Technical syllabus

Core modules for the 3-Day Tesla Swap Class: high-voltage discipline, CAN tooling, and battery management integration. Delivery is lab-first; sequencing may shift with cohort hardware.

Workbench with tools and EV hardware at EV-LC — Tools & workbench

Motor and drivetrain hardware in the workshop — Motors & drives

EV-LC lab and workshop floor — Workshop floor

High-Voltage Safety

NFPA 70E-style approach boundaries, PPE, and emergency shutdown choreography for pack-level work.
Service disconnect, interlock tracing, and proving dead before touching orange conductors.
Insulation resistance, fault injection drills, and documentation required for each energization.
Thermal runaway awareness, venting strategy, and spill response for lithium modules in the lab.

CAN bus hacking

Physical layer review: termination, stubs, shielding, and noise budgets on vehicle backbones.
Frame capture with industry analyzers; decoding Tesla-relevant IDs and arbitration behavior.
Injection safeguards: when to spoof, when to bridge, and how to avoid bricking inverters.
Integration with aftermarket controllers—mapping torque requests and safety limits.

Battery Management Systems

Cell topology, balancing theory, and how BMS firmware maintains SOC/SOH under load.
Contactors, precharge, isolation monitoring, and fault hierarchies before traction enable.
Diagnostics: isolating pack faults, sensor drift, and calibration routines after service.
Commissioning checklist tying BMS state to inverter readiness and vehicle-level interlocks.

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