Thank you for preparing this for us! Nice shots! I would be interested to hear how it sounds in real time. Would it be ok for you to upload the real time video of the shot as well?
So the center plate breaks off from the terminal ends pushed by the piston. How do they make sure it doesn't get accidentally jammed between the terminals after the explosion? Next question: This fuse lives inside the battery enclosure together with DC contactors and possible other melt type of overcurrent fuses. What is actually triggering it?? Same signal as for the Airbags??? Can you show how to open a Model S battery pack and then close and reseal it ???? I know everybody loves Sandy Munroe but you are The Best IMHO.
Very interesting! So this one was without any electrical load on it, while blowing up, right? If so, I suspect this would look quite hefty, if there was like 400 Volt dc and some hundreds Amps flow through it, when the OPENED pyrofuse trips. Looking forward for more scientifical investigations. 😁
I tried to make a go at content creation as a side gig, but I only make about $100-$200 a month from it. Most people don't subscribe, and there's just not enough income to make it work. This is why most content creators can only do it with external donations. I'll still produce content occasionally, but it's a low priority.
@@Ingineerix understandable... i find your videos very interesting, as a tesla fan, your videos are exactly what my youtube frontpage needs, looking forward to some more :))
Hey Phil i'm currently working on a project with the tesla FSD computer, i have a rear backup camera off a tesla model Y and i'm trying to view the images coming out of it but it uses the fakra connector i was wondering if you could help me a bit with my project. i have the fsd computer and im wondering how to power it on and make it display images from the camera if not just display the images from the camera on some sort of stand alone unit.
Hi Phil, I bought salvage model 3 2021 LR but battery from SR car. I’m stuck at battery reconfiguration for the car to accept new battery. It complains voltage mismatch. Can you please help me?
Hi Phil, is it possible to show an excerpt from your video on my small German channel (12 subscribers)? I would like to explain the function of the pyrofuse. I would of course link your channel as source. Many greetings
Hi Phil, am having difficulties buying Tesla parts in Thailand. So I ordered a profuse for my M3 from eBay from a Ukraine seller for $150 (guess that's 1 way to send money to Ukraine). It's been almost 2 months and the item has not yet arrived. While waiting, I wondered how would I know the part has not tampered (like soldered blown one). This is meant to be my spare part since one of my friends M3 just recently has this blown.
@@Ingineerix With a quality modern DMM it shouldn't be a problem to measure squib resistance, but every automotive manual written by a company with a legal department says never do this.
@@gollygui209 Don't forget that Ukraine has been attacked and is in war by Russia. Kyiv is ramping up daily life again after failed siege some weeks ago.
Hello, my Tesla model s won't charge, after accident..."unable to charge," "unable to drive," "software update required," "service required" messages on the screen. It charges a few second - green light blinks and then solid blue light comes on. Any advice? Thank you
@@Ingineerix Thanks for your replay. I live in Louisville, KY and there is no Tesla dealerships. How can I find someone who can diagnose it to find the cause? Just one mechanic looked at it and told me there is a software issue with the car, but he wasn't sure
Boy and girls, this is a demonstration of why you don’t want an EV if you value you and your families lives. I just had a rear inverter failure on a dual motor Tesla that blew the pyro fuse and killed all HV power to the car leaving me stranded on the side of the road at midnight with a car less than a year old with only 5k miles. That level of failure in a new ICE is almost unheard of. I did a search, and tons of people having the same issue. With the new tiny LV batteries, the car completely dies in 10 mins. No hazard lights even. Selling my EV at a huge loss and buying a more reliable ICE car. Life if too short and I value my family too much to keep an EV.
Sounds like you are upset, and I would be too. But you are overstating the problem. I have good data on over 3000 Teslas and inverter failure, or any failure causing loss of HV is super rare. "Tons of people" is just hyperbole. A flat tire is far more common, which also can leave you stranded on the side of the road, and this affects all road going vehicles. Are you going to swear off all cars with tires if this happens to you again? I don't have any stats on ICE car failures that result in "side of the road" , but I'm confident it's much higher than most EVs. However, I do agree on the small LV battery.
@@IngineerixYou don't know what you're talking about. You can drive a long time on a flat tire, just watch a police chase on youtube. It is not rare to have these failures. Look it up on the Tesla owner's forums. Your "data" is bad and biased. ICE cars have never left me stranded, and I have driven all the most unreliable brands and older versions of those unreliable brands.
@@JetFire9 I have actual real-time data logs from over 3000 cars. I get every alert, trouble code, and all data that Tesla normally gets in real time. I believe that is a large enough sample size. A handful of people in the forums reporting that problem has to be weighed against the millions of cars Tesla has sold. You had "infant mortality", it happens with electronics. A failed MOSFET in the inverter is no different than one failing in your ICE Engine computer, both will leave you dead. They both can happen, and it's outside of a manufacturer's control, which is why they all offer warranties.
