Yesterday, I got signed up to be a Tester for the TM-Spy app for Android that
is being developed by the creator of the well-received Leaf Spy apps (which
now exist for both Android and iOS). Later, if there is enough demand, it is
likely that there could be an iOS version of the TM-Spy app.
So, you might ask ... "Why would I want to use a "spy" app like this?"
Well, mostly because it helps you understand, and appreciate your car more,
if you are interested is that sort of thing.
For example, from my first day's experience...
For the first time, I was able to see a bar graph of all 96 cell-brick voltages, which
were so well equalized that there was only 4 thousandths of a volt betweem the
lowest voltage brick and the highest voltage brick, at about 70% State of Charge (SoC).
Since my Model S85 (with AutoPilot) was made about 15 months ago, I have wondered
if Tesla's Equalization system is taking good care of my battery, and this single reading
indicates very good balance. With a few more observations, one with the battery more
discharged, and one a while after being charged to perhaps 90%, I should be able to verify
the good news. Thanks, Tesla, for silently taking good care of my S85 Battery Pack.
I understand that the car has an odometer, but it appears that the Battery Pack also has
an odometer, indicating the miles of usage on the pack. If my pack had more miles than the
car, it might indicate that the battery pack had been tested in another vehicle before being
installed in my car. If my car had more miles, it might mean that my car had another battery
pack in it at some time during the car's life.
On my car, the two Odometers matched, which probably means that the pack and the car
were married when they were both virgin, and have been together ever since. Cool.
More info later ... in this post if I can still edit it, or in later posts ... like:
1. What equipment do I need?
2. How do I get the app, or become an early tester?
3. What else can the app show me?
4. What future features are planned (not promised)?
Cheers, Gary
is being developed by the creator of the well-received Leaf Spy apps (which
now exist for both Android and iOS). Later, if there is enough demand, it is
likely that there could be an iOS version of the TM-Spy app.
So, you might ask ... "Why would I want to use a "spy" app like this?"
Well, mostly because it helps you understand, and appreciate your car more,
if you are interested is that sort of thing.
For example, from my first day's experience...
For the first time, I was able to see a bar graph of all 96 cell-brick voltages, which
were so well equalized that there was only 4 thousandths of a volt betweem the
lowest voltage brick and the highest voltage brick, at about 70% State of Charge (SoC).
Since my Model S85 (with AutoPilot) was made about 15 months ago, I have wondered
if Tesla's Equalization system is taking good care of my battery, and this single reading
indicates very good balance. With a few more observations, one with the battery more
discharged, and one a while after being charged to perhaps 90%, I should be able to verify
the good news. Thanks, Tesla, for silently taking good care of my S85 Battery Pack.
I understand that the car has an odometer, but it appears that the Battery Pack also has
an odometer, indicating the miles of usage on the pack. If my pack had more miles than the
car, it might indicate that the battery pack had been tested in another vehicle before being
installed in my car. If my car had more miles, it might mean that my car had another battery
pack in it at some time during the car's life.
On my car, the two Odometers matched, which probably means that the pack and the car
were married when they were both virgin, and have been together ever since. Cool.
More info later ... in this post if I can still edit it, or in later posts ... like:
1. What equipment do I need?
2. How do I get the app, or become an early tester?
3. What else can the app show me?
4. What future features are planned (not promised)?
Cheers, Gary