Recent content by efxjim

PM to you.

Ditto

Latest Tesla Roadster Newsletter. Might be worth swapping out the caps as well. There are several of us in San Diego/ L.A. thinking about a Pem Party.

Everyday driver was Roadster for 2 years, then S for almost 5 and then wife got an X. Guess the next one will be a model 3 to replace my kids car which is on its last legs. Is 4 Teslas to many? So far the Koolaid still tastes great.

I have taken to shoving a 1" square stick in the louvers when I hear the fans running. Guess I need them serviced.

It is good to feel the charger temp after an hour and keep track over time if it starts to feel hotter. It might be time to re torque the terminals if that temp increases.

Congratulations! Sorry no pictures. The area the pump is in gets a lot of mist/water. seal it up best you can and possibly add a weep hole.

Black sealant was on mine as well.

I had this happen several years ago. Your vacuum pump electronics in the bottom of the pump housing may have gotten wet. The circuit board is not coated very well against moisture and the housing leaks water that cannot drain away. It is not hard to remove the pump and get to the pc board. I...

I find when the connector gets hot the power is throttled back. There is a temp sensor in the connector to prevent it from getting too hot. I think the connectors are having trouble with the wear and tear of a lot of use. So if the cord end or the car inlet side is dirty or worn charging starts...

One of each, Roadster, S and X with model 3 on order

I arrived at a tech scout and pulled a 90lb jack hammer out of the trunk. That got their attention.

The Roadster is "Raw" fun, the S is refined fun.

Kids love the rear facing S seats

i experienced this at buttonwillow several days ago. The logic of slowing down your charge rate does not affect the amount of power used. Each car will just stay longer and overlap the charging of other cars still using the same amount of power. No peak limiting will occur. It was very...