Electric vehicle EVSE install in RV. Pics.
Hi all. For those with or getting EV's here is our install in our basement cabinet of our motorhome. It is on a hung bracket available with the unit...eg...it can be moved from your garage wall to t...
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So busy day yesterday running around the valley picking up supplies and paying bills etc. About 155 kilometers, great day, top down, not too hot out. Picked up 5 kw at a level two mall charger while we were inside looking for stuff (try finding a 1.5 inch single impact socket). Any way when we got home we plugged into to the new EVSE. Right now we are just using the 30 amp 110 RV plug on the post as the motohome is plugged into the 50 amp plug. All works well and once you get used to the app (or online PC display) its fairly straight forward. Last night about 9:30 it sent us an email saying the car was charged. The car sent one as well.
Anyway what I have learned from the helpful staff at the company (California company and it is built right here in California), is that if the source is 110 volt, regardless of the current provided the most current you will get is 16 amps. This is a protocol thing and can not be changed. eg...the J-1772 protocol states that with a 110 connection the most a compliant J-1772 will provide to the car is 16 amps. If you want the bigger currents you need to be on 220...then you can go up to 80 amps if your EV will accept it and your EVSE is rated for it. Thats Tesla territory though.
Cheers.
Anyway what I have learned from the helpful staff at the company (California company and it is built right here in California), is that if the source is 110 volt, regardless of the current provided the most current you will get is 16 amps. This is a protocol thing and can not be changed. eg...the J-1772 protocol states that with a 110 connection the most a compliant J-1772 will provide to the car is 16 amps. If you want the bigger currents you need to be on 220...then you can go up to 80 amps if your EV will accept it and your EVSE is rated for it. Thats Tesla territory though.
Cheers.
