Also, you would be driving faster, potentially against the wind, and in the winter you'd have colder temps to contend with as well. When I looked at dropping down through Weiser and running up and around on that interstate route, it added 3 hours to the trip from McCall in winter.
Might get more wind the longer way though.
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Campsite experiences: is 14-50 or TT-30 more common?
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This is the setup I have but haven’t used yet. What type of charging speed are you getting?
When visiting relatives out in the country I would use their dryer outlet. So for me a "complete" set when visiting/traveling would be 5-15, 5-20, 14-50, TT-30, 14-30 (new electric dryer), and 10-30 (old electric dryer). I do have a 6-30 240V window air conditioner receptacle in my home, but I haven't bothered to get an adapter for that (the cable from the car to there would be too long/heavy). I purchased a couple of my adapters from EVSE Adapters.
For home I use my Wall Connector daily and also installed a 14-50 as a back-up if firmware bricks the Wall Connector for some reason. When on the road I use Super Chargers. I'm intentionally avoiding adapters for J1772, CHAdeMO, and CCS1.
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Constant 3 kW. When i first set it up, I kept checking to make sure the outlet and adapters weren't getting hot (the outlet hadn't been used in over 10 years). I stopped checking after the first couple of days because everything was working fine.
Looking back at the stats, I had one session from 9-5 where I added 25% to the battery.
Slow (ok, very slow) and steady wins the race.
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Reviewing this again to make sure I have the adapters I might need. Will probably still order the tt-30 from EVSE for when it comes back in, just for a sense of security out there. Will still be in for less than the full Tesla adapter kit, and should be well covered based on the discussion in this thread, with what I have now. Thanks!
We have been travelling across Canada for almost 3 weeks and stayed in campgrounds almost every night. Not one had 50 amp service. But that is quite often the case in Canada. The TT 30 has been invaluable for us.
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Nice! Will get one for sure. Curious what pulling your cute teardrop does to your range? Care to share? DM or here. Thanks!!
Just bought TT-30 from EGSE and arrived in 2 days. House sitting for friend in San Juan Islands WA. House had a dedicated “RV” outlet they said which turned out to be TT-30. Great being able to charge up every night at 14 cents kWh , gas is super expensive on island ( no wonder I see Leafs every where).
I bought this adapter https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XHDRBBT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 which just plugs into your Tesla 14-50. Might be cheaper and is certainly less room than a dedicated Tesla adapter.
Those can work...in a way, and I do have something similar, but it has a problem. I bought one of those many years ago when we didn't have many good options and Tesla was continually sold out of any type of 30A adapters for years. Now there's a much better way, so we don't have to use stuff like that.
The problem with it is that it's making you use the Tesla 14-50 plug, and it's a chip inside that plug, which tells the car what the amp limit should be. So in this case, that's going to be higher than what you should be using from a TT-30. Someone would need to remember each time they use it to turn down the amps to only 24 or less as it is ramping up. Having to rely on that human memory factor just isn't something you'll see recommended around here much. The TT-30 adapter that EVSEAdapters.com sells is built from an original Tesla 30A type, so it properly sends the car the signal to use 24A maximum.
The range gets cut in half. We actually do our planning using 200 kilometres max range. But the reality is the superchargers are closer than that so it’s not an issue.
Did you need a TT-30 extension cord for Canadian campgrounds, and how long was it? Thanks!
Was there any particular reason to need an extension? Only thing I can think of is the power pole / post isn't always on the left side of the car and backing into a space might have the sun coming up through the windshield / etc.
Also did you get the 14-50 extension or the TT-30 or both?
We carry a TT30 extension for the trailer. We have just learned over the years it’s nice to be able to get the trailer back away from the road on some sites.
We don’t carry a 14-50 extension as the trailer is only 30 amp.
We are rarely on 50 amp sites. 30 amp is sufficient for charging for us for the car. A truck battery would be much bigger. Then we might carry a 14-50 cord. Our trailer is just little.
We don’t carry a 14-50 extension as the trailer is only 30 amp.
We are rarely on 50 amp sites. 30 amp is sufficient for charging for us for the car. A truck battery would be much bigger. Then we might carry a 14-50 cord. Our trailer is just little.
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