planet4ever
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You're probably right. That is a fancy connector with its latching mechanism and heavy duty recessed contacts.EVDRIVER said:planet4ever said:I'm guessing here, but if you bought the EVSE box by itself from AeroVironment I doubt if it would cost more than $200. Sure, you'll be able to get them cheaper elsewhere, but you might save $100 at most, and you could easily waste more than that trying to find your own electrical contractor.
I bet the wholesale cost of that box from Aero is more than $400. No way is anyone getting one for $200. I think you are way off. What do you estimate just the cost of the connector without the cord and box?
But I stand by my basic point -- the price of the EVSE itself is a relatively small part of of what you are paying AeroVironment for. If you want to buy one on the 'net, take an unused dryer plug off of the 240v circuit into your garage, and use four wire nuts to connect your EVSE there, you might actually get it to work, but you'd better not let a electrical inspector close to your garage. And if you don't happen to have an unused dryer plug you've got some serious electrical work ahead of you.