Found a Magnet under the front of my Tesla

[BluestarE3]

Maybe someone was using a magnet to figure which parts the car are steel and which are aluminum and forgot to take it with him when he was done?

 

[L-P-G]

I am even more baffled now than before. I can’t see any reason for that magnet to be near any car at all.

Traffic light sensors are essentially a big loop of wire that when you apply electricity through create an em field, then when a car drives over the sensor the em field fluctuates, this tells the control system of the traffic light that there is a car at the light. This is so that lights don't cycle when there's no cars waiting. If your motorcycle is not big enough or doesn't have enough metal the em field won't fluctuate enough for the light to trigger and you'll sit there on a red forever.

The magnet helps trigger to fluctuate the em field and therefore tell the light "I'm here, let me through"

 

[Xevex]

 

[Super_Popular]

Tesla ran out of screws and Elon was like DONT STOP THE LINE USE WHATEVER!!!!!

 

[mociaf9]

I come from a long line of veterinarians: grand father, father, sister, cousins, etc. I played with these as a kid. Identical to the ones I played with... but times change, and so do shapes.

Reminds me of My Cousin Vinny, are you by any chance an out-of-work hairdresser?

 

[Vitold]

Leftover from a GPS tracking device. Did you pay your taxes last year?

 

[Need]

Unless the magnet is really really strong, I am not sure you could pick it up from the road... twice. I think someone put it there. You probably should put it back. LOL.

 

[roblab]

That magnet looks like a cow magnet. Do you live in a farming community with lots of cows?

These are inserted into cows so they trap ingested nails and stuff, and prevent them from causing damage further down the digestive track. They are very powerful.

All the "cow magnets" (as opposed to chick magnets??) I've ever used were cylidrical and rounded on the ends. Not like this at all. All these magnets are molded. No reason to have them squared off.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Maybe that is how Tesla is able to get the great road hugging handling on their cars.

If it is a Tesla part it would have part number markings on it.

 

[MarcoRP]

Here is a picture of the magnet that I found under the front of my Model 3 2018.

Maybe someone thought your battery wasn’t powerful enough and tried to attach a Duracell battery with a magnet to help, making your battery a 75,0000001 kWh. Jk

 

[Psd84]

It's one of those hide your key inside box, probably fell off some other car and attached to yours

 

[dzmconstr]

Good morning all. Yesterday I found a magnet under my Tesla. It is 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. Does anyone have any idea where it could have come from. I know it had to come off my car as it is the only thing that is parked on that side of the garage.

Umm hopefull you told them a model and a year.......talk about wild goose chase.......not even a picture here to help the forum.
Dzm

 

[phigment]

Here is a picture of the magnet that I found under the front of my Model 3 2018.

I have a magnet like that too! It came in a kids science book. There was a plastic wand with a magnet in it.

 

[BluestarE3]

Umm hopefull you told them a model and a year.......talk about wild goose chase.......not even a picture here to help the forum.
Dzm

Photo in post #12 above.

 

[dzmconstr]

Photo in post #12 above.

Yup see that now, don't know how I missed it.
DM

 

[thesteve]

I have a magnet like that too! It came in a kids science book. There was a plastic wand with a magnet in it.
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Hopefully the OP did not run over any kids