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Charging at home
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JCB_Arizona
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Yep. Somethings not right. Your car isn’t receiving 240 volts. Get it checked out.
Check that you are firmly plugged into your charge port. If no change, then you are only getting one of the two hot legs to your plug. Reset the breaker if no joy, then call your electrician. It could be your HPC also. An electrical tester will tell you if you have 240 V between the two hot legs of the plug.
GatorGuy
Member
And pulling 40 amps on 120? I think the problem is his charger and not plug. But who knows.
Yeah, that is completely weird. I’d unplug it and call my electrician if I couldn’t figure it out. A voltmeter to test the socket might be useful but we’re straying into don’t try this at home territory.
Graffi
Member
+1 to the posts above. If you have some knowledge of electricity and have a volt meter then you can start troubleshooting yourself. After you have unplugged the cable from the car and plugged it in again check for change. If the same, then reset the breaker. Now check again. If no change, then disconnect from the car, unplug the HPWC from the 14-50 plug and check the voltage across the 14-50 outlet. If you have the 240 volts then the problem is with the HPWC. Remove the covers and start looking inside for any visible damage. If none, and you are handy with a volt meter then you can plug it back in to the 14-50 and look for electricity in and out.
It is at this stage that if you are not comfortable around electricity then you get an electrician to take a look. I doubt it is the car, but if all else fails, find another HPWC, or even a J1772 plug to test charging. A Supercharger will not help as it does not use the on-board charger. If another HPWC or J1772 also gives only 120v then take it to a Service Center as you have a charger problem. If you do get 240v then the problem is your HPWC. Your electrician may be able to find and fix the problem, maybe not.
Good Luck and keep us posted on the solution.
It is at this stage that if you are not comfortable around electricity then you get an electrician to take a look. I doubt it is the car, but if all else fails, find another HPWC, or even a J1772 plug to test charging. A Supercharger will not help as it does not use the on-board charger. If another HPWC or J1772 also gives only 120v then take it to a Service Center as you have a charger problem. If you do get 240v then the problem is your HPWC. Your electrician may be able to find and fix the problem, maybe not.
Good Luck and keep us posted on the solution.
Reddy Kilowatt
Active Member
Had the same thing happen to me last night. I did not have the plug seated all the way in the car. tapped it in and all is fine.
If not, cycle the circuit breaker and see if that helps, A single pole might be tripped in the breaker.
If not, cycle the circuit breaker and see if that helps, A single pole might be tripped in the breaker.
Reddy Kilowatt
Active Member
FYI, I forgot to mention when I saw it on my phone and went out to the car thinking a charge delay was set. on the car screen it said I was not plugged in properly.
Derek Kessler
Active Member
This is definitely a case of only a single hot line being connected. There are three failure points: the breaker, the receptacle, and the plug.
If I had to guess, one if the two 120V came disconnected at either the breaker or the receptacle. Either is a relatively easy fix, if you're comfortable with it. If not, it's electrician time.
If I had to guess, one if the two 120V came disconnected at either the breaker or the receptacle. Either is a relatively easy fix, if you're comfortable with it. If not, it's electrician time.
smsprague
Member
I had a similar problem earlier this week. It turned out to be the breaker. I put in a new breaker and it fixed the issue. If you are comfortable with electrical work testing a breaker with a multimeter is real easy. This is the first thing I would check.
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