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Another slipstick artist here, but happy that excel now does the heavy lifting. Got my first electric shock from a Heathkit - a special moment. And my first computer was…wait for it…a TRS-80. My R1S has the compute of, what, 100,000 of them?

Pure sine wave it is. I think in this case “not customer facing” means “what the hell is a sine wave?”

One of the best things about camping in the R1S is sleeping under the stars. So why, in camping mode, can’t I keep the skylight clear? I set it to clear, and then after 10 minutes it turns translucent (cloudy). Reset, and the same thing happens again. Interestingly, the display for the...

They will eventually catch up. Like a place we stay in Paso Robles, where I can charge at max amps…and get charged $20 for the privilege. It’s a new revenue stream for commercial rv parks, so they will be upgrading as soon as they can afford the capital outlay.

Once you get it cleaned using the above suggestions, you need to go to Canvasback, a small company in Minnesota that makes custom heavy canvas covers that fit your Rivian perfectly. The canvas sheds dog hair quite well and keeps it off the oem carpet, which seems to attract it...

Every campground that I’ve stayed at with a 50 amp service (ie the 14-50 outlet) has a 50 amp breaker on the post. The problem is that even 50 amp wiring is not adequate for the continuous load from an EV, which is why you see “NO EV CHARGING” signs at many campgrounds. Ask, and if they do...

Our 120v died using a 60w Bouge RV fridge/freezer. Took me a while to get it in for service, so in the meantime i just plugged the fridge into the 12v (which is more efficient anyway). Finally got it fixed last week, but. Have no idea whether the replacement inverter is more robust. Anyone...

For what it’s worth, I have a Jackery that I also use at home to power kitchen appliances during the hours that our electricity price doubles (TOU pricing). I noticed that it turned itself off when nothing was running - to save power, I guess. I was eventually able to go into the settings and...

Exactly. Except when the inverter failed, the timer would no longer work, even for 12v. It would allow you to set it, then would shut off a few seconds later when it found out the inverter didn’t respond.

Interestingly, when the inverter failed, the timer stopped working, both for 12v and 110v. But climate hold or camp mode work fine

I switched the fridge to 12v when the 110 stopped working, and there have been no problems. It even stays on more consistently, and you don’t need to set a timer! Meanwhile, the Silver Fox is in the shop getting the inverter replaced, requiring a battery drop. Hope they have a better supplier...

Let’s face it - the charger network is still in its infancy, so players can charge high rates since they often have monopoly positions in many geographic areas. Over time as it builds out, rates will come down closer to the kWh cost from the local utility.

I would think the lack of air circulation in the subtrunk would tax the fridge compressor. No?

Well I’ll be gosh darned. Got the same Bouge RV fridge (draws like 100 watts) for the Rivian after replacing our tricked out Metris camper with the R1S. Two days into our trip, 110 v outlets stopped working. We stopped for service at the mothership in Normal (in the middle of a cross country...

Why am I beginning to feel like a beta tester? All these hard resets being me back to the days when te most used keys on your windows keyboard were control alt delete!

Good info. Latest from our long trip is today when the wind pushed a semi over the line into our lane as it passed us. Instead of avoiding the semi by moving slightly into the breakdown lane (what my Tesla has done), it went into full freakout mode and did what we are now calling a “Jesus take...

Wish I could say the same. I’m starting to nail down where it disengages. Went through some tight curves with construction on I-70 from Vail to Denver, probably a little too fast (even though other traffic was going faster). Midway on a right hand curve it disengaged with warnings, sending me...

So far the vaulted ssistant has been unable to sneer a single question about the car. It’s one response to anything is “see the users manual”. I even asked for the current altitude as we’re we’re going over mountains. No clue. Switched back to Alexa, who can at least put things on my...

Different problem here. Using 120v for the bougeRV fridge freezer, because I don’t have a long enough12v extension cord. 120v shut off after a couple of days, and it won’t come back. Off and on, soft reset, hard reset, nothing. The fridge has a very low draw so I never exceeded the 1500w...