Recent content by Munka

I don't know the answer to "possible" but "practically" you will need a homelink addon and a bluetooth addon if you want to use your phone. There are now some very cheap homelink addons: HomeLink Receiver – 2 Channel – Tessories Couldn't find an aussie link but they are out there. My 200Euro...

awesome. still need one north but anything is encouraging. Problem is the Perth one (which I don't need or want) has been "coming soon" since 2017! So what faith have we got here?

Got to keep ya on your toes!

Our MEN system used across 99% of installations in Australia is known as TN-CS technically in IEC Standards, but TN is close enough and fine. But yeh, if you don't know the answer to that, maybe you shouldn't be DIYing a 32A 3 phase device :) You know you should have a type A RCD???

At this rate we should have a supercharger north of Perth by 2050 as well!

I'm starting to think a change in wind speed is more likely

My experience is aligned with that. A few niggles, promptly fixed under warranty. Nothing that prevented the car driving and nothing that would stop me buying another car from them.

But.... You still have power steering when manual. The difference may actually be from the computer, but that is meant to run in shadow mode anyway.

The photo is of a 63A C curve miniature circuit breaker. It doesn't add any additional "safety" in the application it is installed. It just prevents you exceeding the maximum demand and it installed to cover their a$$ rather than to prevent tripping as they say.

The glass is probably a big help, it will either be totally fine, or not!

Nice report, great info. Though as a Tesla owner, I really feel the chargers outside of Perth need to be prioritised by an order of magnitude over the ones within Perth. Also the RAC chargers seem to be frequently down or unreliable and probably need an upgrade if they are going to promote...

Standard PVC cable is rated to 75degC. While that is internal (ie where the copper touches the PVC) and external temperatures can vary quite a bit from the internal temperature, warm is not a concern. That said, if you want to limit risk, limit wasted power along your cable and improve the life...

32A on 4mm is fine unless you run it inside a wiring enclosure, then it should be derated. even then its on the border so I wouldn't panic. If your sparky says its fine based on the installation methods he adopted then I wouldn't lose sleep. Ok, so chances are (educated guess) you are limited...

Electrical Engineer here, and what jetcharge say is possibly BS. But here are 2 reasons it may have some truth.... Circuit breaker current ratings are sized to protect the cable in the installation. Not the load, and not the person. The HPWC and the car have their own protections against...

I'm glad I have it as a demonstration of what the tech can do, but I think I will leave it off by default. It seems to be a little erratic, although not dangerously so, but I also have issues with exits, in fact one time it got right near the exit before putting the right hand blinker on. I...