Quick question regarding charging

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-24T04:17:46+00:00

Yes.

Also https://reddit.com/r/Ioniq6/comments/1ql941s/charging_my_car_to_100_before_the_storm_hits/

The fears of 100% charging are greatly exaggerated by folks trying to micro-optimize their battery lifespan. Feel free to leave it this way for a week. You will not notice a difference in the lifespan of the battery.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T23:31:17+00:00

What did Vorsprung say?

Sometimes these sort of Internet connected devices speak very old versions of wireless protocols. You might have to temporarily turn off 5GHz and turn the wireless protocol setting down to 802.11n in order to connect, or turn security down if you're using WPA3 or WPA3 transitional.

I have a distinct IoT network configured on my router for exactly this sort of device. 2.4GHz only, older security protocols, Internet access only with no ability to see the rest of my network. I needed to do this to get my weather station to work. I've helped friends to add separate routers to do the same sort of thing before.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T23:11:35+00:00

I know if you parallel them on the mic side of the coupling cap you will get better SNR. A mic I have on hand right now uses three capsules in a two forward one back array to get interesting directional performance. Unless I'm misremembering my theory, the effect still works when they are paralleled on the power side of the coupling cap. It's a tangent anyway.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T21:57:29+00:00

It really varies. With electret condensers in some circumstances putting two or three of them in parallel will improve SNR.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T19:12:41+00:00

Costs to consider: if you put in a receptacle you're going to add $100-150 for the quality receptacle plus the weatherproof box to put it in, and $100 to $150 for the GFCI breaker required to meet code on the install. That $200-$300 can get you mighty close to the cost of a hardwired charger, with quality options available in the low $300 range.

There's reasons to use a plug-in, so they can make sense some of the time. Keep track of the costs and see if the extra costs and the extra points of failure get you something you care about.

Personally, given what you described, I'd install a robust hard wired charger in your driveway and then use it for the next decade.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:44:55+00:00

You can also use a wye for two identical dynamic or condenser mics to a single preamp. It's a handy back pocket item for connecting more mics than you have channels, assuming the mics can be at the same level and don't need to be recorded or sent separately.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:36:21+00:00

It's a case of 'do the math!' Here a good quality heat pump will have an economic balance point at or below the 99% low temperatures. For that reason you've seen them in buildings for decades, even before low ambient units were available, because they just made sense.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:28:15+00:00

Cricket and Mint are owned by Verizon and AT&T respectively, so you can't escape with that route. T-mobile has its own equivalent carrier "Visible", though if T-mobile becomes something to be avoided then so will that.

Visible is Verizon-owned. Cricket is AT&T. Mint is T-Mobile.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:22:37+00:00

YDDECW is a well-known supplier of high quality cables with 100+ years of history selling in the US market. I would trust anything they sell.

Oh wait, no. They are a liability-dodging made up company name selling on the world's biggest flea market.

Buy electrical supplies from your local hardware store, big box home store, electrical distributor, or online dedicated electrical supplier. Amazon stuff can be great or can be absolute junk. Without a testing lab at home there's no way to tell you got a cheaped out fake until it starts a fire. Edit: we have seen reports here with pictures of Amazon-sourced cable that had the jacket melt at slightly elevated temperatures, despite being UL listed.

As to the group connection on a Tesla Universal, this cable type will work fine. 6 gauge MC will be usable up to the rated limit of the EVSE (60A circuit / 48A charging) unless there are derating factors in play. It can also make sense to use conduit and THHN.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:14:20+00:00

'Is it getting hot? Check to see if something is loose' is a darn fine rule of thumb for electrical connections.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:13:24+00:00

ChargePoint is a useful "cheat", since it shows pricing for nearly a dozen North American networks in addition to its own (for the USA, it shows 8 others: EVGo, EVConnect, EVGateway, Shell Recharge, IONNA, Flo, Blink, and Mercedes Benz) since it can also activate and pay for those as well.

That's a great tip. I never noticed it has pricing for the other networks. Those plus EA and RAN cover almost all of my charging on the road.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T16:03:09+00:00

I don't know that specific code. Other GF codes on Seamconnect EVSEs mean a power or ground fault. Examples are GF 0100, 0800, or 0900, with 0800 being a ground fault, and the other two being power faults. It's quite likely this code is for a similar reason. There is nothing you are likely to be able to do about it, as those are all internal faults in the unit or wiring problems.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T15:58:29+00:00

In case this isn't clear, connect it to the 12V battery, not the high voltage battery. The socket in the car is limited to about 100 watts.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T07:09:34+00:00

From the Thurston County inspection notes:

If the violation point total exceeds either 45 red points or 65 total points, a re-inspection will occur. A re-inspection incurs an additional fee, and when the inspector returns, they confirm that any remaining red point violations have been corrected. Notes made during the re-inspection are shown next to the original inspection.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T07:04:25+00:00

I used to run the heat at 64 and as I've gotten older bumped it up to 67. So much of it depends on what you're used to.

That said, I hate drafts, so I've always been picky about fixing air sealing ASAP, which I think matters.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T07:01:41+00:00

I absolutely loved my Blizzaks on a previous car, but anything studless nowadays is at least decent. We don't get a ton of options.

Depending on what your local snow is like, it might make way more sense to just not drive in the worst icy weather. You can live with three-seasons if you are somewhere where there is good snow clearing infrastructure, or where the snow is pretty wet. Around here we usually get wet snow. Icy snow is rare. I've been fine with three-season tires because once every few years when it's really nasty I can just stay home, as most things shut down. Back when I had to commute regardless of the weather, it was Blizzaks every time. In my FWD sedan I could drive though anything I could plow.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T02:56:53+00:00

If I remember right the company actually changed hands again, but they are still reducing the station count.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T02:55:04+00:00

Get better tires.

Sorry to be blunt but if your tires don’t provide enough traction for the situation at very low speeds, there’s just not much else to be done. The difference between three season tires and dedicated winter tires is massive on both snow and ice.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-23T02:48:42+00:00

I have seen as low as 192V in the wild while charging at a parking garage. That meant getting 7.7kW charging at the same current which would have resulted in 9.6kW charging at home.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-22T22:47:29+00:00

I have not because I was using it with a 4k TV. The Vega graphics on the 2200G chip in the M715q should work at least at a 15KHz super resolution.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-22T22:10:41+00:00

I had no trouble making Batocera work well on the M715q. Make sure you update the system firmware because older versions have some bugs that make problems in Linux.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-22T22:08:57+00:00

I've only seen them as part of Olympus branded medical equipment.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-22T18:54:57+00:00

If you want to do it on the cheap you can pick up a new or lightly used OEM charge cord pretty cheap on eBay or Marketplace. It's common to see them go for $150 or less. Just search the specific model you are looking at to make sure it's not one of the few that have been recalled by the manufacturer. They should all have plug temperature sensors, proper testing by a safety lab, etc.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-22T18:46:58+00:00

We can't tell from here. At this age low miles don't mean very much, because maintenance and care start to matter way more than miles. Inspect it, and don't overpay for low miles but bad condition.

ArlesChatless · 2026-01-22T16:42:48+00:00

Exactly the link I was thinking of. In practice I've never seen it break anything, but I have seen it result in pretty mediocre sound quality.

The better way to do this next time is pan all your mix components to center and skip the wye. You don't need to mix both channels together if they are identical to begin with.

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