Stuart21UK

Yeah bad news, hope you get it sorted with the least fuss

4 hours ago, moonshine said:

^ive no idea whether a regular “commercial” SSD would be OK - i initially got a regular 256 GB Kingston SSD and cloned to it - and it works - but I chickened out . and went to an industrial spec one to match / exceed the OEM HDD spec and have taken the cheap commercial SSD out and I’ve kept that as a backup along with the original HDD.

There is an reasonable argument that a commercial SSD will generally be OK in UK - but perhaps not so much in other European / NA climates, e.g .Alps / rockies  or where cars are tested e.g Sweden etc for cold performance - 

I don’t know the effect of extreme cold on a SSD - (data loss / condensation / failure and whether i would even use the car in that temp) however - it wasn’t a great deal extra for the reassurance.

you could always buy a stack of commercial SSD and in the worst (unlikely) case, if they were erased when the ambient temp in the car dropped to <0C - then you could swap them for a back up - albeit a PITA!

I get your rationale 👍

39 minutes ago, moonshine said:

The regular HDD in the PCM is an automotive spec HDD, with wide temp range (-30C - + 85C)

commercial SSD (and HDD) have a operating temp range of 0C - 70C - and are resistant to less G.

a commercial 256GB SSD is £14.  Might be OK, might not. 

The Question is does the interior of the car get <0C (certainly) or >70C - possibly (think closed windows - sun shining through glass in parked car in 35C ambient temp)

the Industrial spec HDD  / SSD are certified as being able to operate in extreme environments - so teh 128GB SSD, whilst expensive, matched the operating spec of the factory automotive HDD - I presume Porsche spec’d an automotive spec HDD (Toshiba P/N MK1060GSC -  )for a valid reason. 

“the MKxx60GSC series drives represent a significant innovation in commercial automotive-grade hard disk drive technology. Technical benefits include improvement in internal transfer rates over prior generation models, a faster seek time of 12-milliseconds, and an extremely quiet ‘silent seek’ operation of 23dB. All Toshiba automotive-grade hard disk drive models are suitable for use in industrial applications where an extended temperature tolerance of -30° to 85°C_

every day is a school day...........I'd not thought about minus temp, although ROW would need to be a more extreme spec for temps than the UK would...I had a water bottle freeze in my cup holder this winter but it was -10deg o/s and doesnt get there that often  

Looking at the Kingston 'plain jane SSD' KC600, the data sheet says

Operating temperature 0°C~70°C
Storage temperature -40°C~85°C
Viberation operating 2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
Viberation non-operating 20G peak (10-2000Hz)

You hardly need to worry about 'G's for an SSD compared to a normal spinning platter HDD

£31.99 for 240gb as well

Do you not think this would be safe to use?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/storage/ssd-solid-state/ssd-solid-state-drives-with-sata-connector

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/solid-state-drives/120gb-to-480gb-25-sata3-ssds

That's expensive for 128gb why the extreme temperature range?

Is a pcm system expected to be that much hotter than a pc?

this is classic Porsche warranty BS, failing to see the 'failure' and claiming its 'wear and  tear' and not covered

IIRC the OPC will be bound by Porsche Warranty accepting the claim i.e. its not the OPC final decision

hope you get it sorted

7 hours ago, alank said:

noticed cat /exhaust flange leaking, so attempted to change fixings for nut/bolt ( at long last) . after an hour of trying , but not too hard , decided to ring my local indy and they are doing it next week for £80 per side.  Not worth the hassle imo for that. Rather spend my time doing something easier.  Funny, had an mot last week and it passed, but their is plain evidence of the joint leaking, oh well!

I just paid £583 for exhaust manifold/cat nuts and gasket on both sides....

and not sure it resolved it fully so going back mid May after my local expert @Topbox diagnosed 'mmm maybe but it sounds ok to me' earlier on 🤣

I havent read the whole thread

On 4/23/2023 at 7:33 PM, iborguk said:

Interesting. So I have a Nextbase Dashcam plugged into that same socket in my 2017 base 718 and it turns off after "a bit"

I have a Nextbase and its plugged into the footwell socket, it goes off after about 20 mins on my 981

4 minutes ago, cozzykim said:

That's the sort of thing I'm thinking of, thanks. 👍

Charging a Pixel 7 pro in a thin Kevlar case btw

https://latercase.com/

7 minutes ago, cozzykim said:

I agree with your 'least worst' comment.  It's just that there's nowhere to put any mount in this car so, I'm prepared to experiment for £16.99.

I'm only going to use the Brodit clip to mount the whole (whatever I end up with) caboodle to the car. I've got extended leather, so a stick on base on the dash isn't an option as the leather lifts slightly with any weight on it, making the phone wobble around.

I also have a case with a thin clear plastic back on my Pixel, so I'll have to play around with any QI charger to get that to work at all. 🙄

Mine is brodit base plus some 3rd party bits and a wireless charger 

1 hour ago, iborguk said:

 

'Golden Hour'

my bumps have cost the third party more in courtesy car hire each time than the bodywork being repaired

IIRC it was £250 + vat a day for a Cayman I had for 3 weeks on one occasion 

55 minutes ago, Topbox said:

We should  set up some categories vote at the end of the year and publish the winners with the calendar. The centre arm rest storage on the 981 is to shallow to contain my beautifully curved and colour coded Oakley sun glasses it's soooooo annoying. 😊

Use the side door pocket?

from my thread

https://stuart-brown.photography/981-waiting-in-anticipation-running-report-page-22

https://stuart-brown.photography/981-waiting-in-anticipation-running-report-page-23

14 minutes ago, iborguk said:

Again if the battery is weak then stop/start won’t engage but the annoying triangle will 🤭

this

14 minutes ago, daz05 said:

PA module is under your passenger seat, by coincidence it's also where the 981 drains overflow when they are blocked. You might want to check that asap in case you have water down there before it takes over the BCM that sits next to it.

I had this issue when my drains blocked and I had 2 inches of water lapping the control box under the passenger seat...........fortunately it all cleared up once it was dried out 

Not heard of this issue before, I wonder how that happened

5 hours ago, moospeed said:

 

75 litre tank here.  And for the sake of the thread, despite it showing altitude on this photo my 2013 has voltage as an option.

 

holy moly 519 mile range!

I'd need a 130 litre tank for that

12 minutes ago, BrianJ said:

Voltage option wasn’t in the handbook for the 2013 car either. It is in the 2016 car handbook.

link to a 981C PDF manual here 

https://stuart-brown.photography/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/981-Cayman-S-GTS-Owners-Manual.pdf

(this is hosted on my website so please dont link to outside people/places)

excerpts here, page 103 refers to Veh. Voltage as an option

IIRC you might have to select the 4th line option somewhere too..

3 hours ago, BrianJ said:

However hard I looked my 2013 981 didn’t have voltage as an option but my 2016 981 does. So the functionality clearly changed at some point, but I don’t know when.

mine's Sep 2013 and has the voltage option FWIW

Post pics now, tells more of a story

1 hour ago, daz05 said:

Front bumper has seen better days Stu!

Yeah London trip and a moped 😔

got it back  

21 hours ago, Ringer250 said:

Stuart, it is the Carnewal option from Gert in Belgium. Quite a few members on here have it, 987 as well as 981.Still enjoying the sound after 7 years!

Carnewal....that's it.....I had brain freeze (all I could remember was Gert from Belgium!)

PSE is worth every penny!

@Ringer250 has another option for you but buggered if I can remember the (well known) name of it!

seen yesterday at a local Indie