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It's tricky to interrupt large DC currents, to effectively and reliably quench the plasma arc. Various magnetic and air movement techniques are used.

Oh, goody, another variant. It looks more-or-less like catphish's and one of mine: TL-PA4010_30b.jpg I think you can figure out the 1:1 correspondences for much of that, just visually. The bottom side, maybe not so much. Once the big stuff is removed (esp. the transformer), it likely doesn't matter ...

When you're installing a Speedi-Sleeve, it's to correct surface imperfections that would cause a seal to not work well. So I assume that the sleeve will not have great contact with the shaft, and will have the worst contact in exactly the area where you would want the most contact! I'm not saying th...

Fried IGBTs Finally, I've seen this LDU->1970s American Muscle car build that fired an IGBT. Author claims can happen when power drops out while driving. I'm assuming this uses non Tesla control board that most custom EV builders are using. https://youtu.be/pJdMKujPyT8?t=227 Opening the HV power ci...

As I have already written, I am in negotiations with a seal manufacturer in Germany. He sent me an interesting draft. I have pointed out that a Speedi Sleeve may be used. He also takes into account the slightly larger diameter and the limited length. He also has reservations about using Loctite bec...

Deciding to leave the retaining compound out isn't a great idea. The aluminum case expands much more than the steel in the bearing as they heat up. It can get loose / spin if you skip it. In fact, heating the case is the easy way to get stuck bearings out typically. To clarify again, Howard found w...

The air I asked about was to allow coolant to drain out. Meaning that trigger wheel void area is able to easily suck air in from above the coolant that you want to drain. If the water manifold is siliconed in, it likely can't get air in the dry side unless it shares a breather / passageway. The ass...

The thing I don't like about the trapped-moisture-between-lips-caused-rust-there theory is that there is a finite amount of oxygen that can be trapped, and rusting should cease once that oxygen has been depleted by . . . oxidation. The amount of rust I see seems inconsistent with trapped moisture . ...

Nope, I have a GEN1 Model S OBC sitting on the shelf next to me, it's hardware-identical inside to my RAV4 EV's, I've had them both apart, and I bought a Model S GEN1 Rear HVJB to which the OBC attaches, and that's how it works: the OBC can handle AC or HVDC on its input. Operation is described in T...

you will need contractors to cut you AC lines when configured to DCFC In my case, I don't need to cut off AC when DCFC, because the Tesla OBCs always have tolerated HVDC at their AC input. That's the way the Model S (and our RAV4 EVs, which use the same OBC) do it. So when DCFC, just need to close ...

I just now purchased a 1005612-00-G (early Model S Charge Port), to hang in my garage alongside my Taycan port . . . sold the BMW i3 port last week.

I might collect the whole set, at this rate

I am now thinking along the lines of fab'ing a box around it for my project.

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 ...