Repairing a Flooded Tesla Model S : HOW-TO

[MikeBur]

#PACKLIVESMATTER

Bit of duct tape and a few rechargeable batteries from Costco and it'll live again!

Btw, as it appears to be a habit to net nanny folk here, I need to add: empty your rain barrels before winter freezes them solid!

 

[EcoHeliGuy]

Duct tape: a handymans secret weapon

 

[Btr_ftw]

Here is an idea of how thick the aluminum is on the battery pack. Wasn't all that fun to cut!!

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[JRP3]

Sorry to be that guy, but I feel that I must. "Too Soon"

You're belittling the cause with this parody.

Never too soon for comedy.

 

[EcoHeliGuy]

Here is an idea of how thick the aluminum is on the battery pack. Wasn't all that fun to cut!!

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Ya that's thicker then I would have thought.

 

[MikeBur]

Ya that's thicker then I would have thought.

thick, yes.

the battery housing is part of the structural integrity, yes?

 

[beeeerock]

Is the titanium piece I've heard about there/visible?

 

[satoshi]

What are you planning on doing with your electron harvestation?

God, you are adorable with those cute/clever "high voltage" signs.

Everything is so clean/organized (satoshi would be proud)

You're HAZMAT certified aren't you?

LMAO... oh boy, I must be fun at parties...

#PACKLIVESMATTER

LMAO, MY SIDES!

 

[JER]

Is the titanium piece I've heard about there/visible?

That'd be ahead of the battery pack and mounted separately, IIRC. There were some slow motion videos of that in action.

 

[scaesare]

Here is an idea of how thick the aluminum is on the battery pack. Wasn't all that fun to cut!!


[cool pics snipped]

A nice first hand look at: https://www.google.com/patents/US8393427

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Is the titanium piece I've heard about there/visible?

To note: the titanium shield is just ahead of the pack, under that rear-most section of the frunk. It's not part of the pack itself.

 

[Btr_ftw]

Looks like salvaged rocks from a local quarry

Correct

Nice wall. Did you build that?

I wish. Too busy working on cars.

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Is the titanium piece I've heard about there/visible?

I was SOOOOOOOOO excited to see this titanium plate, but when I did I was quite underwhelmed.

 

[tga]

Here is an idea of how thick the aluminum is on the battery pack. Wasn't all that fun to cut!!

If you've got compressed air, I've got a plasma cutter... I'm not that far away and would love to see the destruction first hand...

 

[scaesare]

I was SOOOOOOOOO excited to see this titanium plate, but when I did I was quite underwhelmed.

That's an aluminum bridge plate... the titanium piece is underneath that front plastic cowling in front of it.

It's not very big either... a lot of people misunderstood it's role... it is there to keep road hazards from coming up thru a narrow space where they could puncture the front face of the pack, which is unarmored.

 

[JER]

I found those videos of the shield in action. Well, animated GIFs, actually:

https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/te...-shield-and-aluminum-deflector-plates-model-s

 

[FlatSix911]

I found those videos of the shield in action. Well, animated GIFs, actually:

https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/te...-shield-and-aluminum-deflector-plates-model-s

 

[Btr_ftw]

If you've got compressed air, I've got a plasma cutter... I'm not that far away and would love to see the destruction first hand...

I will HAPPILY bring you the cut up pack so you can go to town on it. Trying to find a place to take it for scrap, seeing as scrap prices are down, nobody is answering their phone.

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That's an aluminum bridge plate... the titanium piece is underneath that front plastic cowling in front of it.

It's not very big either... a lot of people misunderstood it's role... it is there to keep road hazards from coming up thru a narrow space where they could puncture the front face of the pack, which is unarmored.

Tesla needs to work harder to impress me.

 

[JER]

According to the blog post, there are actually three parts. Only the middle one is titanium.

 

[Btr_ftw]

UPDATE

ok, lets get into a mild teardown of the MCU here... shall we?

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[kennybobby]

Anybody know the color code for the CAN buss connectors?

 

[Ingineer]

Whoops, looks like you took the cellular antenna apart somehow. The shell is still on the back of the MCU, and it should be on the 2 coax cables instead: