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I take my 14 S in once a year and tell them to check it over and fix/replace whatever is needed. It has moving parts and the cost seems well worth it to me. It might be worth looking into getting the motor commissioned, if it has not been done. This shouldn't take long. I typically get billed for 1-3 hours of labor from the shop, depends on what needs done.

The new charger is charging normally and there are no smells. The buzzing is similar to what can occur in other chargers, such as standard car battery chargers. It just caught me off guard since the old charge made a barely audible hum and the new one makes more of the "charger" buzzing sound.
I called Zero and they indicated not to worry, with the caveat of all else behaving normally.
I guess I'll carry on with this charger.

I have an infamous slowly dying stock Calex charger on my S I am replacing soon. I was wondering if anyone could explain like I'm 5 (ELI5) how the slow decrease in maximum SOC happens. Well, maybe not 5, but assuming basic understanding of electrical components and circuits (resistor, capacitor, diode, transformer, etc.). As a first guess, it seems strange that it only charges up to, say 90%. Why does it not just stop charging?

When I was asking about this a few months ago it appeared that the options for replacing it are:
1) Buy a new charge controller for several hundred dollars.
2) Buy a new connector for a few dollars and cut the wire and connect the new C-14 plug. You need to be mindful of making a connection that is weatherproof though.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/zmcowners/permalink/1764288166973717/

An episode of South Park deals with this issue in an entertaining way. Season 13 episode 12 "The f word".

I am mostly ignorant on motorcycle tires and I am going to get new tires for wet/winter conditions. My dealer is a 75 min drive away making it a bit difficult to get there. Can I go to any motorcycle shop that installs tires to or are there any special concerns with a Zero (belt drive?) to make me want to specifically go to a Zero dealer?

I have the Zero soft bags. They work great for daily commuting since I can quickly take the bags off and bring them in with me. You really want to be careful not to overload them with too much weight, otherwise they can get holes from rubbing against the back wheel.

I am interested in hearing from anyone who knows they had the issue of the battery behaving as if it had half the battery capacity before and after this latest update to see if it fixes it. I would like to go get my 2014 S updated as soon as possible if this version does indeed fix that, but my dealer is a 90 minute drive, so I want to make sure if fixes that issue before going. The dealer is in contact with Zero to see if the issue is fixed, but they are waiting for a return call.