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Only 17kw?First attempt on EVGo failed, went to a Blink station and it worked
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The section on the adapter between the Tesla plug and the CHAdeMO receptacle is a flexible bit of cable. The weight of the CHAdeMO plug pulls down that end.Great pics guys. I have a question about them ...
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Is it just me or do these pics make the CHAdeMO plug from the station orient "upside down"... I'm wondering if there is a half-twist induced in the Tesla adapter cable forced because of gravity? or is the adapter actually oriented "upside down" so that the handle side would naturally want to face up to the sky if you plug the Tesla end into the car?
The section on the adapter between the Tesla plug and the CHAdeMO receptacle is a flexible bit of cable. The weight of the CHAdeMO plug pulls down that end.
Like the Model S, you need to lock the car ("turn it off") before the charging session will successfully start, or you'll get error messages on the charging ]
Ah, now I see what you're asking. The adapter is as pictured from Tesla. The adapter in the other pictures is being twisted by the weight of the CHAdeMO and orientation of the feed cable. In order to get it line up straight you kinda need to balance the whole assembly on the feed cable.Yes, it's that flexible bit of cable that bends that I am asking about ... does it twist as well? It just looks "upside down" to me, so I'm wondering if it's just oriented that way, or if the weight of the big plug actually makes it twist 180 degrees.
Based on the photo on the site, it seems that the connection to a heavy plug on the station makes the "flexible bit of cable" on the adapter, not only bend down, but twist 180 degrees:
The user photos above do not match this photo on the Tesla site.
Is that because the weight of the adapters is inducing a twist in the cable, or have they changed the adapter design?
Like the Model S, you need to lock the car ("turn it off") before the charging session will successfully start, or you'll get error messages on the charging station....
Try it on another brand charge station. Mine worked on Electrify America OK yesterday.I tried again on EVgo and no go, I turned the Model 3 off, and they EVSE shook hands and when it starts to charge, you hear a click as if a fuse is going off at the connector and the charge fails. Going to submit a ticket, I wonder if the Adaptor is faulty.
Fred
Worked fine on the Blink at only 17kw, I can go north later at a Charge Point DCFC, only two in San Diego.Try it on another brand charge station. Mine worked on Electrify America OK yesterday.
I think someone else reported problems with EVgo yesterday. Chargepoint seems to work OK as well.
Ah, now I see what you're asking. The adapter is as pictured from Tesla. The adapter in the other pictures is being twisted by the weight of the CHAdeMO and orientation of the feed cable. In order to get it line up straight you kinda need to balance the whole assembly on the feed cable.
Agreed however it is highly dependent on the chargers plug/cable arrangement. I've used Webasto (formerly Aerovironment) and EA stations and I could get the Webasto to balance correctly however I couldn't with EA. The EA cable was short and came out of the top of the charger column and didn't have very much play to work with. The Webasto cable is very long and can be positioned correctly.Ok, that’s what I was concerned about. The torque tension from the twist seems like undue stress put on the adapter cable and the ends.
As awkward as the Tesla photo seems, I think people should try to aim for that use pattern to avoid the twisting.