Tesla to J1772 Adaptor

[schnitzeraffe]

I picked up one of these adapters.

Partially, like a few others in this thread have said, as insurance (a just-in-case scenario).

But the main reason is that my daughter won a raffle at Hot Bins for a Lectron L1/L2 tesla EVSE.

I keep the Tesla EVSE with adapter in my Leaf, the original Nissan L1 EVSE inside the front door at home, and I have a Juicebox Pro 40 mounted in the garage.

Keeps me covered and then if I'm out and about I can lend a hand to any other EV owner in need, regardless of EVSE type.

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Edit: Fixed incorrect "charger" terms.

[jjeff]

Did your Tesla not come with the J1772 adapter? I had heard all Teslas were supposed to come with the adapter but maybe yours was used or you no longer had yours? just curious.

[schnitzeraffe]

Did your Tesla not come with the J1772 adapter? I had heard all Teslas were supposed to come with the adapter but maybe yours was used or you no longer had yours? just curious.

If you were talking to me, I don't have a Tesla.

Just a Tesla EVSE (I likely, mistakenly, called it a "charger" in my previous post).

[Flyct]

Did your Tesla not come with the J1772 adapter? I had heard all Teslas were supposed to come with the adapter but maybe yours was used or you no longer had yours? just curious.

FYI, My 2 Teslas came with J1772 Adapters

[jjeff]

Did your Tesla not come with the J1772 adapter? I had heard all Teslas were supposed to come with the adapter but maybe yours was used or you no longer had yours? just curious.

FYI, My 2 Teslas came with J1772 Adapters

Thanks, yes it does sound like all previous and new Teslas come with the adapter, I was just curious why schnitzeraffe was purchasing one but it sounds like he didn't even have a Tesla but was just being a good samaritan in case he ran into a Tesla driver that needed one and didn't have their adapter with, which is nice

[Minoxer]

What is the best source for the Tesla to 1772 adapter?

Thanks,

Phil

[schnitzeraffe]

I bought the ShockFlo adapter on Amazon.

Right now it's $79.99 and there's also a 10% coupon

[SageBrush]

Did your Tesla not come with the J1772 adapter? I had heard all Teslas were supposed to come with the adapter but maybe yours was used or you no longer had yours? just curious.

FYI, My 2 Teslas came with J1772 Adapters

Thanks, yes it does sound like all previous and new Teslas come with the adapter, I was just curious why schnitzeraffe was purchasing one but it sounds like he didn't even have a Tesla but was just being a good samaritan in case he ran into a Tesla driver that needed one and didn't have their adapter with, which is nice

New Teslas come with a J1772 -> Tesla adapter
@schnitzeraffe bought a Tesla -> J1772 adapter to go along with his Tesla EVSE

I didn't know that Lectron sells Tesla EVSEs but here ya go: https://ev-lectron.com/products/lectron ... -model-y-1.

Fwiw, I did much the same for my Bolt. I bought a Tesla mobile EVSE, a Tesla-> J1772 adapter, and a set of cap ("plug") adapters for the EVSE. I was not trying to be a good citizen like schnitzeraffe; my intent was to be able to use any public L2 EVSE or a variety of receptacles. In areas with poor EV charging infrastructure, I thought it would be useful to be able to use any receptacle provisions at private AirBnB I might stay at overnight. Both the Bolt and LEAF provided EVSE are limited to L1@15Amps and L2 at a 14-50 receptacle

*** PSA
Unlike the Tesla supplied receptacle adapters for use with its mobile EVSE, 3rd part adapters will typically not negotiate safe Amp rates. So e.g. if the car can pull 40A max and the EVSE 40A max, it is up to the customer to buy an adapter that is safe for 40A. Buying a lesser rated adapter opens the risk of adapter overheating in those situations where the other devices are able to pull higher current. BE CAREFUL HERE, not only can equipment be damaged, but fire can result.