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  1. M

    2008 Roadster, original owner.

    Pull the logs? I had the original 2008 but not that particular error. I had 2 cells (on 2 sheets) go resistive bringing down the whole pack. Sent to Carl's and back to 186 miles standard range charging. Hope it is something easier and less expensive for you.
  2. M

    Any early Roadsters with the original battery?

    Original battery on 1.5 #314. Spring 22 - had 2 resistive cells on 2 sheets repaired/replaced but mostly original. Still standard charges to 185 miles. Painful cost to repair/ship but happier now that it is behind me (for now)
  3. M

    How to Tow a bricked Tesla Roadster

    If you are not sure you are in tow mode and need to wake up your roadster to verify or actually put in tow mode - then check this out https://grubermotors.com/2019/11/21/how-to-wake-up-a-dead-bricked-roadster/
  4. M

    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    @markwj GREAT info - thank you!! I am looking at $4800 in shipping costs and likely less than $10k for sheet repair. = $14,000 for repair of my 2008 pack that was charging to 185 standard range. Or waiting for a new 3.0 pack = $30k? What are the odds of paying $14k and having this happen...
  5. M

    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    Thanks guys - no idea how it could have gotten so out of balance but if a bad cell is dragging it down. Carl is back in the office today and I expect he will have some more information for me good, bad, or otherwise. I guess the good news is as of now it isn't bricked. If there is a safe...
  6. M

    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    I posted the logs but mybe I didn't set the export correctly? What options should I / would you use? usage: VMSParser [-n annotation_file] [-s start_date] [-e end_date] [-r n] [-cdmptvhbu] [-k timestamp] [-j output_filename] [vms_file|tarball] -n add notes to record list from...
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    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    ^^^ @ML Auto @dhrivnak @eHorses @markwj Did I run permanent + histogram of battery correctly above? I honestly can't tell from the data if it is obvious or not? I purchased the car in Seatle and do know and trust Carl. When I bought the car I had him do a ton of mods and maintenance with him...
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    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    Battery Histogram Logs Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.1288] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Matte>C:\Users\Matte\OneDrive\Software\VMSParser.exe -b -s "06/01/2021" C:\Users\Matte\OneDrive\Cars\Tesla\Logs\5YJRE11B981000314\200204140244.tar show records at or...
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    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    Here are the logs Permanent: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.1288] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Matte>C:\Users\Matte\OneDrive\Software\VMSParser.exe -p -s "06/01/2021" C:\Users\Matte\OneDrive\Cars\Tesla\Logs\5YJRE11B981000314\200204140244.tar show records at...
  10. M

    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    Thank you for everyone's take. Thank you @markwj @ML Auto @dhrivnak - my most sincere thanks for your wisdom/input. How are you able to know that there is a bad cell? Which info/image gives it away? We have a service center here in St. Louis. Unfortunately - I have the distinction of being...
  11. M

    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    Thank you so much @gregd and @eHorses (or anyone else kind enough to look). Here are my screens. It was strange that many of my charging sessions would end without drama but very quickly. Also very odd sometimes I would plug in and it would end like it was full but the rage would just up/down...
  12. M

    Need my roadster geniuses / Please Help Logs/ 1.5 not charging or battery issue?

    Hi guys - haven't been active in a while but need some help from the genius that is this forum. I have a 2008 1.5 that previously was charging to 183+ miles. Have not driven in a couple months but keep it on 110v. Never any problems with it. Got it down from the lift and it only had 56...
  13. M

    Gruber fire victims thread

    What a disaster. My heart goes out to all of you impacted.
  14. M

    What to do?

    In today's market you would have a hard time replacing your car for under $100k
  15. M

    Installing HVAC Knobs

    One of mine broke - can I ask where you sourced yours? BTW mine go on without too much fuss so maybe your new ones are slightly too small?
  16. M

    Roadster loss

    Such a bummer. Sorry guys.
  17. M

    Should I sell or hold on to my Roadster?

