![]() ![]() Recently I did a full charge with the results shown below after 25K on the odometer.This AC WORKS® brand protective adapter is a heavy-duty household adapter cable. When I had to plug in the wall everyday I used to run the battery further down and charge up higher, but now I can just click on so conveniently, I'll usually recharge after each day's commute and keep the battery around 80%. The charger will deliver the full amperage the on-board charger can accept - 7.2 kWh, which equates to around 28 miles per hour of charge, which means charging from 30% to 90% in under 4 hours. Now I just pull up, pop the hatch and plug in with the formerly "portable" charger always plugged in and anchored for security. Pushing and pulling that giant plug got old after a year so I had the electrician run more conduit off the outlet box, up the front wall, across to the underside of the porch ceiling, across to the driveway and down the backside of the house support column which conceals the entire array from street view and shields it from the baking afternoon California sun. Then I used my Mustart 240v 40a charger with 25 foot cord to plug in for charging. I had an electrician run conduit directly off the main panel, into a $100 GFI specific to handle 240 volts, then on around the front corner to a surface-mounted wall plug just at the far end of my front porch. If it over 50 feet I would recommend running a ridged conduit along the exterior of the house to near the location of the car. If the distance from the panel to the car is less that 50 feet you can run a long cord as previously mentioned. ![]() If the panel is on the outside of the house you could install the outlet next to the panel. If the panel is on the inside of the house go from there through the wall to the outside of the house and install the new outlet. The easy way to do this would be do find the main electrical panel. you would need an adapter to go from 14-50 to a 6-30 plug but they are readaliy available or can be made fairly simply. I recommend the 14-50 extension cord because it can easily handle the 30 amps of the dryer plug without over heating. And you can take the cord with you when you move. Since it only till spring you could also just run a long (RV 14-50) extension cord to the dryer plug and use it if its convenient to plug into. If it over 50 feet I would recommend running ridged conduit along the exterior of the house to near the location of the car. But since most people don't completely discharge their battery it would charge from 20-100% in about 9 hours or 20-80% in 6.7 hours. It would charger your car from 0-100% in about 11 hours (overnight). If you replicate the dryer outlet it will give you around 5.75 kw of charging. The answer to your question on functionality is that the 115 volt 30 amp plug would be less efficient and take twice as long to charge as the 240 volt but it would be much quicker than a standard 12 amp charger. ![]() If I understand your question correctly your asking has anyone put in a 30 amp/115 volt (NEMA TT-30 RV trailer receptacle) which would be a level one charger instead of a 240 volt/30 amp level 2 charger receptacle such as a NEMA 6-30 receptacle. In addition I would recommend upping the wire size to 6 gauge wire and a 50 amp receptacle and circuit breaker which would allow for future higher charging rates and the most options should they be needed. Given that is the case I would recommend installing the higher voltage receptacle which allows the quickest charging. For a 6-30 240 volt dryer receptacle it would also require 3-8 gauge wires, a neutral and 2 hots. For the TT-30 rv receptacle it would require 3-8 gauge wires, a ground, a neutral, and a hot. The answer to your question on functionality is that the 115 volt 30 amp plug would be less efficient and take twice as long to charge as the 240 volt but it would be much quicker than a standard 12 amp charger.įrom an installation standpoint both the 115 v/ 30amp and the 240 v/ 30 amp receptacle would require a dedicated 40 amp circuit, the same number of wires and wire size, so there would be no cost advantage to the lower voltage receptacle.
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