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Ok, so I should have stated I know a lot about EVSE's. I've actually design/built my own J1772 charger and it worked. So yeah, I can definitely do all this. I'll have about 10-kw of solar. The house needs about 7, the charger needs about 3... even that out, 10. I get 4 solar hours a day...

Highly technical question, but perhaps someone may know... The J1772 specification is very clear that it requires 120-240 Volts Alternating Current, period. But does the Leaf's J1772 charging system work on 120 vdc anyway? ie... it immediately rectifies the AC to DC before using anything that...

I thought I'd add my numbers to the thread. I purchased my Leaf late 2012 as a pre-owned 2011 SL trim with ChADemo (rental car from California) had 5,000mi and 12 bars. Until mid-2014 it had 12 bars. I now have 48,000mi on the odometer of daily commuting (50mi round trip) and 10 bars. Zero...

My other L2 charger is an OpenEVSE. It can be improved.

I haven't done SSR/TRIAC yet. The one I've been using is an enclosed mechanical relay. Obviously needs analysis and testing. It's still a work in progress. Just gauging interest.

Thanks Karl, Western Shawnee

Red 2011 SL I forgot to say, I lost 1 bar of charge last fall at about 32,000 mi (it has 5,000 when I bought it used if you do the math). Not shedding any tears... just smiling past every gas station.

I made my own charger using a very basic MicroProcessor. It's about 10 components and a very small 1sq" PCB board that uses the same PB-TR92 relay as many others. It all fits in a small aluminum inclosure with a 12v power supply. I've been using it to charge my Volt at home for a year now...

New Member, long time EV'r. Just saying hi. I started commuting 35mi/day electric in 2010 in a Red 1986 BMW-3 series converted to electric in California. I swapped the batteries for 14.4kwh of LiFEPO4 / 156v. When used Leafs became cheap in 2013, I purchased one for steal and I've been...