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chl replied to the thread J1772 to J1772 Cable extension.I reached out to A2Z about theirs and got this reply: ----- Thank you for reaching out to A2Z EV. We appreciate your detailed inquiry... -
chl replied to the thread J1772 to J1772 Cable extension.Ha, around here I have found the electrical inspectors to be knowledgeable and reasonable people. Some of the building inspectors...not...
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Well Chris, I suppose only in Virginia are the NEC police going around motels at 3 in the morning with a tape measure to measure cables...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.Yes, could be. Funny that Tesla takes a different approach with fuses (one or two, not sure) on each cell.
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chl reacted to jthiesse13's post in the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice? with
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I found out that my battery's state of health from the initial test was 95.5%. (Truck is a '23 Lariat ER, 38,000 miles). I'm assuming... -
chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.I was reading that instead of replacing a whole module when one cell goes bad, Tesla has wired the module cells with fuses so if a cell...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.Been a while since I watched it. I think 'difficulty' is a relative term though. I guess it's a cost benefit analysis situation, and...
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Revisit the videos from Munro, the engineer points the "difficulty" splitting the parallel groupings from within the module from the end...
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chl replied to the thread J1772 to J1772 Cable extension.Cutting a small piece of unnecessary plastic from the extension plug with a Dremel or similar tool costs....whatever you'd charge for 15...
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FORDFORUM is the code. Yes, A2Z's extension is very good. If you don't want to modify it, then you could buy the following: - A2Z...
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chl replied to the thread J1772 to J1772 Cable extension.Yes I noticed that about the listings too. I get your other points, but...I disagree with your interpretation. You said "First off...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.Thanks. What a pain to have 2 modules fail so soon and with relatively low mileage.:sadface:
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March 2024: HVB age 17 months , 7.5K miles Module 6, cell 62. CarScanner Deviation 4.3%, SOH before and after 99% March 2026: HVB age...
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I suspect they are eventually sent to "Redwood Materials" for destruction and reclamation of elements.
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.I wondered because I think the the tear-down video from Munro or another video seemed to suggest that they made the battery modular down...
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Seems we’ve reached the conclusion to this saga. The ACM was replaced today, and it appears to have rectified the problem. Audio works...
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After two years, as of February 27, 2026, I remain very pleased. I have 14,500 miles on my F-150 XLT XR. I use the truck as I planned at...
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chl replied to the thread J1772 to J1772 Cable extension.I bought an A2Z 16ft J1772 extension - AZ often has discounts and maybe there is a code for forum users? I modified it so I could use...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.I see, thanks for the explanation of that. Does anyone know what they do with the modules they remove from the trucks? Do they...
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And these cells are in groups of 4 or 5 cells in parallel, which is why the dealer reports only show 90 (SR) or 96 (ER) cells being...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.Just curious about a couple things, hope you don't mind. What mileage / time you had on the truck when you had to have the modules...
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The video is showing you the BECM Battery Health test. The State of Health is listed on that page. So it might be in the video they sent...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.BTW depending on the battery SR or ER or Mr (Flash) and year, the number of modules will be 9 but the number of cells differs. This...
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.Yes have them do a SOH test after they put the new module in, but I'd suggest waiting until the modules balance out to get the most...
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chl reacted to jthiesse13's post in the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice? with Like.
Thanks. I asked the dealer to scan the state of health. I’m curious to see where I’m at after 38,000 miles. Why wouldn’t someone be...
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Need to get that out of there before it dries out and falls onto the hot exhaust.
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chl replied to the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA.So my tech just left, he did the recall and also updated the PCM, and some other things he encountered that he said needed updating. He...
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chl reacted to Maineiac12's post in the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA with Like.
No, but I did ask mine to apply available updates beyond the recall and they did!
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chl replied to the thread Remote Start from Key Fob - It Works!.I thought with 24+ trucks the remote start could be done with the original key FOB by pressing the LOCK key three times or something...
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chl replied to the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA.I've heard that some asks have been declined, at dealerships anyway...but no harm in asking.
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chl reacted to Discwizard70's post in the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA with Like.
I glanced at the tools she was using. It was a laptop and ODB 2 type dongle with a cord directly to a USB C port. I thought about...
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chl replied to the thread Grind or popping noise at slow speeds.My 2001 Ford Ranger made the same noises. They happened when I turned - the rubber boot(s) around the CV joint(s) had worn out and torn...
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chl replied to the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA.I guess I'll ask and report back.
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chl reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA with Like.
I'm not certain.
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chl replied to the thread Grind or popping noise at slow speeds.Oops I missed it, my bad.
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POST ONE has the PDF of the TSB
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chl replied to the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA.OK, but could they tweak it then with their FRDS (or whatever programming system they are bringing to the truck) 'unofficially?'
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chl reacted to TaxmanHog's post in the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA with Wow.
Forscan is NOT an official diagnostic/tuning tool for Ford technicians to use on "official time"
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Hard to tell if it sounds exactly the same as what you have there in your video. If its a CV join issue, you'll hear it more and more...
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chl replied to the thread How to clean between the cab and bed?.They used to make giant Q-Tips for just such an issue? A pressure washer with a low pressure nozzle might work. Or ask your local car...
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chl replied to the thread Mercedes Patents New Tech In Its Quest For Solid-State Batteries.Scaled up they'll be faster to charge with more charge cycles than you'll even need, safer, and cheaper because they won't need rare...
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Over the last few years, my Lightning and I have seen a fair amount of Route 66, particularly the remaining portions of it west of OKC...
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chl replied to the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA.Anybody ever asked the mobile update tech to do a FORscan tweak? I was thinking I'd ask the tech who's coming tomorrow for the tow...
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chl reacted to Discwizard70's post in the thread Had a really good experience with Future Ford Mobile Service, Clovis, CA with Like.
Had a really good experience with Ford Mobile Service today. The technican, Delilah, showed up on time to do a software update for the...
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chl replied to the thread Dump bed possible on Lightning?.Think about where some of the battery modules sit and maybe that would present some problems?
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chl replied to the thread Reduced Powertrain / Reduced Power Notice?.Those numbers, the cell voltages, are the SOC of the cells, not the state of health. To know the state of health (SOH), the present...
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chl replied to the thread Returned home after high voltage repair work, first overnight charge the FCSP dies..My guess, a bad breaker that couldn't take the 80A regular charging and then failed even at 60A.
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chl replied to the thread Returned home after high voltage repair work, first overnight charge the FCSP dies..Yes that looks like it could be a sign of overheating - if so, an easy fix assuming no wires melted.
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chl reacted to Jseis's post in the thread BYD super fast charging with an interesting market comment with Like.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-byds-ev-charger-got-even-faster-and-it-might-not-matter-as-much-as-you-think/ The conundrum: If the...
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chl replied to the thread Won't do update.If it tells you it's because of the 12v battery, then it must be. A maintainer can take several hours depending on the SOC to reach the...
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