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mspohr
Well-Known Member
The good news is that it got a lot warmer today in most places that were in deep freeze so hopefully it won’t be that big of an issue.
True... maybe the UI can prompt “do you feel lucky today?” and ask.
That would explain why it won’t work on a low power L2, but on a higher power L2 (40A x 200V) or supercharger it should definitely have enough power to run the battery heater.
The other possibility is that the battery heater cannot draw power from shore power directly, but instead can only draw from the battery. I know for example that the motor regen must go back into the battery before it can be used on the model S, as regen can be totally 0 on a cold battery even when the cabin and battery heater is going full blast drawing 10-12kw.
I remember when someone first suggested this to Elon at a live event “can we use shore power to power when it’s plugged in and not use the battery pack” that he said this was not technically possible because of the way it’s wired up, it has to use the battery pack but that he thought this was a really good idea to help extend the life of a battery pack by not using it if they don’t need to while they are plugged in. He said for now they could technically do something to let it flow through by pulling from the battery while charging at the same time and that they’ll look into improving this. Perhaps later models they incorporated using shore power without flowing through the battery pack into the wiring design but definitely not the early models like mine.
Wondering if the deer hit did any damage to front cooling rads that is part of the problem? When I had a freon leak the car complained at the supercharger that it would not charge fast. Also read on the forum that if your louvers are stuck shut, same thing, slow charge.
There are temp sensors right behind each condenser rad. If the car does not detect slightly warmer temps there, figures you have a failure of some sort.
In your case with body damage things could have gotten unplugged.
Is your AC working ok? Even in winter it comes on to held defog front windshield.
There are temp sensors right behind each condenser rad. If the car does not detect slightly warmer temps there, figures you have a failure of some sort.
In your case with body damage things could have gotten unplugged.
Is your AC working ok? Even in winter it comes on to held defog front windshield.
Graffi
Member
Two collisions with a Deer!!! Wow!!! I have never even seen a Deer while driving, much less come close to my car.
There needs to be a Federal Law that allows drivers to "Harvest" any Deer or other animal that dares to run into your car, without having to purchase a hunting license or Deer Tag, or even be in season. What a waste of GOOD EATING.
There needs to be a Federal Law that allows drivers to "Harvest" any Deer or other animal that dares to run into your car, without having to purchase a hunting license or Deer Tag, or even be in season. What a waste of GOOD EATING.
Well, looks like it’s charging now. They left it dead all weekend and plugged it in about 45 minutes ago. It’s only gained 10 miles but at least it’s charging. Big difference now though is that it’s 50 degrees outside, not sub-zero. Can’t wait to get their call because I’m going to flip out if they say “hey we plugged it in and everything works fine”.
Well the battery is still blue, and has limited charging. (30 of 40A.)
I do look forward to finding out what the issue was.
Not sure which is worse, the phone or the car... Not even noon yet!
Where do you live? I can’t go anywhere without seeing one and pretty much at least once per commute I have to slam my brakes on to not hit one.
mspohr
Well-Known Member
It's probably not a good idea to let individuals keep the deer they hit since that could lead to people intentionally hitting deer.
However, I believe Alaska and some other states allow charities to pick up these deer and elk. The highway patrol has a list of eligible charities and they call as soon as they find a dead animal.
You say that like it's a bad thing...
Around here, they're like big rats. I've counted 8 in my yard at once. I have to be careful coming home at night; they run out in front of the car at least 2x/week.And don't get me started on the deer tick minefield that is my yard...
Brass Guy
Active Member
Excellent, they've finally admitted there's a problem.
Curious about the repair cost if you don't mind.
ding ding ding you're the winner. broken battery coolant pump , so theres no pumping any fluid through the heater into the battery pack. the heater itself is fine, just the pump is blown. repair cost is about $275 installed.
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