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  • 4 Years Later, Attaching Rearview Mirror Again — Glue attached to windshield

    4 years after my first video showing how to re-attach the rearview mirror, it fell off again. While I am glad that it lasted 4 years, it tells me that something is not right. I am not sure why it came off, so I will experiment more and share the results with everyone. I have…

  • How To Reset EV Charge Station Error Code 0x0504

    My previous experiment with the EV charging station (titled How To Reset EV Charge Station, https://youtu.be/ia_cNr54y6s) did not include this error case, reseting Error code 0x0504. It is pretty easy. Please check out other related videos: 5 Mistakes Made at Various EV Charging Stations https://youtu.be/t9InCQslp8E EV Charger Experiment Gone Wrong-Emergency Stop Red Button https://youtu.be/b29_IsqSx5s Flat…

  • How To Reset EV Charge Station

    After my previous experiment with the emergency stop button messed up things (see http://youtu.be/b29_IsqSx5s) I decided to move to another location to have a second try. This time it worked by turning the Emergency Stop Button clockwise, and the button popped back. In addition, I went to yet another location that has a different charger.…

  • EV Charger Experiment Gone Wrong-Emergency Stop Red Button

    I am very sorry that the next user will see the non-functioning charger after my experiment. This experiment is based on 2 suggestions I read from a forum that if someone before you pressed the red button emergency stop, you can reset it by: 1. If you come up to the charger and it’s “down”…

  • 5 Mistakes Made at Various EV Charging Stations

    I will share with you 5 mistakes I made at various charging stations. You may feel embarrassed if there are people around, but you should be grateful if there is someone around the station who can explain things to you. When there was no one around, I had to spent a long time to figure…

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