Leading electric vehicle maker, Tesla, has released a new approval document that details a series of approvals by the manufacturer for welders used in the repair of its vehicles from Car-O-Liner.

The new approval document, BR-16-92-007_Approved_Welders_R14, provides full updated details for equipment software, specifically in relation to the Car-O-Liner Resistance Spot Welder CTR9.

Tesla specifies that only approved welders should be used for welding during structural repairs on Tesla vehicles. The company warns that the use of non-approved welders might compromise the integrity of the repair and vehicle safety. It also states that only approved welding wires as specified in the Body Repair Procedures should be used and these repairs should only be carried out by trained technicians.

For Gas Metal Arc (GMA) Welders, approved for aluminium and steel GMA welding during structural repairs, Car-O-Liner approved welders are the; CMI273 Pulse Twin, CMI300 Pulse Duo and CMI300 Pulse Trio. These are approved for repairs on Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y Tesla vehicles.

For Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot (STRS) Welders, approved for steel resistance spot welding during structural repairs on the same model range of Tesla vehicles, the Car-O-Liner CTR12000 and CTR9 are approved.

The CTR12000 requires Car-O-Liner standard 13 mm welding caps (Car-O-Liner part number 41959) and Software version 4.00.00 Build 2 or higher for approval. The CTR9 requires Car-O-Liner standard 13 mm welding caps (Car-O-Liner part number 41959), WPB Software software version 2.9.42 or higher, MMI software version 3.8.21 or higher and GCB software version 1.3.7 or higher.

These welders join the other Tesla approved Car-O-Liner alignment and measuring systems including  BenchRack, Quick42, Speed, EVO and Car-O-Tronic Vision2 X3. The latest approval document once again shows how Car-O-Liner continues to work closely with vehicle manufacturers to ensure safe and accurate vehicle repairs.