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bjarkik

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Hi, I have the 2013 Nissan Leaf.

The Proxemity Detection pin in the trickle charge port just broke off when I disconnected my charger.

My dealership only wants to change out the whole inlet (296B1M) with the whole wiring which is really costly.
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Is anyone selling the correct j1772 inlet, or just the correct replacement pins, (I broke the Proximity Detection Pin)
https://www.smdinc.com/pdf/J1772_AC_charging_Inlet_Coupler.pdf

I've found some replacement pins, but they're not the yazaki type of pins, so they don't fit in the original inlet.
 
Read Darells' thread about about bypassing the diode; it shows how to disassemble the charger inlet.
Then go buy the part used
 
This happened to us too. The level 1/2 charging port wouldn't release and in our wiggling apparently we broke the pin (top left) as well as the corresponding part on the charger.
Nissan quoted me "in the thousands" to fix it and nearly $200 for diagnostics & estimate. I purchased a replacement port used on ebay and a replacement charging plug. Hopefully this will fix the problem!

Curious how your fix went.

This is what I ordered. Not sure how difficult to replace.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BWAAAOSwLUpadkP9/s-l225.jpg
 
Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum, though I have owned my 2013 Nissan Leaf SL for 6 years. Other than some battery storage degradation in the last 2 years, I have not had any problems with the car, and, in fact, enjoy driving it on average 60+ miles a day, for a current lifetime total of 134,000+ miles.
At least one or two pins are broken on the Type 2 inlet charging port and I am wondering if there is a safe way to fix this for less than the $2600 quoted by the dealership (replacing the entire charging port assembly). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YGV8Gf4zYWw0UpVPxmGT_QTKFyHtgt8R/view?usp=sharing

Since I have no idea how long the pin(s) have been broken, I'm also wondering how important it is to repair this. How much of a risk is charging for me now? What are the chances the port melts?

Thank you!
 
twoevs said:
Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum, though I have owned my 2013 Nissan Leaf SL for 6 years. Other than some battery storage degradation in the last 2 years, I have not had any problems with the car, and, in fact, enjoy driving it on average 60+ miles a day, for a current lifetime total of 134,000+ miles.
At least one or two pins are broken on the Type 2 inlet charging port and I am wondering if there is a safe way to fix this for less than the $2600 quoted by the dealership (replacing the entire charging port assembly). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YGV8Gf4zYWw0UpVPxmGT_QTKFyHtgt8R/view?usp=sharing

Since I have no idea how long the pin(s) have been broken, I'm also wondering how important it is to repair this. How much of a risk is charging for me now? What are the chances the port melts?

Thank you!

So you are implying the car still charges with these broken pins?
 
twoevs said:
Since I have no idea how long the pin(s) have been broken, I'm also wondering how important it is to repair this. How much of a risk is charging for me now? What are the chances the port melts?

Thank you!
Mine looks similar, but the pin on the right is broken, or at least the tip is broken off. Been using it like that for years without any issues. Yeah, it looks ugly, but as long as it still works, I haven't found the need to fix it yet.
 
The upper two pins in the picture are the Mains AC terminals for power into the OBC. The large central pin toward the bottom connects to the protective earth ground.

The pins have a conical plastic tip that guides the female socket terminal in the handle. The electrically active portion of these terminals is along the sides of the pin that you can't touch with your fingers. As long as that is intact then it will work without the plastic tip, you just need to be gentle when inserting and retracting the handle. If the electrical contact breaks then it will require repair.
 
Can those plastic tips be replaced? New one pushed into place? I would like avoid scratching up my male receptacle pins if it will shorten the life of the car or EV cable connections.
 
SageBrush said:
Read Darells' thread about about bypassing the diode; it shows how to disassemble the charger inlet.
Then go buy the part used

Where do you find this "Darells' thread? New here, but just had my charge port kind of hang up on me and now the three lights on the dash flash. I have tried both chargers I have and they do the same thing, so I think it is the receptical on the vehicle. 2017 Leaf
 
I saved a PDF version of the inline diode fix and saved it on my OneDrive, just in case I ever need it:

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AjONM_UrXWS8-xqfBWuDqcPAFCuK
 
dougtaylor1 said:
SageBrush said:
Read Darells' thread about about bypassing the diode; it shows how to disassemble the charger inlet.
Then go buy the part used

Where do you find this "Darells' thread? New here, but just had my charge port kind of hang up on me and now the three lights on the dash flash. I have tried both chargers I have and they do the same thing, so I think it is the receptical on the vehicle. 2017 Leaf

https://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=24560
 
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