pncguy
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Short: Last night the controller board went out on my refrigerator. It may or may not have happened at the same time as my L1 charging started on a timer. Do you think the charging on a separate circuit could have killed the fridge?
Longer: I have had my new 2015 leaf for two weeks now. I have charged it with the L1 EVSE at least three times without a problem. I have it hooked up to a circuit that is not absolutely dedicated, but only powers the garage doors as well. When the charging starts, I do see the lights in the garage dim momentarily.
Last night we lost the control board on our refrigerator. It might have happened when my charging started, but I am not sure. My refrigerator is on its own 20A circuit, which is far away from the garage circuit (but still in the same breaker box.)
Has anyone seen something like this happen?
My plan is to bring home an oscilloscope from work and see if the voltage at the fridge goes wonky when the charging starts, but I am worried that the problem may be systemic in the house. If so, that means installing a dedicated circuit out of the same box won't help. Will installing one from a sub box help? It doesn't seem like it would because the sub box uses the same supply from the power company...
Longer: I have had my new 2015 leaf for two weeks now. I have charged it with the L1 EVSE at least three times without a problem. I have it hooked up to a circuit that is not absolutely dedicated, but only powers the garage doors as well. When the charging starts, I do see the lights in the garage dim momentarily.
Last night we lost the control board on our refrigerator. It might have happened when my charging started, but I am not sure. My refrigerator is on its own 20A circuit, which is far away from the garage circuit (but still in the same breaker box.)
Has anyone seen something like this happen?
My plan is to bring home an oscilloscope from work and see if the voltage at the fridge goes wonky when the charging starts, but I am worried that the problem may be systemic in the house. If so, that means installing a dedicated circuit out of the same box won't help. Will installing one from a sub box help? It doesn't seem like it would because the sub box uses the same supply from the power company...