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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:13:56 AM EDT
Yea, I know. EV thread. This could get pricey if it continues.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/05/10/thieves-hit-four-tesla-supercharger-stations-in-houston-area-this-week/ |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:18:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:19:18 AM EDT
[#2]
Houston never disappoints.
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MN, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:21:00 AM EDT
[#3]
I’ll have a coke
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:22:24 AM EDT
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Crime seems awful high there.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:23:33 AM EDT
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Yeah, nobody ever saw that coming, nope. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:24:32 AM EDT
[#6]
Interesting, seems criminals have figured out there's metals in the charging cables. EV's suck for road trips anyways due to the lack of charging stations. And now the few charging stations will become useless with these crimes. I think I'll stick with my gas cars, ha
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:28:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Palm: Houston never disappoints. Houston doing Houston things. Never know what our surly natives or highly regarded south of the border guests will come up with next. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:29:25 AM EDT
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Easy solution, leave the cables charged
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USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:31:14 AM EDT
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I’ll always blame the hurricane.
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TN, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:32:09 AM EDT
[#10]
Insert Ray Charles meme here.
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USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:33:22 AM EDT
[#11]
lol……enriching
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:40:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Agilt: Houston doing Houston things. Never know what our surly natives or highly regarded south of the border guests will come up with next. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:42:50 AM EDT
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Damn, that Detroit-level scrapping. Houston, I’m impressed.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:43:24 AM EDT
[#14]
Easy to fix, just have each charging station have a receptacle not a cable.
Then each gay electric car owner can bring their own charging cable to plug into their car and the charging receptacle. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:43:37 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Nickel_Plated]
[#15]
-delete, wrong thread
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:47:42 AM EDT
[Last Edit: DVCER]
[#16]
It’s not theft. It’s a protest.
Save big oil. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:49:59 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:50:27 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:50:32 AM EDT
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NPL
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Posted: 5/11/2024 8:56:14 AM EDT
[#20]
They already cut the fittings off all the tire pumps.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:09:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By syclone170: I’ll have a coke In a copper mug. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:13:05 AM EDT
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The struggle is real.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:14:07 AM EDT
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Photo left out of the first post:
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:14:26 AM EDT
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The ohm is futile.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:15:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MADMAXXX: Easy to fix, just have each charging station have a receptacle not a cable. Then each gay electric car owner can bring their own charging cable to plug into their car and the charging receptacle. Which is the way it should have been in the first place. Large lengths of sellable copper will always get stolen. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:16:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Trout_Hunter: I’ll always blame the hurricane. It was bad before, but the Katrina escapees definitely made it worse. |
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CT, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:20:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GunDisaster: Interesting, seems criminals have figured out there's metals in the charging cables. Wait until they find out how much resides in the vehicle. Won't be many cat thefts afterwards. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:27:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DVCER: It's not theft. It's a protest. Save big oil. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:28:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bud: It was bad before, but the Katrina |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:30:08 AM EDT
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EV desert coming.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:33:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1245xx: The ohm is futile. It is the Law! |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:33:41 AM EDT
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Curious how much copper is in one of those cables?
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:35:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Paul: Crime seems awful high there. You ought to recognize that Detroit man. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:42:16 AM EDT
[Last Edit: DVCER]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By toby1: Curious how much copper is in one of those cables? Always thought it would be a decent size. Probably a minimum of #6. There must be a flex steel armor jacket, maybe aluminum to save weight. Wouldn’t matter to a thief, they’d just let the sawzall eat. Made me look, 350a/500vdc. A lot bigger than #6 in that one.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:55:36 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Paul]
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How hard would it be to issue a bolo and arrest the dork that shows up with the cable to the recycle center? I suppose as difficult as asking people where they come up with 8-12 catalytic converters everyday with freshly cut pipe ends attached. How much is the catalytic converter on one of them there EVs cost?
