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I'm not sure which exact circuit you are using, but once the relay has been triggered, there should be no current going through the resistor at all. The relay will be a short circuit relative to the resistor, so no current would flow through the resistor to make it hot. I might be confused on...

I'd recommend going into the sub basement on the trunk and make sure you don't have standing water in there. Lots of cars have had bad seals around the trunk, which leaks into the car and pools up down there. The amount of condensation you are getting seems really likely to be from standing...

One of the updates I ignored was a software recall. The only real difference in behavior is that it downloaded itself over LTE, because I never enable WiFi. So instead of being in the 'enable wifi to download' it was already there and thus prompting for installs. I think they handle recalls by...

I mostly try to avoid updates because Tesla's software dev teams have been gutted, and the current staff are not very good. Several years of truly horrible updates with very slow fixes for introduced bugs leaves me preferring to not change things. Honestly, I'd pay real money to get the...

@nitynity Just curious why you would not go with the most obvious solution of the Dryer Buddy? It's the cheapest and simplest option for your scenario. https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/dryer-buddy-review.205700/ The auto version automatically disconnects the car when the dryer is...

I'm sorry, but this is absolutely incorrect. ALL batteries have self-drain, there is nothing magical about LiIon chemistry or Tesla manufacturing that can change that. If this were true, you'd be able to fire up that laptop in the closet that's been sitting for 5 years, and you can't. In LiIon...

I don't really care for the molded style mats, and looked around for a bit until I settled upon the Tesla store Rugged Textile mats. https://shop.tesla.com/product/model-y-rugged-textile-interior-mats These have a grippy backside and don't slide around at all. Really happy with these.

That seems like the best approach to me. Making sure the error is reported and in their system in case it matters later. That specific remaining warning APPw_303 means that the inertial measurement between the autopilot computer and apparently the airbag sensors don't agree, so it's flagged as...

I'd do the software install first, simply because it doesn't require any tools. It's also not clear exactly where the fault lies. If it's a software bug, better firmware will fix it.

If you want to try to force a full reboot of the car, you can disconnect the power completely. It's not hard, but it might be intimidating. You can read the procedure in the Tesla service manual. I've done this multiple times to clear false battery fail warnings, it's the surest way to fully...

I can offer a little different perspective, since I ran across this recently. What happens when the 12V is dead? That's the key part. The answer is that you can still drive the car, but having warnings on screen. The HV battery will remain always on, and the car will not sleep like usual...

Ah, interesting that it was a Chargepoint. They are missing the boat there, because they don't get paid for being connected, only for actually charging. So having someone hog the charger for 36 hours costs them money. This is probably at least part of the solution, where Chargepoint could add...

Yeah, this is a funny grey area at present, that will ultimately need some sort of better solution. Once EVs get popular enough so these are always booked up, it's going to be a problem to have wasted service time. And I don't think they'll build out so many connectors that it's not a problem...

I just had my service upgraded from 125A to 200A, as part of a solar install. My original equipment was right over the gas meter, and so the new box had to move outside the 36" range. My original (1966!) equipment was behind that door, but of course that won't fly nowadays. I'm not sure if...

How do you mean "battery terminal connectors?" Mine is older and for a 2020 Intel car, but there was only the single plug that connected to the main head unit under the passenger kick well. It gets power from the main unit as far as I know. Maybe point us to the spot you bought the unit so we...

This is a nearly perfect example of how you were just mislead by David Sacks, the known liar. Sacks makes it seem like this is Cornell University, as part of a class. If you watch the video, that's some guy at a Palestinian rally, and it's has exactly zero to do with Cornell or being a...

One thing I started doing when on the road was put a note on my dashboard that if some other EV driver needed the plug, to text me, and the number. Because we can unlock the charge port remotely, this could allow someone to grab the charger in a near spot, without needing to move cars. I...

It does move a lot, but generally only 1%. It's relatively rare for me to see a 4% move, but I notice one about every 6 months or so. Mostly I see these at higher states of charge, because it's rare for me to leave the car at low charge when I can charge at home. I had not driven before that...

I'm an EE, so I have better than usual understanding of battery measurements, and how it being a chemical process makes it really hard to get right. However... this is in fact Tesla's job. It should not be my job as a driver to have to second guess the car when it's being flaky and giving me...

Model 3 SR. This is the type of thing I don't really understand. It's not a serious problem, but unexpected behavior makes it harder to predict, especially when low on charge. Normal idle, sleep loss. Starts charge at 9%. Drift up in charge by 4%. 13% to 17% when it woke to charge. Top is...

NVX is the house brand for SonicElectronix, or vice versa. Same company. It doesn't look like they will fix it, I've heard reports of damaged subs for over 3 years now. They just seem to use the RMA process and don't seem to care about wasted equipment. I bought mine a couple of years ago...

Speaking of logistics, here is a Times interview with Major General Tim Cross who discusses the Ukrainian approach of targeting Orc logistics. It's not really in depth, but I think it's interesting that Cross has switched over to giving the Ukrainians a chance of winning. Previously he, like...

Worth a look to see if the grill is buzzing, but it's unlikely. For subs that arrived in damaged boxes, there were some earlier posts about the woofer itself getting damaged by drops. Apparently on the right drop, it can wedge the coil movement into the surrounding metal tube, and IIRC causes...

Is that a credible source? Looking into other posts from pedro suggests he's just making stuff up. He's trying to make russia look bad, but misinformation is bad either way. I'm sure there are goofballs in Ruzzian 'think-tanks' that believe nuking Poland should be a good step, but I seriously...

Here is a good opinion piece by Timothy Snyder: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/17/elon-musk-likes-to-think-he-saved-us-from-armageddon-hes-just-brought-it-closer It's an interesting takedown of Musk, and a bit more hard-edged than you usually see Snyder. It seems clear he...