    I really like the cars you are interested. I had a NSX I too couldn't maintain properly, loved shifting, loved the sounds, and owned for 23 years before the Roadster. Purchased with 186 miles standard charge last year with 10k miles for 40k. Never had the hard top off, soft top still in the...
  18. M

    Should I sell or hold on to my Roadster?

    I am a little out of touch with the market but are you seeing daily driven Roadsters consistently fetching $100k+? Not talking Signature or the very last one hand-signed my Musk - daily driven? 1.5s?
  19. M

    Tons 'o' errors

    Great report and glad Carl could help. Question - is the VMS accessed inside the car by the passenger footwell or is it through the front above the passenger footwell? I have read how to and what order to remove the plugs but have never looked for it or attempted.
  20. M

    Signature Roadster Power Train failure

    This signature car just sold on BringaTrailer for $182,000 a couple weeks ago. It had over 3x more miles and an accident but better standard range. Original-Owner 2008 Tesla Roadster Signature One Hundred I have 2008 with 13k miles that is not signature and probably not worth a fraction of...
  21. M

    The day that I gave the founder of Tesla a ride in my Lotus Elise in return for a ride in his T-Zero

    What an amazing story and a beautiful car you have there. I have a 2008 same Twilight Blue and it is the most fun car on the street I have owned.
  22. M

    Impressive range for a 12 year old car

    What is your ideal range on a 110v 12a where you don't range charge?
  23. M

    Top 10 things (and ?'s) you didn't know about Visium Hard Top

    OK - Friday 30 mins before was supposed to be somewhere I thought I would just pop on my new Visium. So excited - what could go wrong?! 30 mins later (drenched in sweat on a hotter than hades day) I had it set up - mostly after working each corner and trying not to strip anything and playing...
  24. M

    2009 1.5 Roadster to be for sale soon

    Yes - I purchased it site unseen and have enjoyed daily driving it after spending some money with Carl's shop in Seatle to make it perfect for my tastes. Loving it.
  25. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    No hard feelings at all. I respect and admire your work. I believe "the best data wins". I always try to listen like I am wrong. That said this is a very large battery study and there isn't any Roadster specific battery data that relates charge rates to battery health. The authors were...
  26. M

    Xenon HID upgrade

    Correct
  27. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    GeoTab found that the the two biggest factors affecting the life of EV batteries are battery cooling and frequent high power DC charging. Age and number of miles driven are far less important to how long a battery lasts. Chart and data collected What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about...
  28. M

    Homelink on the Roadster

    I too gave up trying to get it to work on my 1.5. I have a small remote that fits perfectly in the little area where the front trunk release is so I stopped messing with it.
  29. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    I looked into this as well. I do have 2 circuits but would have had to remove the GFI in the wall which is not to code so I decided to hack the dryer plug in the basement under the garage and use dryer buddy, heavy duty RV extension cord rated for 100A and a Y connector to have a 240v charger...
  30. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    Last night I replaced the three-prong plug on the 110 volt Tesla charger. I removed the ground fault interrupt. The temperatures were in the 50s and I charged it to see if I really lost 20 or 30 miles of range or if it was somehow related to the GFI After pulling an analyzing the logs I was...
  31. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    I use 240 volt. Sorry for typo. I did replace 110v plug to remove GFI and charge on a cool night so we will see in am
  32. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    Yes - those errors were on the 110v - I should have pointed that out. Here in the US, our AC lines are 110v is 60Hz I assumed that it got higher than 60 Hz (how much more? only Tesla would know I guess) and I attributed it to the GFI issues. Unless we ALL get that warning in the US (most of...
  33. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    Guessing a little from Carl's error codes since it doesn't have explinations for every one but you will see above ERR | error code 925 6 bytes ERR | error code 1081 6 bytes Many times 925 = DMC HW: Common Mode Sense fault 1081 = DMC FW: Line OverFrequency warning I could be wrong (and why I...
  34. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    Great tip on the diagnostics page for vitals - thank you! Forgot about that. As for losing miles overnight it has been very mild. I can definitely hear when the car is cooling and would know. We agree on it would be nice to have another 240v but it is not $300 but more like $3000 (we added a...
  35. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    I think you are probably right about the 16a / 220v but I also think the GFI was part of my problem (lots of reported fails here). I always monitor the PEM/Battery temp through VDS at end of my drive - and if even close (next to) yellow I put on the 220v/16a. My only hesitation on days it...
  36. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    1) OVMS = No (I know - I know) 2) I have nightly charged every single day for months and it was always between 181-185 on 110v and 177-181 on 220v. The car said stopped charging on the VDS with 16x and then 15x so I felt something was very wrong. The first night I noticed the wall GFI tripped...
  37. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    Couple of things. We have the new and improved Dryer Buddy that auto switches (great family owned business/product!). That 30 AMP dryer plug is split between my wife's electric car MB 250e with 85 miles of standard range (thank you Tesla!) and the Roadster. With the famliy all at home we...
  38. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    Quick update 2 days ago on 110v lost 20 miles of range on a charge = 165 ideal 1 day ago on 110v lost another 10 miles of ideal range =155 miles ideal Pulled logs and CAC didn't show dramatic difference or low brick Lots of charging errors and GFI popped Switched last night after 50 mile...
  39. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    No I was always looking at ideal range and I do switch between 110 volt and 240 v. I used 240 v 16 amp when it's hot out and I want to initiate a cooling cycle. Otherwise I just stick with 110 v. I have another Tesla motor and battery car that shares our dryer plug on a dryer buddy. I only...
  40. M

