******************************************************************************* * Notes on drawing home backup power from the 12v battery in a Tesla * ******************************************************************************* I got these comments from James Whewell: yes it is sneaky. It works fine with the car occupied, but in park mode, you can enable Dog mode or Camp mode to keep things running. I have a Relay off a circuit that remains on in dog mode; then I tap directly into the 12v circuit, at the DC : DC- converter, rather than the battery, as that is what other engineers have found the best source. However, once an unexpected very high load, like 80A is detected; the Telsa goes into an error state. The terms-and-conditions state you cannot run your house from an inverter from your car!!! they want to sell you a power wall. Now, if you could tap the high voltage DC and get an inverter on that, it would be way more useful; 4kw to the house. but that would void the warranty for sure. James