Why use Tesla wall connector in a first place and not just the standard nema&#x2F;dryer outlet with the Tesla cord&#x2F;charger? It seems like people are overpaying for nothing.

PSA: If your wall connector loses wifi, it&#x27;ll just throw your charging schedules out the window and turn on&#x2F;off sporadically. This is especially noteworthy if you have Time of Use billing :| SET THE TIMER ON THE CAR DIRECTLY!

I hate the gen 3 wall connector.It creates a wifi access point in your garage that you cannot turn off:<pre><code> TeslaWallConnector_&lt;unique-id&gt;
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some people were able to downgrade their firmware to a version that didn&#x27;t do that, but i guess this article shows telsa got rid of that ability.I would love to be able to hack any firmware to disable that.I also read that a connected tesla car can force an over-the-air firmware update maybe through the charging cable or wifi, but I haven&#x27;t verified that.

Repeat after me:An owner voluntarily downgrading firmware to gain control of your hardware IS NOT A HACK.And if an adversary is doing this, then they have already breached yoir physical security.

Why would I want to hack the bootloader for a wall charger? Asking for a friend

HN

Tesla Wall Connector bootloader bypasses the firmware downgrade ratchet

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