Recent content by pb2000

I'm normally a stickler for code, but this one seems dumb. There is nothing in the average garage that is going to be bonded to ground and if the floor is wet, you're going to have shoes on. 120V is only bad if you have a good path to ground and if you get the full 240V without a ground path...

The UMC has GFCI built in, so unless you need to plug/unplug it often, a GFCI breaker is just a waste of money imo.

Going from 120V 15A to 240V 30A will be bliss. If the cable run was hard, I'd agree with upsizing the cable for future considerations, but no point if it's an hour of work to fix if you ever need to. Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this, but there are 6-30 adapters for the UMC available...

Nope, it's 60C amperage up here. I think some jurisdictions allow 60A on 6awg, but that's about the only exception I've come across.

Pretty much all NM wire is 90C rated, but NEC/CEC derates it to it's 60C ampacity. Most residential breakers and plugs are only rated to 75C though.

In conduit with a industrial grade circuit breaker and plug, 10awg is good to 40A. Everything in the electrical code is designed to last 50+ years in an Arizona attic without failing.

10/3 NM is the correct answer. The tesla adapter automatically limits the current to 24A, which is required for an circuit with a sustained full load. Voltage drop is something to consider, but the loss is so minimal that it would take as much as a decade to recoup the cost of upgrading to 8awg...

The realities of the Canadian winter will be back in a few days, and probably not for the last time this season.

The stalls might be v4, but the cabinets look like standard v3. @bmah I don't see an existing thread, so maybe move this one to California superchargers. @Big Earl

It's probably a coincidence, but I think all the imports from China are unloaded at the Wallenius Wilhelmsen dock just down the road. Maybe the cars headed for Newfoundland need a top up before they are loaded on the train?

Ah, the joys of old age. My parents feel the same way. I on the other hand always travel with a 20L jerry can when I drive ICE, so I can pull over anywhere and be back on the road in under 5 minutes with 300km of additional range.

Most of the discussion and pictures ended up here: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/supercharger-mcbride-bc.299821/

Other side of the interstate would have been better IMO, as a few of the food options and the Stripe's is open 24 hours. I spent a few months there back when Elon was promising an imminent Starship launch in early 2022. I found St. Mary's St was always a bit of a ghost town after 9pm, but given...

Seems like a lot of work unless the superchargers can do plug to charge or VIN verification over the CCS protocol. If non-Tesla need to use the app, it seems easier to just have the manufactures only to sell the adapter to verified owners. If a few adapters end up changing hands and/or A2Z can...

The stalls are facing the wrong way for that to be true.