    Worried or Not? First battery/charge issue and 1st logs

    I purchased my roadster 1.5 back in January and am loving it. I have put many mods including preventative PEM work. I usually only charge 110V 15A unless I need a cooling cycle 240V 16A. Usually Ideal range in the low 180's The last 2 times I have changed my ideal range was in the 160's and...
  41. M

    Visium Unboxing!

    Just got mine yesterday. Will probably try it this weekend when I install my new rotors thanks to Titanium Dave!
  42. M

    Visium Unboxing!

    Mine should be here in the next 10 days - excited and thank you for posting.
  43. M

    Help! car won't charge

    OK - unplug the 110v. Remove any extension cables if you can. Now open / close the charge door all the way like 15 times (I think 5 is enough but I am OCD). Then plug in the 110v cable and try to charge and see if that "reboot" procedure helps. It did for me when my car wouldn't charge...
  44. M

    Review - ShowerCap Rain/Dust cover and daVinci Art Print

    Not sure about catching dirt but agree that the wind by the ocean would be a problem. I have a couple 3 LB soft hand weights I am experimenting with that fit in the center shelf to give it some weight / stability in the wind so it doesn't blow around as much. I'll let you know how that goes...
  45. M

    Review - ShowerCap Rain/Dust cover and daVinci Art Print

    I have a DD for really rainy days. I use it to protect against the sun and the occasional rain cloud but I am sure you are right if it was a storm. The picture is bad since I didn't have the strap on around the car. It is much taunter.
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    Review - ShowerCap Rain/Dust cover and daVinci Art Print

    This folds up very small inside the car (don't have to fetch soft top out of the trunk, remove everything on top of it in the trunk, get it out of the bag, place the supports, put it on). Also my Soft Top is basically new and requires a lot of force on/off. With this you basically hook...
  47. M

    Review - ShowerCap Rain/Dust cover and daVinci Art Print

    OK - couple other reviews I have been meaning to post. First off - I love top down driving but when I get to work I don't want to put the soft top on days it might rain. I started thinking about putting my full cover on/off but that seemed like a bigger pain then the soft top. I found this...
  48. M

    Medlock and Sons - Honest Review 1 of 13 - Carbon Fiber Door Sills

    Thank you! For the record Carl has encouraged me to be "brutally honest" I get nothing for any of this. I do have my own small business 22 years and counting and want to provide feedback and help small businesses that I feel as focused on customer service as ours is. I will also share of the...
  49. M

    1.5 still getting 188 to 185 on standard charge

    My car lived in Seattle and is now in St. Louis. It was never range charged and never on anything but the standard 110v. It only has 10k miles. It was never depleted lower than 50%. I believe that is why it charges to 188 to this day. I drive it now daily. I commute 6 miles round trip...