Recent content by glhs272

So I would like to finally post an update on my pack swap for my old 2013 MS 60. So on March 20th, I dragged my S60 with replacement battery pack out to Mr. Erickson's place in Armstrong IA. The drive was successful and managed to get both battery and car there in one go. The pack swap itself...

Reporting suggests it was actually an Ukrainian Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat.

Sure does look an awful lot like my Cessna 152. Which is weird, as it must light up a radar scope like a Christmas tree given it's all aluminum construction. Russia's air defense must be getting really bad if they are letting these things through. That said, remind me to not go flying near the...

Expect yes. The charge rate being limited by the BMS in the pack, swapping the pack from 85 to 90, the charge rate will be limited by the software in the 90 pack BMS. The 90 has better charging than the 85, therefore it will see improved charge rate at a supercharger. Charge rate on level 2...

Thanks for heads up. I have been able to connect with Mr. Erickson and we have agreed on a plan to get my car fixed. Super happy day! I will follow up with the results when I can. Thanks for all the advice everyone.

Thanks Kman. Yes we have met a few times at one of your EV parties at your parent's resort at Lake Delton. I appreciate all of the contributors of this thread. I am trying to reach out to some of the folks suggested. I will update the thread when I know more.

Yes, I still have the original MCU1.

That is my hope. My concern is that now that its charge limited to such a low level that the BMS will no longer be able to balance the pack. Therefore the bad cells in the pack will push the pack way out of balance. Which in turn would cause the range to rapidly diminish as the lowest cells...

So I have been dreading this day for a while and it has finally happened. My beloved 2013 Model S 60 is now posting the infamous BMS_029 fault. The car is about 11 years old and has 241,500miles. It has given no warning signs or any weirdness signaling impending failure. Just went to the car...

Looks to be legit. One of the youtubers I follow Suchomimus regularly reports on these things and does a good job of weeding out the fakes. It appears this one actually happened. Perhaps the HIMARS broke down in a bad place where it was spotted and quickly targeted by Iskander.

Well spoken.

It's a terrible idea for Russia if we simply keep re-supplying Ukraine. Russia will attrit their military and be spent after about 3 years. However, since the end of 2023 it appears Putin has confidence that he has the US political system sufficiently jammed up that no US aid may come to...

It appears the Russians are using the Zapp Brannigan method of defeating Ukraine's Patriot Missile batteries. For those who don't know what I mean, basically throwing everything at the Ukrainians until they run out of ammunition. It may seem like I say that jokingly. However, this is what they...

I am puzzled as to why the US isn't leveraging this "Excess Defense Articles" (EDA) authority more widely. I see no reason it couldn't be used to donate defense equipment directly to Ukraine and circumvent congress entirely. If you go on DOD's website, you can see it has been sending this type...

I have wanted to discuss the Ukrainian Airforce and what may be helpful to them for a while. First off, although I am a licensed FAA pilot... I am not former military nor do I know any classified information. The closest I know of first hand experience with F/A-18s is my DPE (designated pilot...