Hey Phil its Imey from the UK you helped me out a couple of years ago. I have sent you an email but have had response any chance you can drop me a message either by email, WhatsApp or Telegram? Thanks for your time and hope you're doing well
You're finally back, with a BANG!
Just donated 100 $ for your superb videos to say a big THANK YOU from Germany! 👍👍
Awesome, Thanks Stefan! Much appreciated!
@@Ingineerix You're welcome AND awesome! 🤘😁🤘
Thanks so much for showing this. In the aviation world we use squib charges for all sorts of things like engine fire bottles and blowing canopies.
Thanks for this! I think that’s called an arc chute and quench. Circuit breakers can also have these.
Excellent. More content
That thing is violent! That was awesome! If you need to disconnect the HV circuit RIGHT NOW this is the way to do it lol
Finally，you updates again. Thanks.
Thank you for preparing this for us! Nice shots! I would be interested to hear how it sounds in real time. Would it be ok for you to upload the real time video of the shot as well?
Sorry, I don't have a "real time" as the camera recorded in 8x.
@@Ingineerix Thank for pointing that out. I know nothing about cameras. :)
@@Ingineerix Just speed it up 8 times! Lol
Glad to have you back. How is your van conversion project doing?
Pyrotechnic seatbelt tensioners have much fun potential too.
I really wanted to see more of this fuse!
Check the description for my other 2 videos.
Welcome back! Long time since your last post. I hope you are well.
Just mainly busy with work! I have scarce little free time for YT.
HIGH QUALITY CONTENT!!!
Would be cool to use one of those very high frame rate cameras, and cover the hole/window with a clear material to see the normal venting.
Send me a camera and I'll do it!
@@Ingineerix Maybe you should partner with one of those sites that has a 40K fps camera.
@@Ingineerix Those cameras are rentable as well.
@@wondamaner I can't afford it.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Cool, thanks.
I would love to see this under load.. with a transparent housing 🤩
Interesting 👍
So the center plate breaks off from the terminal ends pushed by the piston. How do they make sure it doesn't get accidentally jammed between the terminals after the explosion? Next question: This fuse lives inside the battery enclosure together with DC contactors and possible other melt type of overcurrent fuses. What is actually triggering it?? Same signal as for the Airbags??? Can you show how to open a Model S battery pack and then close and reseal it ???? I know everybody loves Sandy Munroe but you are The Best IMHO.
Very interesting! So this one was without any electrical load on it, while blowing up, right?
If so, I suspect this would look quite hefty, if there was like 400 Volt dc and some hundreds Amps flow through it, when the OPENED pyrofuse trips.
Looking forward for more scientifical investigations. 😁
yes, no load
A pity it's not under load....
We need more videos, Thx
I tried to make a go at content creation as a side gig, but I only make about $100-$200 a month from it. Most people don't subscribe, and there's just not enough income to make it work. This is why most content creators can only do it with external donations. I'll still produce content occasionally, but it's a low priority.
@@Ingineerix understandable... i find your videos very interesting, as a tesla fan, your videos are exactly what my youtube frontpage needs, looking forward to some more :))
Make more videos please!
How do you ignite it? Just a 12V current through igniter terminals? Thank you
Should've ran some amps through it to have an arc form
Cool. 😎
Where is the fuse located on a 2021 Plaid?
Hey Phil i'm currently working on a project with the tesla FSD computer, i have a rear backup camera off a tesla model Y and i'm trying to view the images coming out of it but it uses the fakra connector i was wondering if you could help me a bit with my project. i have the fsd computer and im wondering how to power it on and make it display images from the camera if not just display the images from the camera on some sort of stand alone unit.
This is non-trivial. The system Tesla uses is called FPD Link 3, see this for more information: www.ti.com/lit/slyt581
Tip: Watch at about 2:27 and change the speed to x0.25
Hi Phil, I bought salvage model 3 2021 LR but battery from SR car. I’m stuck at battery reconfiguration for the car to accept new battery. It complains voltage mismatch. Can you please help me?
You can email me, my contact info is in my channel's "about" tab. (Use a PC browser, not a phone)
Hi Phil, is it possible to show an excerpt from your video on my small German channel (12 subscribers)? I would like to explain the function of the pyrofuse. I would of course link your channel as source. Many greetings
Sure, as long as I am linked, and you send me a link of your video so I can approve it when/if CZcamss content match goes off.
