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My new EVSE could do that. Maybe it's the lesser of the evils. I don't know. The truck would lose the ability to keep the battery warm in cold weather though. I know it doesn't try very hard, but when it gets truly cold it does draw a few kWh every now and then.

There is a whole subreddit dedicated to this. r/spicypillows

I should try it again to see if anything has changed recently. I am using a different EVSE now, and there have been a few software updates. The issue I had before - I think I've complained about this here - is that if the charge is just right, the truck will error out. I can charge about 45-50%...

That doesn't solve it, for me at least. I never use departure times. But if I plug in early and the truck doesn't think it can reach the target charge before the end of the charge window, it will start charging early. Interestingly it will start early but it won't run late. It will stop at the...

They said they are using a very low duty cycle (1 second on, 220 seconds off) using a timer, so the heater uses negligible power on average.

Right? It seems like a proper dog mode that disabled the window switches and seat heaters would be pretty easy. But no

Personally I freaking hate hate hate the fact that it doesn't observe my charging schedule. There is a very good reason I set it to not start until 11 p.m. and that is that it costs me $$$$$ (okay, $$) if it starts charge during the peak periods. If I arrive home with a low state of charge I...

They could easily fix it in a software update by removing that silly low power / inactivity shutdown, yes. No there is no known fix in Forscan. But no a dealer can't do anything; the software gods would have to do it. I just leave the truck "on" with the main shutdown timer disabled (there *is*...

Only thing you're missing is that the feature is fundamentally broken. It's pretty much useless due to the "inactivity" timer. As noted above, you have to jump through ridiculous hoops to keep it alive so you might as well just leave the truck on.

I also went with the Tesla mobile connector. As noted above, it has a pretty good variety of dongles, and was pretty reasonably priced. Also because I can then charge any vehicle from the bed outlet if necessary. Not that I've had to, but it's possible.

I think the point is to guarantee the EVSE is not physically capable of overloading the circuit it's plugged into. If you rely on software / user configuration to limit current, sooner or later you are going to mess up and draw more than the circuit can safely supply. Something will overheat...

Thanks. I thought about doing this but got lazy and just replaced the H3. Got a reasonable deal on the Motorcraft ($204 + GST) from a dealer in Edmonton.

Thanks. That image in your response kind of smells like AI, which I do not trust as far as I can throw it, but it does make sense J3400 would include some provision for it. The teardown of the Lectron unit I did force myself to watch did include a couple of resistors as well as the thermal...

I like A2Z but I'm skeptical of their claim that they can derate the charge. Unless their adapter includes active electronics doing MITM on the PLC communications, all their thermal switches can do is open the circuit on the signalling pins, stopping the charge entirely. I really don't see how...

But if he saw a code in Forscan, that means the truck got hot.

The adapter is passive. It doesn't communicate with the truck. If your charge port was heating up enough to set a code, that is a little concerning. I wonder how hot the adapter was.

Everybody needs an OBD dongle + CarScanner or equivalent, to monitor 1) Max amps the charger says it can supply 2) Amps requested by the truck 3) Amps supplied Then you can determine if it's the truck or the charger who limits the charge rate.

The truck has both an active air dam (lowers down at speed below the front bumper) and the active grill shutters. It's possible they reuse some terminology for both, but just to be clear, they are distinct features. I don't see how the active air dam could cause any issues. In fact it used to...

I was just thinking about this on my last drive. You'd get the paper map from a gas station or AAA/CAA if you planned ahead. Look up addresses in the phone book. Look up street names in the index around the edge then you had to find the street in the grid square. In just a few decades, thanks to...

Seems odd. On my truck the default is 90%. You can change it in Charge Settings in the truck. It's a one time change though. And watch out for congestion fees; if the Tesla station is busy and charges congestion fees, then stopping at 80% is what you want.