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I have an old Google Pixel 2 phone dedicated to displaying the Powerwall Monitor app. Yesterday the app popped up a message about needing to reauthenticate, but when I tried to do so, I got an error saying authentication failed and showing a txid in GUID format. I tried logging in with the...

Twice my GW2 has stopped using the Ethernet interface, claiming that it is "configured but not connected; check cable". The first time was a day after installation about a month ago and the second was yesterday evening. Both times I could see the Ethernet link lights blinking on both ends...

Today I clicked Reply on a post, edited to a subset of the quoted text, then entered my reply. While I was composing my reply the warning banner about new posts to the thread came up. I clicked on the "view them" link. Then when I clicked the Post Reply button the new post box was emptied but...

Two things I expect to find on the Investor Relations page but don't see: Were the presentation slides from today's shareholders' meeting posted somewhere? I was receiving email updates for SEC filings from gcs-web, with whom Tesla must have contracted for IR services. But the last email I...

For a solar roof installation on a roof with multiple sections, how are the wires from each section run to the inverter? The person doing my site survey on Saturday said a conduit would run around under the eaves from the biggest south-facing section (marked 'A' on this diagram) to the...

Doug or Danny, I tried posting some instructions for using OVMS in the Roader forum, but I get the error popup "Oops! We ran into some problems. Please try again later. More error details may be in the browser console." I tried the same text here as a conversation with the same result. I...

After coming home from a drive today, the battery was at 96 degrees so I wanted to cool it down using the @ML Auto mod I installed, which is a switch to manually actuate the solenoid to divert A/C to the battery instead of the cabin. Shortly after starting that I got a notification on my iPhone...

My sister observed today that a Solar Roof installation is in progress on a home on Loma Way in San Carlos, CA. Is that homeowner a participant here? I'd like to visit for a look-see.

I received the following message in email today: As we prepare for your Solar Roof installation, we wanted to let you know about an update to our equipment. Your Solar Roof will now feature steel tiles capable of fitting complex roof angles with no aesthetic compromise on...

I've seen threads here about mounting height for Powerwalls and the Powerwall Installation Manual specifies mounting height and clearance requirements for the Powerwall. But I have not found a spec for mounting height of the Gateway. The following diagram and image from Tesla's web pages seem...

In another thread I found the following post from @Vines that was the only search hit for Green Meter Adapter. That is a PV system connection option that PG&E offers; it's a cylinder that mounts to the meter socket and presents a new meter socket for the meter to attach to it. The key is that...

I have just placed an order for Solar Roof + 2x Powerwall to replace an existing 4kW solar panel system installed in 2000, but I'm concerned that we might not get approved for a building permit. My city Sunnyvale (Santa Clara County, N. Cal) Building Division re-roof requirements includes...

An electrek article tells that Tesla is adding automatic payment with WiFi-enabled Wall Connectors to facilitate apartment charging. That would generally be a good thing. But is the charger going to do authentication with the car in the same manner as Superchargers in order to know who should...

A basic question for those who know the Roadster details: since the Roadster 1.5 does not have a 12V battery, what happens when you "Inhibit APS"? If that turned off all 12V power, then the VMS, VDS, etc. would all be without power and it would not be possible to turn the APS back on. I see...

We recently drove the Roadster from Indio in southern California to our home in Sunnyvale in northern California with two charging stops: At Autoskinz in Santa Clarita / Valencia, a very friendly detailing & coating business found on PlugShare that offers access to their Tesla HPC that will...

When I attempted to charge this evening, the GFCI on my original Tesla HPWC tripped. I tried my alternate charging cable, which is a Roadster Foundry variant, and that resulted in a fault as well (I think it was 934 or 936), leaving the ring showing red. This was my first attempt to charge...

Twice now the JVC KD-NX5000 in my Roadster has stopped playing audio from my iPhone both through the iPod connector and through Bluetooth. The first time was a week ago and then again yesterday. In both cases the iPhone was still charging and the JVC screen still displayed the iPod title...

I have a slightly damaged rear steel subframe for the Roadster (1.5 if they differ) and I'm wondering if any of you folks who are rebuilding cars would want it. It was replaced a few years ago when my car took a hit on the left rear wheel. The rear suspension members bent and the only damage I...

I've been monitoring the list of ISS Sighting opportunities in the NASA app, and on Saturday night there was a good high-azimuth one lasting five minutes on a clear night in the SF Bay Area. What I hadn't considered until I saw it was that the Dragon supply ship was approaching the ISS that...