@@Ingineerix Thank you for your answer. Do you have an email address for me? Many greetings
@@Canton594 My email is listed under my channel's "about" tab, you must use a full browser not a phone.
So what is this for, like where is it located in the car and what is its purpose?
Check the description, you'll find my previous videos that explain it.
Excellent content! A shame phantoms are so expensive to rent.
Phantoms?
@@JasonWW2000 - The Phantom high speed cameras. Think like what the slow-mo guys use.
@@jayreptar2467 I see. Thanks
Where is this giant fuse inside the model3?
It's in the rear of the battery pack, located with the pack electronics in what Tesla calls the "Penthouse". I show this in other videos.
Hi Phil, am having difficulties buying Tesla parts in Thailand. So I ordered a profuse for my M3 from eBay from a Ukraine seller for $150 (guess that's 1 way to send money to Ukraine). It's been almost 2 months and the item has not yet arrived. While waiting, I wondered how would I know the part has not tampered (like soldered blown one). This is meant to be my spare part since one of my friends M3 just recently has this blown.
Check the resistance of the squib. It should be 2 ohms. The 2 big mounting tabs should be zero ohms.
@@Ingineerix With a quality modern DMM it shouldn't be a problem to measure squib resistance, but every automotive manual written by a company with a legal department says never do this.
@@Ingineerix many thanks as always.
Continuity and/or diode check mode may have a higher test current than resistance. We have no comment on other parts of this thread. ;-)
@@gollygui209 Don't forget that Ukraine has been attacked and is in war by Russia. Kyiv is ramping up daily life again after failed siege some weeks ago.
Did the Ludicrous upgrade get a pyrofuse?
Yes, I have 2 other videos about this, check the description for links.
Hi
What is the procedure to conatct you? I'm Teslas rebuiler and I need support for at least 10 mix from all models
My email is in the "about" page of my channel. (use a computer not a phone)
Man, I almost forgot your channel name
Where can u buy 1
Tesla service
Hello, my Tesla model s won't charge, after accident..."unable to charge," "unable to drive," "software update required," "service required" messages on the screen. It charges a few second - green light blinks and then solid blue light comes on. Any advice? Thank you
You need diagnostics to determine the cause.
@@Ingineerix Thanks for your replay. I live in Louisville, KY and there is no Tesla dealerships. How can I find someone who can diagnose it to find the cause? Just one mechanic looked at it and told me there is a software issue with the car, but he wasn't sure
@@user-ks4vh2or4w Email me. You can find my email in my channel's "about" page.
Next.......battery thermal run away please
Hey Phil any way I can reach u I know somone offering 10k to any one who can block browser on a tesla would u be interested?
Boy and girls, this is a demonstration of why you don’t want an EV if you value you and your families lives. I just had a rear inverter failure on a dual motor Tesla that blew the pyro fuse and killed all HV power to the car leaving me stranded on the side of the road at midnight with a car less than a year old with only 5k miles. That level of failure in a new ICE is almost unheard of. I did a search, and tons of people having the same issue. With the new tiny LV batteries, the car completely dies in 10 mins. No hazard lights even. Selling my EV at a huge loss and buying a more reliable ICE car. Life if too short and I value my family too much to keep an EV.
Sounds like you are upset, and I would be too. But you are overstating the problem. I have good data on over 3000 Teslas and inverter failure, or any failure causing loss of HV is super rare. "Tons of people" is just hyperbole. A flat tire is far more common, which also can leave you stranded on the side of the road, and this affects all road going vehicles. Are you going to swear off all cars with tires if this happens to you again? I don't have any stats on ICE car failures that result in "side of the road" , but I'm confident it's much higher than most EVs. However, I do agree on the small LV battery.
@@IngineerixYou don't know what you're talking about. You can drive a long time on a flat tire, just watch a police chase on youtube. It is not rare to have these failures. Look it up on the Tesla owner's forums. Your "data" is bad and biased. ICE cars have never left me stranded, and I have driven all the most unreliable brands and older versions of those unreliable brands.
@@JetFire9 I have actual real-time data logs from over 3000 cars. I get every alert, trouble code, and all data that Tesla normally gets in real time. I believe that is a large enough sample size. A handful of people in the forums reporting that problem has to be weighed against the millions of cars Tesla has sold. You had "infant mortality", it happens with electronics. A failed MOSFET in the inverter is no different than one failing in your ICE Engine computer, both will leave you dead. They both can happen, and it's outside of a manufacturer's control, which is why they all offer warranties.
Try 10,000x speed camera…
Are you going to donate one?
Hey Phil its Imey from the UK you helped me out a couple of years ago. I have sent you an email but have had response any chance you can drop me a message either by email, WhatsApp or Telegram? Thanks for your time and hope you're doing well