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12 Amp Destination Charger
- Thread starter FlyingCookie
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Likely 208 V from a three phase source, that would be crazy droop for 240.
ccdisce
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Yes I was at my rental property doing some maintenance work that did have a 120v 15A GFI outlet ( I had it installed before the days of EVs ) and was using that with the UMC , it would have taken 35hrs to recharge a 100D.
Not to worry I had a backup plan in place that I formulated before I got there.
The plan and how it unfolded:
1. Charge for 30 minutes at the Supercharger in DeFuniak Springs FL....done picked up 125mi
2. Plug the UMC in as soon as I got to the property near the Gulf....done was surprised it worked after all these years and hurricane flooding picked up 40mi
3. A newly constructed hotel had 2 HPWCs installed and visible from the local road.....not listed anywhere too new I guess, this is the hotel that needed a booking,and no I do not need their breakfasts if any. the local restaurants and McDonalds are open for breakfast.
4. Plugshare listed a local resident who offers .........turns out he desn't know how he got on the list, and no charging is not available wants me to take him off the list , I am not allowed to do that.
5. Tesla Destination and Plugshare (with pictures yay ) show HPWC in nearby town with free public access.....this I used, they were breakered to at least 80A as I recharged at 72A 244V, in addition they have a Clipper Creek breakered at 20A, yes I checked out the J1772 charging process using the Tesla adapter that came with the UMC.
6. Plugshare indicated free HPWCs further west.... I did not have to get to this level.
Just wanted to update this.
This is the Fairfield Inn near the Savannah airport. I spoke with the manager, and apparently they've had the electrician out a few times to check it and fix it and he's failed to correct the issue each time. She's been in contact with the property owner and is having another electrician come out and should hopefully have the issue fixed soonish.
For now, as long as I arrive above 60% SOC, I can usually get back to 90% by 8AM... If needed, I just stop at the Supercharger to get from below 60% to 60% as the car will charge from 3% to 65% in about 30-40 minutes.
This is the Fairfield Inn near the Savannah airport. I spoke with the manager, and apparently they've had the electrician out a few times to check it and fix it and he's failed to correct the issue each time. She's been in contact with the property owner and is having another electrician come out and should hopefully have the issue fixed soonish.
For now, as long as I arrive above 60% SOC, I can usually get back to 90% by 8AM... If needed, I just stop at the Supercharger to get from below 60% to 60% as the car will charge from 3% to 65% in about 30-40 minutes.
ccdisce
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In the 'grand scheme' of things $10 gets lost in the mud when the starting rent for a house is currently $1,324 per nite in the area
Visit the area website at (no fear as you will not be directed to my property)
www.rosemarybeach.com
'Giving away' $5-$10 worth of electricity and charging it to general operating expenses is a bargain in my accounting book, attracting customers even one by proving this 'service' by providing charging equipment is good for the books, maybe I learned that from god Elon.
There is no Hydro, Solar, Wind Farms or Nuclear nearby to generate power. I do not know for sure but I suspect fossil fuels are used to generate electricity probably natural gas these days. Fuel barges are visible from the bridges with moving from west to east along the intercoastal occasionally ramming into the bridge supports.
Yes I am familiar with the low rates in Canada as I used to live in Canada where I would run my Heat Pump during the Ottawa winters down as low as -10F outside temp the combination of a high COP of the York HP and low electricity rates made that possible.
I used to live Canada when Ontario Hydro produced electricity from Candu Nuclear Reactors at Pickering and Quebec Hydro sold excess electricity from the James Bay Hydroelectric project to New York sate for pennies.
The Western Canada oil producing provinces used to say "Let the Eastern Bastards freeze in the dark' but them were the good old days.
Let them know the electrician needs to set the Amperage selection jumpers.
ccdisce
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Yes that was under consideration as that is what I did for myself here in Stone Mountain GA.
There in FL installing a NEMA on the rental property brings with it the concern for the guests kids safety when they are sent outside to play, they should be sent outside to the front park area where there is room green grass etc.
Anyway the Tesla HPWC and the Clipper Creek (J1772 connector) along with 2 cable management dispenser/pedestal are here and I did check the outdoor box where I found three unused breakers ( I guess the contractors installed them and were using them during the house construction) so there is capacity at the 'Cottage'
Before they do that, they should verify that they are connected to larger circuit breakers with the appropriately sized wiring.
For sure, I assumed (yeah I know) that since the electrician had been out multiple times, the breakers and wires would have already been checked. But the new setting does need to match the setup.
The jumper setting info is on pages 20-21 of the installation manual - https://www.tesla.com/sites/default...l_connector_installation_manual_80A_en_US.pdf
I think there is some confusion as several readers thought you were charging $10 for electricity instead of including it as an amenity.
Just to confirm this - I installed a (second gen) HPWC over the weekend and the out-of-the-box setting was 12A.
nwdiver
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I found a destination charger that was limited to ~12A IIRC. The breaker was right behind it and it was a 100A breaker so I took the initiative and fixed it. It was a PITA because you need a T20 security torx which was difficult to find. Apparently auto parts stores carry them.
We found out a couple weeks back that Home Depot carries them as well.
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