Recent content by eprosenx

Yeah, if the drop is just due to the circuit being a really long way from the “source” then the Tesla is probably backing off for no reason. It can’t tell the difference between a bad connection heating up and creating a dangerous situation OR just a really long wire where the lost energy is...

Thank goodness for a slightly less stupid Salem location! The current one is basically useless for many folks due to its distance from the freeway (if you care about speed). Great to see more coming!

I am very curious how a firmware update could change this behavior? I have always assumed that the wires were to a solenoid and you needed a source sufficient to pop the solenoid. If they are just a signalling method, then some other power source would be required to actuate the solenoid which...

Most likely the wire in the wall is Romex (NM-B) 10 gauge. I will assume as much for this post. So yeah, in the panel you will take the neutral wire that is landed on the neutral bus (likely is common with the ground bus in your main panel) and “permanently relabel” it to black or red in color...

Glad you liked it! It was at a friends house that I don’t have immediate access to sadly…. I might be able to get them to measure it tomorrow but no promises. :) Note this was a Gen 2 wall connector and so all bets are off with Gen 3…

The nav system says one unit is out of service. Anybody know which one it is? I am here right now and was going to tag it with a label so folks knew not to use that one… It drives me crazy that Tesla knows one stall is down and shows that on the nav but yet they don’t tell people which stall...

Lol, it is as if you are channeling the NEC code writers. ;-) As of more recent codes you now are mandated to have “multi wire branch circuits” (shared neutral circuits) breakers tied together with handle ties so that when turning off one circuit you are forced to turn off the other at the...

I also never said I didn’t do it hot. :-) To be honest, I have done more hot work than I probably should and without always the proper PPE. The more I learn the more I realize how certain things have been dumb. (arc flash protection gear exists to keep you from getting injured, better just...

Oops, I responded before seeing this post. Yup. This is a classic “loose neutral” situation. FWIW, if you had a way to connect to a 240v circuit you would not have an issue I suspect. 240v connections don’t use the neutral which is probably what is broken. Could of had the electrician wire...

So lots of discussion in this thread, but I feel like I need more data. When you first plug in and the instant it shows the voltage, what does it show? Then can you show/explain how the voltage changes as charge current ramps up? Indeed I would first assume there is an issue on the circuit...

Interesting. I don’t know what caused this heat for sure. I would first suspect it was due to a loose connection from the wire to the screw, but as you point out it could also be an issue between the plug blade and the clamp in the receptacle. With these photos I can’t tell which (and even if...

Nice pictures. I am guessing that the screw was not torqued down enough or that insulation was caught under the screw. This causes heating obviously. This is a great example of why quality work is so critical and why I don’t recommend charging EV’s on daisy chained 120v circuits. Too many...

So I know this area *extemely* well. The only chainsaw shop I trust to sharpen my chains is in Myrtle Creek and my friends own a bunch of property outside of Riddle Oregon so we use that freeway exit all the time. I will be down there next weekend and will try to do some scoping out. Either...

I have an idea: AFCI breakers have electronics in them that can detect arcing within a circuit (typically caused by a loose connection). I am wondering if you have a loose connection somewhere on the main feeds to your panel, in the meter base, or even more likely, outside the home between...

Sorry, old thread. But this is precisely correct. The ability to onboard a small generator with a fuel tank would be extremely versatile. Not having to carry the weight always is huge. Sadly, the economics for this probably don't work out. Though actually, having a small generator...