sandpiper
Active Member
Actually, you've missed a few points. One is that V = IR. P = IV. Therefore, P = I^2 R. So running at 1600A = 52% more heating than at 1300A. So yes, electrical systems are so precise. I know mechanical engineers have way larger tolerances to work with, mainly because they have to BS their load cases.
I think it's obvious that Tesla had this fully dialed-in at 1300A, downgraded some parts to be cost-efficient at that level, and then forgot about all the little pieces when they tried to increase power.
Yes.. thanks for the grade 11 science lesson. However, if you read what I wrote I said MECHANICAL systems. I'm well aware that electrical systems can be designed a fair bit tighter, because they're largely solid state.