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The same rules apply to RV's. It is a hazard for those who know not what they are dealing with. For those who do, it's another matter. For the interior of the "i" my biggest concern would be that domed ceiling in the car. That's a great place to collect hydrogen. It want's to rise so much that...

Agreed charge time claims are pretty pointless. However large packs I think are a good idea. Imagine a +250 mile range pack that the BMS balanced at from 65 to 70% SOC instead of only near 100%. Then the RR shows ~100 miles and goes turtle at 20% to 25% SOC. Call this "default mode". Then...

That's an excellent practice. I also put small chalk marks on the sides of the tires when getting wheels balanced, aligned etc. This way one can tell whether tires were moved around the car in the process. Seems like a lot of the anomalous behaviors reported on the forum end up going away with...

I would think that perhaps the best place to look for replacement battery would be to Tesla's Powerwall2. They are using the new 2170 cells that they are making in Nevada. At $5,500.00 for 14 kWh, I haven't found anything less expensive by far. I have not been able to find out how they are...

Start charging first then you can turn the key to accessory or on, either one. You can use the fan and all other electronics inside the car. The DC to DC provides the power. Powering an inverter off the 12 volt battery is the same deal, power comes from the wall (or solar system) through the DC...

You are in luck though because during charging L1 or L2 the dc to dc converter is powered and charging the 12 volt battery under the hood. So you can pull 12 volt power off the system while it is charging too. Aerowhatt

Wow, that is unfortunate! I think that might have something to do why they have 41 RV spaces EMPTY. Never have had a good experience in Grants, NM. The rest of NM sends you our apologies. Aerowhatt

This is about the best wind forecast I have been able to find for winds at least 48 hours into the future. Plus you can simply use the "change station option" on the page to move along to other reporting points along your route. We can't change the winds but it is nice to know what to expect...

The rear fill location is for the electronics and the motor in the rear of the car. That fluid goes forward to be cooled through the radiator then back to the rear again. The front fill location is for the cabin heating system. It circulates through a heating element housing under the car and...

Thanks, unfortunate that one has failed! The first reason for using LEDs in a critical role for me is reliability/longevity. Hard to do with so many sub standard LEDs being produced. Even Good quality unit (bulb) manufacturing companies are stuck with less than stellar components to use in their...

Rick, I sent you a PM on Sunday. Just an FYI since it hasn't been picked up yet. Thanks for your daily entries! Great traveling with you :) Aerowhatt

Do you have handy what bulbs you used. My wife and I both run the park lights (for the side marker lights) during the day. The car is small on the outside and much easier to notice from the side or back with them on during the day. It would be wise to use LEDs since we run them so much. Aerowhatt

We got recall notices in the mail for both cars last week! Aerowhatt

Many Mitsubishi products will be recalled on this issue. Like Don I used the VIN look up and came up empty. But if you go further and use the make model and year look up we are listed. The explanation is that gathering the VIN data and putting it in the data base takes time. Just last year we...

So after a long search for the proper CPVC components for this project and not finding some of what is needed even being made in CPVC, in addition to large size CPVC fittings generally only available by the case. Then looking at metal alternatives. It occurred to me while doing some wire runs...

I agree with everything you point out here Don. An energy monitor is more of a toy or novelty IMO. I bought mine instead of something else "fun". That said, if someone does have solar it helps you keep tabs on it as far as failures, problems etc. In addition, once I saw what my base load was in...

I've been using the TED 5000 for five years or so. Unlike JoeS I haven't had conflict issues with my enphase inverters (could be logistics of the install) or he likely has far more than my 12 inverters trying to share the power line for communication. I have 2/0 - 200 amp feeds to the house and...

It's pretty clear (from all related literature) that the battery temperature management only functions when the car is plugged in to L1 or L2 charging equipment. So that is not what brought it to dead. If they did indeed only warm it up, and charge it normally, then the only normal operation...

I have two for different purposes. The shallower steel unit with an aluminum tool box mounted on it. Also, a deeper aluminum flatbed unit that is set up to carry 4 bicycles or two electric scooters. Also carries just about anything else under or around 200Lb's. Like a new large clothes washing...

It charges to 16 bars when it does charge. so you can pretty much rule out a cell failure. The onboard charger works sporadically with little, if any pattern. Given those facts I would be first looking at the controls wiring at the onboard charger and other locations (under the back seat etc)...