The earliest Model S (2012-early 2013) used SWCAN rather than PLC for comms, but that changed sometime around Tesla entering the EU market (Norway etc. in Aug2013; UK in Jun2014) and having to have CCS2 by their regulations, so quite a while ago. I *think* that SCs have been provisioned for CCS for ...

The Charge Port Door lock cable tab: Charge_Port_RAV4_EV_22b.jpg If I had one sage bit of advice here, it would be to try to keep your hand on the lock cable after turning it 90° and releasing it from the black retainer. I let mine get away from me, and it was ten minutes with a bent coathanger to p...

I removed the OEM J1772 charge inlet and took a good look at the layout of the Charge Port harness. The general run of this harness is: J1772 inlet at the LR Inside the LR wheel well, across the top and down the front. The cables are in a hard-plastic carrier here, and covered by a thin mud protecto...

For a while there was considerable effort being made to adapt the Model 3 inlet port and controller for DCFC: https://openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1040 The landscape has changed, we have other CCS add-on options, but now in the US NACS is ascendant. If I wanted to install a NACS inlet, for...

I'm trying to ID this connector, as used on these vehicles: Toyota RAV4 EV 2013-2014, G9081-0R013 Charge_Port_RAV4_EV_17-1b.jpg Toyota RAV4 hybrid 2018-on ( ref ): 53e434bc-5067-4ec8-902f-bb646f62995a.jpg Toyota Prius 2012-2017 A/C compressor harness 82122-52070 ( ref. ): s-l1600.jpg Nissan Leaf 201...

I'd like to contribute my own thoughts to the FAQ as there's a few things that I struggled with that may help others. Do I need special access? Where is the best spot... On here or github? Perhaps the Wiki? https://openinverter.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S/X_Large_Drive_Unit_(%22LDU%22)#Encoder_Issues To...

I'm excited about the progress.
I've sent Uwe a little extra this month, for boards or beers or whatever. This is my favourite thread on OI ATM.

A CHAdeMo station that's not in working condition? I've never heard of such a thing!

howardc64 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:59 am Not sure where you got this pic but I think its for pressing in the 2x ceramic bearings.

Listen for about 20 seconds, after Alex describes rusted-in-place rotors, he says "push the rotor out" whilst pointing to the press.

I've started a Project thread, instead of blogging about it over here in Tesla.

viewtopic.php?t=3952

The cables and enclosure both arrived Saturday

I ended up buying from EV Europe:
https://eveurope.eu/en/product/coroflex-flexible-orange-battery-cable-shielded/

I've got 8m/26'/USD$313 that arrived on my doorstep in the US, seven days after ordering.

Tapping the HV rail: Overview of the proposed HVJB The early Model S had LDU HV cables which connected the LDU to a Rear HVJB located within the passenger compartment, under the center of the rear bench seat. Tesla used proprietary EMC cable glands -- which are not available separately from the cab...

In order to eventually make an OBC golem, I need to know more about the OBC. The RAV4 EV's OBC is physically identical to the early Tesla Model S' OBC; only the firmware differs. A few months ago I bought an early Model S GEN1 OBC, and started documenting its physical properties, leading to an OI Wi...

The first CCS part I'd bought was a BMW i3 charge port (CCS1), but the RAV4 EV uses the Tesla Model S GEN1 OBC, which can draw 40A @ 240V, a feature I use frequently at the three EVSEs I have installed at various locations; the i3, like many older EVs, can only draw 32A, so that port was not usable ...

I've got posts about this all over the place, so it's time to formally put it all in one thread, where I can find and refer to it reasonably easily. My tracking spreadsheet on this project has its first entry on 19May2022, so I'm at 15 months in. I bought a 2014 RAV4 EV ( 2nd Gen ) off-lease in 2017...

I bought some split-mesh braid last week, received it a couple of days agao, and it looks good and is a lot more flexible than I'd feared, but I haven't tried to install it yet. I'm considering using it in conjunction with some orange plastic zip ties at the sharper bends -- not that 16.8mm OD cable...

They're pressing on something. IDK what, but it stands to reason that pushing on the pinion shaft/gear won't work.

I've wasted a lot of screen time on a similar search in the past week. The Home Depot and Amazon stuff is crap. I want unslit (I'm assembling my own cables), and the only decent unslit I thought I could find was via Hilltop in the UK, but while their top bar says they ship worldwide, even after crea...

This package has been sold.

I'm hanging on to mine for a bit, as it's possible that an upcoming QCA700x board may be able to use this sensing board.

This has been sold.

https://openinverter.org/forum/download/file.php?id=25003&sid=2deda600c4fe3e26e0917bc9be531f60&mode=view Without a top view, and not having a lot of in-person experience with the LDU at this stage (other than visiting Howard a couple of times during his journey), I can't tell if there's cle...

From 2016 BMW i3 with optional CCS (DCFC) connector and HV harness. CCS1: North America market. This is an excellent port & harness, and comes with an intact Kuster port lock. If you are using this in a project (rather than in an actual i3), I have the connector shell/terminals to interface the ...

One issue I see -- which is also an issue with other CCS inlet ports -- is that the rated current for the AC pins is only 32A; as you know, we can draw up to almost 40A. I just purchased a 2021 Porsche Taycan right charge inlet port via eBay; it is CCS1 and also AC 48A capable (base models charge(s...

I've attached photo of a fast charger held up close to our current charger port.20230713_212519.jpg https://openinverter.org/forum/download/file.php?id=24839&mode=view I have both a CCS1 socket, and I bought ($130) a CCS1 nozzle kit, for trial fits. The nozzle has to clear the flap, after all, ...