I have no training as a thief or a cop nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn recently.  |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 9:57:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MADMAXXX: Easy to fix, just have each charging station have a receptacle not a cable. Then each gay electric car owner can bring their own charging cable to plug into their car and the charging receptacle. That would work, till the owner makes a quick latte run while it charges, and the scuzzy guy says, nah, leave the sawzall, take the cable. Wait till the tweakers figure out the real copper weight is in the enclosed area nearby where they take the incoming power and convert to DC. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:00:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Paul: How hard would it be to issue a bolo and arrest the dork that shows up with the cable to the recycle center? I suppose as difficult as asking people where they come up with 8-12 catalytic converters everyday with freshly cut pipe ends attached. How much is the catalytic converter on one of them there EVs cost? I have no training as a thief or a cop nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn recently. The motivated scros will strip it to bare copper, for full value. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:10:49 AM EDT
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One of those is definitely in the ghetto. Telephone at Bellfort. Who was the slumlord that posted here from that area? Nathaniel Hawkins?
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:11:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Paul: How hard would it be to issue a bolo and arrest the dork that shows up with the cable to the recycle center? I suppose as difficult as asking people where they come up with 8-12 catalytic converters everyday with freshly cut pipe ends attached. How much is the catalytic converter on one of them there EVs cost? They don't even look for stolen cars here. Zero effort. Call in an abandoned stolen car, and you'll be treated quite rudely for inconveniencing them. I know, I've done it twice. There was a chop shop operating near one of my warehouses and we'd see dropped shells frequently. I only called in two because they were in our way. I didn't want to touch them and suddenly become responsible for them. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:13:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Texaspyro21: Funny you say that. The news station interviewed someone that claimed it was Trump supporters trying to strand environmentalists. This really sums up just how stupid the average leftist is . Take guns away because our government loves us . Let all of the third world in because they love America. My favorite of the morning, Trump supporting thieves , being the asshole taxpayers and largely law abiding group that they are, have stolen Tesla charging cables in Houston so they can leave the unwitting dimwitted leftist stranded. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:16:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DDDDCheapAF: This really sums up just how stupid the average leftist is . Take guns away because our government loves us . Let all of the third world in because they love America. My favorite of the morning, Trump supporting thieves , being the asshole taxpayers and largely law abiding group that they are, have stolen Tesla charging cables in Houston so they can leave the unwitting dimwitted leftist stranded. Funny part about that is, IF they even vote, you know it was for the Dem. |
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USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:17:28 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RogueSpear2023]
[#42]
They are pulling tbe copper wire from streetlights in MN
New security feature it bumps up the amperage when it's being stolen and fries theif. |
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:18:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MADMAXXX: Easy to fix, just have each charging station have a receptacle not a cable. Then each gay electric car owner can bring their own charging cable to plug into their car and the charging receptacle. Seems to work well for RVs to have their own power cable. It doesn't have to be very long even. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:19:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: SamBoga]
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RogueSpear2023: They are puuling tbe copper wire from streetlights in MN |
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MT, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:20:18 AM EDT
[Last Edit: hugh1]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DVCER: Always thought it would be a decent size. Probably a minimum of #6. There must be a flex steel armor jacket, maybe aluminum to save weight. Wouldn’t matter to a thief, they’d just let the sawzall eat. Made me look, 350a/500vdc. A lot bigger than #6 in that one. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/857/IMG_0884_png-3211473.JPG If a quick look tells me anything it will take 0000 copper cable to handle the current shown in the picture. Copper 0000 cable is 1.56 lbs per foot. There are most likely 3 wires in the cable and it is maybe 10 ft long so maybe 46 lbs of copper. Edit; The thieves that were stealing catalytic converters now have a new target to go for. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:21:29 AM EDT
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The conductors in the cable are around 3/0. Wait till the find out that about 100 pounds of copper is hiding just behind the plastic cover.
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:23:09 AM EDT
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South Africanization of America coming along nicely.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:25:35 AM EDT
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Retractable (locking) cables on the charger would be a better design.......
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MT, USA
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:28:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Greyknight: The conductors in the cable are around 3/0. Wait till the find out that about 100 pounds of copper is hiding just behind the plastic cover. 3/0 will only handle 262 amps according to one chart I see and the charger says 350 amps. And 4/0 does not even get to that rating but close. 
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Posted: 5/11/2024 10:41:05 AM EDT
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I was a master on the AC side, but I think the principal is similar. Volts go up, amps go down. But 350 amps DC even at 500v is a big wire. Fine strand obvi but still big.
Yeah, once the shitbirds figure out how much copper is in one of these installations they will just cut the lock on the service enclosure, shut off the main and get busy. They could have a crew tear out all the high value stuff PDQ. |
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