Maxwell Start Module

[JimT]

I only mentioned those vendors because I asked C8 specifically about them to see if they were authorized sellers. One of my problems with the Maxwell was that I bought it through a seller on Amazon. Even if the company hadn't been sold to Tesla for the patents then the product lines later sold off to a different company before the ESM had been discontinued, it was well known that they wouldn't have honored the warranty since it wasn't purchased through an authorized retailer.

As for longevity and worth, that remains to be seen. I will post more after it's installed, maybe this week or next. It's a bit of a process since they way I secured the batteries in the box requires me to remove all the cables first before I can unsecure them. So I'll also take this opportunity to redesign my securement brackets for easier, modular use. And of course thoroughly clean the battery boxes, connections and grounds while it's all apart.