerwalls had discharged by...
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    Why is the gateway taking energy from the grid during peak?

    I do have storm watch on, but have not touched it and I'm in Southern California where it seems highly, highly unlikely that storm watch would have even accidentally been triggered yesterday. My Powerwalls are outside, though temps were only mid-70's (F) but I'll call & find out what may have...
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    Why is the gateway taking energy from the grid during peak?

    Below is the image for the day. For those unfamiliar, the green is the PowerWall which you can see charging from about 7:30am until about noon when it reached 100%. You'll note the Powerwall properly kicks in at 4pm to match the house usage as the solar decreases, but then it drops to zero as I...
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    Why is the gateway taking energy from the grid during peak?

    See the two images below for reference . . . I have time-of-use setup with peak hours 4-9pm with the preference set for cost savings. The first screenshot below shows 6:24pm (in the middle of the peak range) and the house only wanting to use 4.4kW of electricity. I have multiple Powerwalls...
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    A better way to mount toll transponders

    I want to share a picture of how we mounted a toll road transponder in our Model 3. This is particularly useful if you have any film on your front windshield or you simply don't like look of a (typically) white transponder stuck to your front windshield. My wife took some dark paper then cut &...
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    EV Car/My Tesla - An Alexa skill for Amazon Echo / Tesla integration

    @DWhatley You can also leave your car unlocked by creating a new profile (as I did) which does NOT use the setting to lock upon walking away. I still have to remember to select that profile when I exit the car, but as long as I do that, the car remains unlocked.
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    Any reason to get EAP if you don't cruise

    @Sonic_78 My wife generally feels, or at least felt, the same as yours. I suggest you make the point that driving today and in the future will have far more distractions than ever in the past. As humans, we all have far too many distractions from technology or bad days or we can "zone out"...
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    what causes this orange tint from our windows?

    See the image below which shows an orange-ish tint across the top of the windshield, mostly in the area where we have the normal darker tint. It is generally only visible when there is rain/dew/water on the glass. This orange-ish color also appears on the top glass panels of the falcon wing...
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    BlackVue DR750S-2Ch Install Question

    Is the trailer brake controller connection "always on" (like the OBD port) such that it will support BlackVue's parking mode, or does it turn off?
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    Supercharger orange ring ???

    I recently experienced the “orange ring” problem but luckily found a simpler cause & solution. Apparently someone had let the supercharger connector fall to the ground where it managed to pick up a small pebble (or piece of loose asphalt). This was preventing it from being pushed in all the way...
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    Blackvue 2-Ch Dashcam Install on Model X

    I respectfully but completely disagree. This is not some mass produced piece which will sell miillions of units by/from an established company who already has its own manufacturing, sales, marketing, & distribution/shipping channels. @David77 is effectively a friend, doing us all a favor. How...
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    Quick 220 system?

    Search Amazon for "gfci tester" and you'll see a number of devices in the $5-$10 range that will let you test. Perhaps you've already considered this, but do you have an electric drier anywhere closer to your garage? You could use that outlet and charge much faster than the products described...