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Brake fluid is one of the last somewhat frequent maintenance items. It looks like newer Tesla's have all electric breaks so technically there's very little reas

Brake fluid is one of the last somewhat frequent maintenance items. It looks like newer Tesla's have all electric breaks so technically there's very little reason you would need a mechanic since replacing the air filter is easy (at least compared to brake fluid changes).

dotancohen 5y ago
All electric brakes? Do you mean that there is no mechanical / hydraulic link between the pedal and the pads? What happens when the power fails?
- AlphaSite 5y ago
  It’s probably similar to how planes have red and at links.
  - dotancohen 5y ago
    Planes have what? I think that your text-to-speech understood you improperly, but I cannot figure out what it was.
    - NLips 5y ago
      My guess is “red and at” -> “redundant”
      - dotancohen 5y ago
        We need a text-to-speech-mishaps-translator.
- lb1lf 5y ago
  -I guess the brakes need power to be disengaged against a spring force; this is quite common on electric motors in industrial use. So, power fails? It stops. Quickly.
  - joecool1029 5y ago
    I mean it's common in air brakes used in commercial trucks as well. If air pressure is lost the brakes close: That's the failure condition. Done likely because these vehicles are larger and hydraulic brake fluid runs the risk of boiling (air compresses unlike fluid) and/or catching fire. As for brake fluid and fires, I had a neighbor's Ford Explorer (more like Exploder?) catch fire while parked and it burned down to the chassis due to this: https://www.cozen.com/admin/files/publications/Motor_Vehicle_Fires.pdf https://www.cozen.com/admin/files/publications/Motor_Vehicle...
    - frosted-flakes 5y ago
      Also because running hydraulic brake lines to trailers is impractical.
      - joecool1029 5y ago
        Is it though? I grew up on a farm and we have had implements with detachable hydraulics.
        frosted-flakes 5y ago
        Okay, less practical. Imagine trains had hydraulic brakes. Just another thing to go wrong.

dotancohen 5y ago

All electric brakes? Do you mean that there is no mechanical / hydraulic link between the pedal and the pads? What happens when the power fails?

AlphaSite 5y ago
It’s probably similar to how planes have red and at links.
- dotancohen 5y ago
  Planes have what? I think that your text-to-speech understood you improperly, but I cannot figure out what it was.
  - NLips 5y ago
    My guess is “red and at” -> “redundant”
    - dotancohen 5y ago
      We need a text-to-speech-mishaps-translator.
lb1lf 5y ago
-I guess the brakes need power to be disengaged against a spring force; this is quite common on electric motors in industrial use. So, power fails? It stops. Quickly.
- joecool1029 5y ago
  I mean it's common in air brakes used in commercial trucks as well. If air pressure is lost the brakes close: That's the failure condition. Done likely because these vehicles are larger and hydraulic brake fluid runs the risk of boiling (air compresses unlike fluid) and/or catching fire. As for brake fluid and fires, I had a neighbor's Ford Explorer (more like Exploder?) catch fire while parked and it burned down to the chassis due to this: https://www.cozen.com/admin/files/publications/Motor_Vehicle_Fires.pdf https://www.cozen.com/admin/files/publications/Motor_Vehicle...
  - frosted-flakes 5y ago
    Also because running hydraulic brake lines to trailers is impractical.
    - joecool1029 5y ago
      Is it though? I grew up on a farm and we have had implements with detachable hydraulics.
      - frosted-flakes 5y ago
        Okay, less practical. Imagine trains had hydraulic brakes. Just another thing to go wrong.