Well, preliminary analysis was quick: it's the same bloody thing (identical in wiring to my Gen3 orange/encased/Yazaki? charge port). Just in yet another vastly different package that bears precisely zero similarities to my charge port in appearances.
Tried to make the most info visible there for the camera angle.
So, the pins all seem to be the same, landing in the same places. Again: no "continuity detect" pin. So that's definitely a Gen4 thing.
In fact,
Thermistors are 10k as well (12.29k because it's a tad chilly in here). But as you can see from the first photo, they're much easier to, theoretically, swap out with a 100k(+100k ground bias) arrangement on each to make it look identical to Gen4. That style of thermistor seems to be pretty industry standard. See for example: NTCALUG01A104GA Vishay Beyschlag/Draloric/BC Components | Sensors, Transducers | DigiKey (one of many results for "ring 100k ntc" - I haven't even looked at the datasheet, lol).
Welp, so the new port is just the old port in way, way different clothing. Low chance of it, but I'd still be down to plug it into my car and see if it tosses up the same faults as before. Tesla Service must not replace many ECUs if they think the Gen4 should've "just worked" at this rate! Electrically, the only thing left that it could sense as a "gen3/gen4" trigger is, maybe, the charge port latch motor... big doubt. Let's find out (... later! haha)!
Tried to make the most info visible there for the camera angle.
So, the pins all seem to be the same, landing in the same places. Again: no "continuity detect" pin. So that's definitely a Gen4 thing.
In fact,
Thermistors are 10k as well (12.29k because it's a tad chilly in here). But as you can see from the first photo, they're much easier to, theoretically, swap out with a 100k(+100k ground bias) arrangement on each to make it look identical to Gen4. That style of thermistor seems to be pretty industry standard. See for example: NTCALUG01A104GA Vishay Beyschlag/Draloric/BC Components | Sensors, Transducers | DigiKey (one of many results for "ring 100k ntc" - I haven't even looked at the datasheet, lol).
Welp, so the new port is just the old port in way, way different clothing. Low chance of it, but I'd still be down to plug it into my car and see if it tosses up the same faults as before. Tesla Service must not replace many ECUs if they think the Gen4 should've "just worked" at this rate! Electrically, the only thing left that it could sense as a "gen3/gen4" trigger is, maybe, the charge port latch motor... big doubt. Let's find out (... later! haha)!