2020 new in box Wall Connector?

[oneformula@gma]

friend bought a new Wall Charger in 2020. they cancelled their Tesla order and went w/ a BMW instead.

still in box at their house.... two questions:

1) assuming it is a gen 3, any concerns with buying an older (never used one)? (i'm thinking maybe they did component upgrades in the last 3 years or maybe not?)

2) what's a fair price? (they go for $425 new now, with warranty. i'm assuming the warranty started three years ago on this one....)

 

[Sophias_dad]

If the model number ends in -F and you plan to use it at over 24 amps, I'd be wary of bad relays. Tesla probably has a list of serial numbers, but at least some of the -F revisions had relays of dubious quality that would overheat when pushed. The warranty is four years, and the bad relays qualify, but the warranty would have started at purchase AND you need the original bill of sale or whatever. Chances are very good that Tesla would cover it for a year which SHOULD be enough time for the relays to fail for you.

 

[Sophias_dad]

Another thing to mention is that it probably has either an 8 or 18 foot cord. The 24' cord was a later edition.

 

[oneformula@gma]

Another thing to mention is that it probably has either an 8 or 18 foot cord. The 24' cord was a later edition.

all Gen 2 has 24' cable and all Gen 3 has 18' cord, right?

 

[oneformula@gma]

If the model number ends in -F and you plan to use it at over 24 amps, I'd be wary of bad relays. Tesla probably has a list of serial numbers, but at least some of the -F revisions had relays of dubious quality that would overheat when pushed. The warranty is four years, and the bad relays qualify, but the warranty would have started at purchase AND you need the original bill of sale or whatever. Chances are very good that Tesla would cover it for a year which SHOULD be enough time for the relays to fail for you.

is this for all Gen 2 or Gen 3? or both?

 

[Sophias_dad]

is this for all Gen 2 or Gen 3? or both?

Its a Gen3 thing only. Gen2 HPWCs had no such problems, maybe because they are designed for use at 80(!) amps and the relays are MUCH beefier.

 

[Sophias_dad]

all Gen 2 has 24' cable and all Gen 3 has 18' cord, right?

Gen2 came with either 8.5 or 24'

Gen3 originally came with 8.5 or 18', and transitioned to ONLY 24' after a while(circa august 2021, I believe)