I just bought a replacement soft-top because after 8 years the stitching along the front and back edges was coming out and the foam on the inner layer was disintegrating. That means I have the original one to discard. Anybody need a soft-top bag? Or maybe a replacement for one of the...

While detailing my Roadster I pulled the bonnet release handle to clean the underside and the windshield wiper arm fell into the gap. The arm must have been broken some time earlier and leaning against the rear edge of the bonnet, so shame on me for not noticing. The last time the car was...

I rarely reboot my computer and I have a browser window containing TMC that remains open. This morning when I refreshed the page to update the forum status icons I was no longer logged in. I can't remember when was the last time I had to log in. Is there a timeout on the login cookie, or did...

This post is for the flipside of the winter tires in summer thread. If a Roadster with summer tires (AD07 front, AD08 rear) happens to get caught in a little snow (for example, the roads might have been clear the night before but there was an unexpected light snowstorm overnight), how well...

In 2009 I designed the license plate bracket pictured below to attach to the tow-hook mount. I had 25 of them fabricated and sold them, then I gave the design to EV Components, which subsequently went out of business. One of the guys who bought one from me has asked for another, so I went back...

The OVMS app on my iPhone seems to be unable to connect with the server today (it has been working fine for several months). The blinking antenna icon remains gray, and the battery icon remains at 0%. I note that I can reach tmc.openvehicles.com on port 80, so it is not a network connectivity...

Many of us have been disappointed that the public J1772 charging stations being installed all over the place will supply only 30A. Today there is an article in USA Today with the title "Report: Tesla building I-80 supercharger station" that contains this paragraph: I did not know that...

I'm now down to the wear bars on all four tires, so I'm about to replace them. But before I do, is there some place in the SF Bay Area where a person can legally get in some skidpad practice? (I recall a note from wiztecy about a similar exercise at a particular street intersection, but that...

To those who attended the Roadster Chronicles session at TESLIVE and raised their hands when I asked for Roadster owners who had never downloaded the logs from their Roadsters, I have news for you. The USB key drive that Blink provided to each TESTLIVE attendee in the goodie bag is the right...

Blink gave each TESLIVE attendee a USB key drive loaded with their marketing materials. In case you would like to use that key drive for other purposes, such as downloading logs from your Roadster, you might be interested in the modification I did to make the activity LED visible. The key...

Ever since getting the Roadster, I've wanted a light on the dash to indicate when the brake lights come on as a result of the deceleration due to regen braking. Several of the vehicles converted to EVs by AC Propulsion have included this feature. I never got around to implementing this idea...

The faceplate on the JVC head unit that was standard on 2008 Signature 100 Roadsters will automatically rotate outward at the bottom to one of four settable angles. When driving home from work a couple of nights ago, I went to adjust the volume and noticed that the faceplate was bobbing in and...

In 2009, I designed a bracket to attach to the interior tray in the 2008 Roadster 1.5 and provide a mounting surface for a ProClip iPod or phone device holder. The bracket was made of aluminum with a clear anodize finish to match the tray and fit by compression between the top and bottom rails...

The SoCalGreenspeed group and a group of N. Cal. owners are planning to meet up in Santa Barbara on Earth Day weekend, 4/21-4/22. Forum member Timothy is looking for Roadster owners in Santa Barbara who might be willing to let a visitor charge. If any of you are here, please PM me or Timothy...

The rear cable on my soft top broke at the point where it enters metal fitting that is part of the turnbuckle in the middle of the rear edge. Fortunately, this does not pose a risk for the top flying off because the two side members are held in place by their pins. It just means that the back...

Those of you who live in Northern California and are served electricity by PG&E should read the following information. PG&E has filed Advice 3910-E with the California Public Utilities Commission in accordance with CPUC Decision D.11-07-029 proposing to revise the E-9 rate schedule that is...

Today on our way back from the Napa to Sunnyvale, we wanted to watch some of the Blue Angel flights over San Francisco, so we looked up the nearest charging site on evchargermaps and found the Lombard Street Garage listed as having one SPI and one AVCON charger. We can use the AVCON with the...

An update on the Model S charge connector based on a short conversation with Elon at the end of the first annual shareholders' meeting yesterday morning. I asked Elon if the Model S would have a J1772 connector. He said it would not because J1772 can't handle high enough power. I agreed...