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(LMB spouse) First machine, in college, was an IBM 1130 (unrelated to Digital PDP-11) in Fortran. Then IBM 360. Then, and way cool, wrote (and hand assembled) an assembler, loader, and editor for a just-decommissioned Minuteman 1 missile guidance computer. No core, just many 384 byte tracks...

(LMB spouse) I keep thinking a 4 stall station at the main LL Bean store in Freeport would be win-win. Are they still open 24-7?

I'll be there. - - - Updated - - - The bad bill is S.177, sponsored, as it was last year, by Marc Pacheco. Like last year, the bill appears to be a wishlist of stuff for dealers and includes the following addition to the section of the law on direct sales by manufacturers SECTION 2. Paragraph...

(LMB spouse) Yeah funnel, but even with a funnel it's awkward and you have to pour slowly unless it's quiet enough to hear splashing getting near the top of the filler pipe. I'm thinking of 3D printing a funnel with an integral "bobber" to let me know when the level is almost full. Not sure if...

(LMB spouse) (See item 3 first; it's not been addressed yet.) 1) I am in the "800 volts does not effect charge time" camp. You could split the current Model S cells up into two 42.5 kWh 400 volt batteries and put them in series. You'd use half the charge current at twice the voltage and the C...

(LMB spouse) I find that the internal temperature report can read very high if the car has been parked for a while. I think the sensor location may not sample the cabin temperature very accurately if the fan is off.

(LMB spouse) Also, the 75-90 minute number assumes a warm battery. We supercharged at Newark, DE with a 20 degree F battery at 10% and it took about 1:45 to full. Charge rate was less than 15 kilowatts for the first 15 minutes or so, then gradually increased to about 60 kW at about the point...

(LMB spouse) 2013Q2 S85. Drive unit replaced twice. First time was at 6000 miles because of the loud rumble/tire-noise-like-sound. The replacement was a rebuilt unit. It was great but after a few thousand miles developed a loud inverter whine at low power levels, 5-20 kW, i.e. typical steady...

(LMB spouse) Owned by Murdoch. Need I say more?

(LMB spouse) The part you quoted was the part I intended to be ignored. The relevant part was "Do note that the permits reported on supercharge.info have to be discovered by independent research, so maybe there's less of this happening now that most states have Supercharger stations." By...

(LMB spouse) LMB's car also had a charge port replacement, because the connectivity became unreliable. The Service Center said that this seemed to happen mostly in the winter, and they hypothesized that ice build-up might be stressing the connector.

(LMB spouse) Edit: sorry, ignore the following, I misread the OP's post. Do note that the permits reported on supercharge.info have to be discovered by independent research, so maybe there's less of this happening now that most states have Supercharger stations. Actually, the rate picked up...

(LMB spouse) There's been a lot of debate about winter tires on this forum. Many think the Nokian Hakka R2 is the best no-compromise snow tire, but of course it's not suitable for warm weather. LMB and I live in south suburban Boston where the roads are usually cleared within 24 hours...

(LMB spouse) Very late to the party, but best of luck to you Mat and thank you for two years of fantastic service! -- J & L