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maini said:maini said:I am interested in the
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3. 8M of total cable length. The unit price is $295/pc
If you need to save some money, ask them for a shorter cable. 8M is a lot of copper!
maini said:maini said:I am interested in the
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3. 8M of total cable length. The unit price is $295/pc
Yes I do a similar thing at work but I'd really only suggest that if your 120v outlets are dedicated and preferably both your 120v circuits should be off a 240v breaker(not 2 individual 120v breakers). If not and other devices are plugged into those circuits and just one of the 120v circuits blows a breaker you run the risk of everything on the circuit that blows being in series with your EVSEbhinesley said:I recently purchased an Esubar 240v level2 from Amazon for $299, and Love it. I've measured about a 4x faster charge rate from the 120v standard charger. I have 240v access at work, but not from home. I live in an older home and would need to re-do the entire breaker box (not economically feasible at this time). After doing some research I found that if you have 2 separate 120v outlets on separate sides (a/b) of the breaker box they can be combined to provide 240v output. Then I found this video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uD6UGa3hh0&t=14s&index=1&list=LLU47oHNIgQYvaW7KmC1dYmw
So, after experimenting and testing- I now have the ability to charge level 2 at home and it's basically a portable option as well. I'm using 2 separate outside outlets and it's working perfectly. I plan on burying one of the lines this weekend (the other is at a lamp post) and building a weather proof box.
If you built the contraption in that video, it is pretty dangerous. If you plug in your EVSE to the 240V outlet on the box, and then plug in one of the 120V pigtails, you will now have a live 120V male pigtail you can shock yourself with. Also, as jjeff pointed out, it is missing any protection against one 120V circuit tripping while the other 120V circuit stays live.bhinesley said:After doing some research I found that if you have 2 separate 120v outlets on separate sides (a/b) of the breaker box they can be combined to provide 240v output. Then I found this video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uD6UGa3hh0&t=14s&index=1&list=LLU47oHNIgQYvaW7KmC1dYmw
So, after experimenting and testing- I now have the ability to charge level 2 at home and it's basically a portable option as well.
Thanks for those photos, look forward to more. $165 is a great deal, I couldn't tell from your photo, what type of wall plug did you have installed?AntronX said:Here is mine. Got it from the same vendor. I paid $165 shipped, but with 18' cable option. Here are some internal circuit board pictures. I do not see any issues. The plug on other hand... is not so great.. Will post more later.
http://imgur.com/a/HGKak
+1. Personally I'm standardizing on 240v plugs on dual voltage EVSEs and to use it on 120v I have the 120v plug on one and a female 240v socket on the other. I figure if my adapter plug ever falls into the wrong hands it's much better to inadvertently plug a 240v device into a 120v socket vs the other way around :shock: Myself I wouldn't feel comfortable making an adapter plug going the other way around(120v female with a 240v male) as that could be a disaster using that converter with a 120v only device, but thats just meAntronX said:Just regular 120V 15A plug. I use it on 120V for now when away from home, but I can easily make L14-20P adapter to use it on 240V at home or a dryer plug adapter. Nice thing is, it fits any standard extension cord without modification.....to it. But I would not recommend this to people not electrically inclined.
William,wtzouris said:I sell these EVSE, I repair these EVSE, and I work very closely with the factory to improve the product. ... They also make a 10-32 Amp adjustable EVSE but that is almost double the money. Unless you need that type of flexibility and the amperage diagnostics most people go with the inexpensive Duosida
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