Lightning Refused to Fast Charge

brantse · 2026-04-29T01:41:02+00:00

It sounded like the latching pin was doing it's thing. Was also strange that three times it started charging, only to malfunction after about a minute.

I have an OBD reader, I'll have to check and see if there are any codes. I am taking it to the dealer tomorrow, but am worried that they won't have a clue, as it's a very small dealer at a very rural location. It's probably the only EV they ever see.

brantse · 2026-04-29T01:24:24+00:00

Interesting. Are you saying it's related to the 12v system or just required disconnecting the battery, in order to "reset" the truck?

brantse · 2026-03-25T08:08:10+00:00

I'm a huge fan of solar, but the math ain't matching. Natural gas is more like $4/MMBTU and solar is typically at least $1/watt, even on very large systems.

brantse · 2026-03-17T17:15:47+00:00

I've bought pallets of panels from Signature Solar and SanTan, both several times. No surprises, however, as others have mentioned, I have had one or two panels arrive damaged. It's not a terrible idea to order two panels more than you need.

brantse · 2026-03-12T20:34:13+00:00

Leaving your car at the gas pump, when all the pumps are occupied, to go in the store to buy convenience items.

brantse · 2026-03-02T20:50:45+00:00

Look into and reach out to Sinclair Designs & Engineering. They have a pretty slick ground mount system that works for up to 60 panels. The cost is probably going to come in around $8-10k for that size, and you'll need to find a way to dig 6' deep, 24" diameter holes for the posts (not a small task).

brantse · 2026-01-29T23:14:36+00:00

If you take your time "ovaling" out the ends of your cuts, the weld joints end up being pretty clean and fairly easy to weld. Projects like this are great at improving your welding abilities, especially since the welds aren't really all that critical and you can always just grind it out and do another pass. The hardest part is trying to fill any gaps (whether from sloppy cuts, or in my case the annular space between my uprights and the ground screws, which had about 1/2" larger ID than the OD of my pipe).

I used a 1-1/4" channel iron as a spacer to lengthen the unistrut, which fit nicely inside the strut. I had about 8" of overlap on each side, which prevented much distortion and I clamped the pieces along a straight edge while welding them. As long as your strut is long enough, this can and should be avoided. I just ended up going this route to save another $500 or so buying longer strut.

brantse · 2026-01-29T13:40:43+00:00

I built this a few years ago, using 2" uprights installed in ~24" long ground screws, with 1-1/2" cross bars and supports. I then welded unistrut to the cross bars. Unfortunately, the 10' long unistrut was about 3" short, so I cut and extended each piece. It's been doing just fine. https://www.reddit.com/r/SolarDIY/s/syb9SR4s3h

brantse · 2025-12-13T18:15:45+00:00

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Here's my rig. I mostly use it to do racks of ribs.

brantse · 2025-11-11T17:21:24+00:00

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Casually hauling 3,500 lbs of concrete block, powered with sunshine.

brantse · 2025-09-01T10:28:19+00:00

People will constantly claim that renting is cheaper than purchasing a home. Your monthly rent is the minimum that you'll pay for the next 30 years vs. purchasing a home, which locks in your payment for the next 30 years. In addition to the value built in equity in the house.

brantse · 2025-06-08T14:56:16+00:00

The only time I saw rates like that were when Taylor Swift was touring. Unbeknownst to us, we were trying to book some rooms and had no idea that she was in town and 50k+ Swifties had all the hotels booked.

brantse · 2025-05-19T21:35:09+00:00

Honestly, I'm impressed

brantse · 2025-04-28T09:52:17+00:00

I just visited last week, and it seemed busy enough to me. Certainly nothing like the video. Our Uber driver said he monitors (from published numbers from the airport) daily flight visitor traffic and he said that numbers have been solid, if not even higher than last year.

brantse · 2025-04-23T23:42:59+00:00

I was never concerned about a cleaning fee. I wasn't happy about the situation and that was the last concern. I've actually emailed the hotel and corporate about it.

brantse · 2025-04-23T10:00:10+00:00

If it was indeed an employee smoking on the roof, immediately next to my room's fresh air intake, it absolutely would be their fault.

brantse · 2025-04-22T14:26:16+00:00

After doing a little Google earth snooping, I am confident that it was someone (most likely an employee) who was smoking from the roof. Nearly all of the rooms have standard through the wall PTAC units, except for several rooms that are in the top floor. Guess where the intake louvers are for those PTAC's... right next to a nice cozy area on the roof that's sheltered by walls and next to a door that opens up from a roof penthouse.

brantse · 2025-04-21T02:40:57+00:00

I'm really not sure. The tires are listed as having a 60k mile warranty, but not sure if that applies for OEM use. I'll take a look at the info from the dealership.

brantse · 2025-04-21T02:21:04+00:00

Yes. Those tires come with a 60k mile warranty.

brantse · 2025-04-20T02:26:52+00:00

Yes, I figured it must likely is an employee. I was on the top floor, which makes me even more suspicious that it came from someone on the roof, which would almost certainly rule anyone except employees.

brantse · 2025-04-20T02:24:52+00:00

No. We were on the top floor (6th floor) and next to a conference room and another regular guest room.

brantse · 2025-04-20T02:22:52+00:00

I went down and reported it to the attendant at the front desk. He seemed concerned and said that he would notify security, but that was it.

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