JohnKuthe said:
Oils4AsphaultOnly said:
If you're handy and can DIY the EVSE, I prefer supporting these guys instead of a commercial provider: https://www.openevse.com/
What's IN those charger boxes? Any type of electricity converting circuitry or what? I would assume so as I doubt a Leaf would take straight 240VAC! Or 120VAC for that matter. I know the batteries are DC after all. So some heavy duty rectifying will be needed. (I'm an Electrical Engineer by degree!)
John Kuthe...
Actually, the Leaf does take 240VAC!! You have to keep in mind that EVSE stands for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment. The "charger" is actually in the car. The only role of the EVSE is to communicate with the car's charger and connect/disconnect the AC line when the car is ready to accept the current.
The kits that are sent consists of a hard plastic enclosure + bolts, the assembly instructions, the EVSE communications circuit board, some relays, a J1772 connector + cable (if ordered), and a GFCI sensor (to detect shorts). That's it! These components are no different from the commercial products. I have a Bosch EVSE that I bought (before I learned of openevse.com), that I've taken apart before to upgrade the length of the cable (it came with a 15' and I needed a 24').
The kit I bought was a less-featured version of this: https://store.openevse.com/collections/frontpage/products/openevse-50a-charge-station-combo-with-enclosure (check the 3rd picture)
As I said, you have to be handy and like DIY, because you have to assemble the kits yourself. They also sell pre-built ones, but are more expensive.