I'm really frustrated with Tesla software updates being so poorly tested that they ship bugs like this to customers. How is this acceptable? I'll also observe that if Tesla allowed us to roll back a single release, everyone would be happy. Service would have a real answer, customers would be...

Pretty much agree with that approach. That late model 2023 is going to be last best Model 3 for a while. I went ahead and refunded the Autopilot purchase on my SR, so I'm back to unicorn status. I was not opposed to keeping it if it performed well, but my short summary is that Tesla software...

Fellow cheapskate here. Just finishing up a very long vacaction through the US West, mostly in CO. Driving out from CA through NV and Utah. Still on board with SR, the 200 mile range was only problematic once, where it wouldn't route me down the scenic highway 12 near Capitol Reef, because it...

I rented a Tesla from Turo long back that had that problem, that reportedely was broken. And my current 2020 model does not have that problem, it's always consistent. I think that is a broken stalk, and you should have mobile service replace or inspect it.

This substack nicely articulates my opinion about the current reporting on Ukraine in the major media, including NYT, Wapo, WSJ, and FT. All of those have been running assorted 'stalemate' articles that are not at all well founded, and always based on the anonymous 'analysts' in the US. My...

Adding one piece of up to date anecdata- 3.75 year old battery from manufacturing date, 4100 miiles on car. Always garaged in N. California. My 12V went bad right before me heading out on a trip. Mobile service had come out the week before for rear-cam recall, and when asked specifically if I...

Possible, but I think unlikely, because I just re-upped my 'subscription' in May. You only get access to the service manuals, not the diagnostic software, which is the $3000/year. You have to be logged into your Tesla account associated with your car. Go to tesla.com and sign in. Then go to...

Here is an article from Garry Kasparov that is worth reading. I don't quite agree with his conclusions, but I think he raises some interesting points that are worth thinking about. This is an example of counter-arguments that are at least well thought out and cogent, and not just stupid Ruzzkie...

Perhaps it is being too generous, but I'd give Germany a pass for this year at least, and also next winter. While not putting direct budget into NATO obligations, Germany definitely stepped up and has paid a really steep cost in energy costs and rationing to avoid giving aid to Russia. In my...

The car will try to arrive to a non-supercharger spot with greater than 20%, because below 20%, it will automatically disable some functionality like the Sentry Mode and Cabin Overheat protection. That might or might not be a concern for you at a given spot, but the car will mark the battery...

Interesting, but seems to be an exaggeration or perhaps misreading of what happened. As near as I can tell this is the original source: https://tass.com/politics/1657917 That's talking about an amendment to the policy of notifiying the UN. It does not say they are declaring martial law in...

This might or might not help, but here is a short video I made of my cable routing on a Model 3. The usual recommendations are to just slop the wires in there, and route them through the air flow sections, which requires smashing down the foam sealers. I thought that was really sloppy and bad...

Here's something developed by Ukraine for mine-rolling. Small excerpt from Russian Dude video. Not sure if this is related to the farmer's approach or something different. While the NATO approaches for mine clearing are clearly functional, and something like MICLICs would be desirable...

Agreed. I think the @warmonitor exTwitter is legit, he's got a long history of posting interesting and useful info. However, his posting that Clunkers for Cash seems like a mistake to me, like he was taken in as well. The links go to a Pastebin like QuickNote page, which is just trash web site...

Too big and easy to kill. OK. Alternate random thought, let's have FSD Teslas drive across the mine fields. Good for TSLA, but of course that's still a bit pricey. However, auto-driving or remote controlled full size cars is not even hard nowadays, so what if we build out some 80's caliber...

Hadn't heard of these PAC harnesses, very cool. Correct me if wrong, but these are passive on Tesla setups, not active CANBUS like for other cars. As long as it's passive, it's very difficult to envision any scenario where it could impact the software updates. The audio output connection from...

Just noting that I think it's really unlikely that your amp is drawing too much power. That penthouse connector can provide 200A at 12V, which is 2400W of power. Even with everything turned on like heater and AC for defog, and lights and all it'd be tough to get that much draw. Travis runs...

The purportedly leaked report for the crackdown on the "hurrah-patriots." Seems to be happening at least judging by Girkin arrest. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1682683244884500482.html So no more bad news is to be allowed, or you stand to be arrested. No further examinations of the war...

That's one reason I found that anecdata from that video interesting and a possible counter-argument. In that video, the trench line was short, less than 1/10 kilometer, and had 6 guys. I'm not sure what counts as 'second line', these guys fell back to a safer position, but maybe that would...

That sounds like the source file is probably corrupted for the right screen file. All software updates nowadays use CRC to verify files before they install, to avoid corrupting the firmware. Since yours is rebooting immediately and not updating the firmware, that suggests it's failing the CRC...

That video is very impressive. Good work from the UKR press office too, to show what is happening during the 'slow' counter-offensive. Good timing, and an actually good response. This is professionally produced, it has a storyline with flashback vignettes. This is not the usual twitter video...

Especially during covid times, I would eat in my car, but use the passenger side for more space. But I have a rotating screen, and wanted to keep the car on to look it and use it. I found that if I just pressed into the driver seat, that would trigger a human-in-seat, and turn the car on. And...

Best image I've seen of damage to the Kerch bridge: Side view:

Recent thread from ChrisO regarding shortage of even AK ammo for frontline troops. As usual, hard to know how extensive this might be, but the reports are from Russian sources. One thing that I think a lot of long time planners are missing about this war- it's the first completely on-line war...

That's a strange and bad design for that Boost box on the Model Y. Odd, because the ones they make for Model 3 and Model S are really good. Having it not fill the space vertically, and clip the speaker at the rim edge just looks sloppy and bad. Not even taking into account it doesn't fit...