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I almost upgraded my 100 amp panel to a 200 amp based on what a few well known local electricians told me. I had to bring up the 6-20 option to them as they were playing dumb. Wonder why $$$.My thoughts are:
If it meets your needs for daily driving then it is perfect
It always bothers me when I see someone spend hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars on home charging infrastructure and then you find out they drive 13 miles a day.
Keith
I almost upgraded my 100 amp panel to a 200 amp based on what a few well known local electricians told me. I had to bring up the 6-20 option to them as they were playing dumb. Wonder why $$$.
6-20 serves me just fine.
How sweet is that. Nice job!When I installed my 32 amp 240V ChargePoint unit for the Bolt, an electrician from work was willing to do the work for $400. I purchased all the parts needed for installation for less than $100 and did the work myself in less than 15 min. I am not a professional electrician, but I was an Electronics Technician (nuclear) in the Navy for 10 years so I am competent to do this kind of work myself.
Keith
Thanks for all of your help as well in the past! Sometimes all it takes is to think of a few missing pieces of the puzzle and to connect a few dots to make sure it’s all the right fitGlad to see it worked out. I see you are OK with backing into your garage to charge.
What about the Model Y; what are your impressions?
Quite a bit; ~250W power consumption when Sentry Mode is active versus ~25W consumption when the Model Y enters sleep mode.Is I leave sentry mode at home, how much does that waste ultimately when it comes to charging and energy goes?
Whoah!Quite a bit; ~250W power consumption when Sentry Mode is active versus ~25W consumption when the Model Y enters sleep mode.
Makes sense, the computer system, sensors (ultrasonic and cameras) have to remain active to sense and record events.Whoah!
I’m wondering how much of an impact there would be if I leave Sentry Mode on sometimes since it’s plugged in and charging. It’s in my garage so if Sentry Mode is on and all of those things have to remain on to record events does that also mean more electricity is wasted?Makes sense, the computer system, sensors (ultrasonic and cameras) have to remain active to sense and record events.
Keith
I’m wondering how much of an impact there would be if I leave Sentry Mode on sometimes since it’s plugged in and charging. It’s in my garage so if Sentry Mode is on and all of those things have to remain on to record events does that also mean more electricity is wasted?
Just don’t need it 24/7. Only need it when contractors are here, etcIf it's in your garage, why not get a home nest cam and install it in your garage? That way you can turn off Sentry and you're saving on electricity + time
What I’m wondering is does it eat away at my range even if I’m at 80% and plugged in?If you have set Sentry mode to off (by default) at your Home, Work or Favorite locations I believe anytime you want Sentry mode to be active at your current location (where the Tesla vehicle is parked) just tap the Sentry mode icon on the screen before exiting the vehicle.
That’s my biggest question. I’m not too concerned especially since I’m only be doing this when absolutely necessary at home.Slightly as the Tesla will allow the SOC of the battery pack to fall, perhaps 5 percent (I've never seen this value published), before charging back to the preset threshold.
My recent experience; I left my Model Y inside my home garage, not plugged in, not locked, Sentry mode set to be off at my home location, for 6 days and lost less than 1% SOC per day while I was away.