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Hate to spoil the anti cybertruck band wagon here, but apparently the owner discovered that they were doing something wrong. I think they seated the charger incorrectly, which allowed it to charge for a bit, but then the safety mechanism from the truck turns off the charging. These trucks and other electric vehicles can charge at this temperature range, but they will have reduced range.
Elon is still a Nazi, and these trucks look horrendous.
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I'm a little confused what a "NEUTRAL ground" is supposed to be. It seems self-contradictory.
i mean standard outlets have live neutral and ground, neutral and ground are ultimately both connected to the true ground in the earth, but neutral is the ground the current optimally flows through, whereas ground is just used for safety to prevent metal casings of devices from silently being connected to live or whatever. dont know how much of that applies to ev chargers but probably not too far off.
Yeah at some point they would combine at least, I think. I'm not certain about US American standards.
Here in Switzerland, and in Germany too, we use the TN-C-S system (terre neutre combiné séparé) at least for any recent buildings.
That would usually mean that you mustn't combine ground and neutral within your house (behind your breaker box). Otherwise RCCB / GFCI breakers can't work either obviously.
I could see car chargers being wired up a bit specially, I have no idea about them to be honest, but surely they want to be able to check for ground faults as well.
Do not question the spicy pixies that live in the walls, the will kill you.
I still think the connector on a 24 amp line shouldn't be something you need to take apart as a consumer.
I don't think that's what this is saying. It seems to be saying it just wasn't plugged in all the way.
Then what do you think is meant by "taken apart" and "put back together"?
Oh damn. My eyes just glazed over that part because the idea of someone who clearly doesn't know what they're doing taking apart a charger for a car is so insane.
Between this and the burning 4090 fiasco from a couple of years ago, it seems to me that people who buy expensive things struggle to plug them in all the way for some reason.
No, the new 12VHPWR connector is just awfully designed, and it it isn't only x090 series it affects
Eh, if you're careful and know what you're doing (e.g. Google stuff), it's effectively screws and copper. Nothing too special about it.
I know we're all geniuses here and just being part of the fediverse is proof of that, but the average consumer that bought an incel Camino might be a slightly different demographic.
I mean, things go wrong with gas cars too, some people fix it themselves and other people go to shops, how is this any different?
Because the people who bought these cars paid $100k (at least) for them and they drive them around as symbols of technological power and efficiency.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are traveling around in a $19k Toyota Camry that works just fine.
Must be nice to be able to afford a $19K Camry. I'm just happy that I could afford my 20-year-old $10K 350Z (and only because I had some life insurance money).
Yeah, I thought that would be a good generic example.
I went ten years without driving or owning a car.
Sure but, traditionally 'nicer' doesn't mean 'easier to work on' for cars.
ICE doesn't require a lock out/tag out.
Well, if they die, it's just natural selection to me
Yeah you're right but still shouldn't fall on the consumer to do it for a $100K car
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Ooo I didn't understand that before, I thought it was not plugged in right. If I'm understanding you correctly, his fix could have been very dangerous
Thank you for actually doing some research and getting the facts.
Also many of these chargers are installed on off-peak meters so that you can get a few cents per kwh off. In the winter in cold areas like Minnesota peak shaving happens in the middle of the night because many homes are on electric heat.
So if it is cold enough for the electric company to be peak shaving, you may lose several hours of charging through the night
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I'm gonna take a slightly different approach on this one.
If you live in an area which gets to sub zero temperatures and didn't consider the impact that has on batteries before buying electric, this one's on you.
And only 50a
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The Tesla Cybertruck is not the only EV that struggles to charge in very cold weather, but it is the ugliest and most facist EV around.
What's a facist? Some sort of face bigot?
Yeah, fascists love phrenology
$100k btw
My only advice to this person is to not buy cars from Nazis.
It's hard to empathize with somebody who has eyes, yet still bought one.
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Or..
Ah yes, a Recall of Cybertrucks, the collective plural of Cybertrucks.
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When it is below freezing, you have to hardwire your mains power straight to the cybertruck's battery. Everybody knows this.
I heard pouring petrol down the back of it and setting it alight makes it warmer, thus allowing the battery to hold the charge more effectively
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Set the swasticar on fire, at least you'll be warm for a bit
Christ even my golf cart has a self heating battery that can trickle charge on 110v in freezing temperatures.
It is an incredibly inefficient EV and they compensated for it by putting a huge battery in it. It will not charge quickly.
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I want to laugh in this guy’s face in person, but Minnesota is kind of far away. Can we set up a videoconference? That would be the next best thing.
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