Do I Need an Adapter, or....?

[Mschwennes]

Hello everyone,
I'll be getting my Lemur soon, if all goes well. For the immediate future, I plan on charging right out of a 3-prong, 30-amp, 220-V plug already in my garage. Picture attached. I'm wondering if I can use this plug as it is, with some sort of adapter that might come with the Model 3, or whether I need to make some electrical changes.
Thanks for any input!

 

[Big Earl]

Hello everyone,
I'll be getting my Lemur soon, if all goes well. For the immediate future, I plan on charging right out of a 3-prong, 30-amp, 220-V plug already in my garage. Picture attached. I'm wondering if I can use this plug as it is, with some sort of adapter that might come with the Model 3, or whether I need to make some electrical changes.
Thanks for any input!

Your attachment didn't work.

Your Model 3 will not come with the correct adapter to work on a 30 amp plug. You might be able to buy the appropriate adapter from Tesla's website here: Model S/X/3 Gen 2 NEMA Adapters

Check out the 10-30 and the 14-30 and see if that's what you have. If so, order one and you're good to charge at a maximum of 24 amps (80% of 30 amps).

 

[Mschwennes]

Yeah i'm working on it. I used Dropbox, and am having problems.

 

[Need]

Picture is not working, but you probably will need the 10-30 adapter from Tesla Shop for $35. Go here and select 10-30 and see if the picture below matches your plug:

Model S/X/3 Gen 2 NEMA Adapters

 

[Troy]

Here is your image. That's a Nema 10-30. It looks upside down. The adapter is $35 and you will get 22 miles range per 1-hour charge.

 

[Mschwennes]

Yeah, I tried to insert a link via Dropbox. No joy.

 

[Mschwennes]

Thanks. There are 2 of these in my garage, both oriented as in the photo. What does a standard (home) 220-v plug look like?

 

[Mschwennes]

I mean, what does the standard Tesla 220-v home plug look like?

 

[dhrivnak]

I mean, what does the standard Tesla 220-v home plug look like?

NEMA 14-50 which has 4 holes. Two hots a neutral and a ground.

 

[Troy]

For the Model 3 Mobile Connector, I think the term adapter is misleading because you are swapping the plug of the mobile connector instead of adding an adapter to what is already there. Adapter sounds like a less than perfect solution but this is not actually an adapter.

The mobile connector comes with two plugs, 110V and Nema 14-50. You will be buying a third one. See the video here.

 

[brkaus]

Here is the "standard" 14-50.

http://www.generatorsforhomeuse.us/wp-content/uploads/14-50r.png

There is really no standard 240v outlet. But, as you point out, this would be the standard for Tesla.

 

[Mschwennes]

Ok, I bought the (hopefully) correct adapter. Thanks to all!

 

[Big Earl]

Ok, I bought the (hopefully) correct adapter. Thanks to all!

Great! Enjoy the mid-range Model 3.

 

[devilmountain]

Mine is exactly like yours, upside down and the 10-30 adapter works fine. Troy is correct I get about 22 miles per hour charge rate.

 

[Need]

Mine is exactly like yours, upside down and the 10-30 adapter works fine. Troy is correct I get about 22 miles per hour charge rate.

Do you hold the UMC "brick" up with a water bottle holder or something? Or you just let the brick hang down on the side?

 

[Rocky_H]

For the Model 3 Mobile Connector, I think the term adapter is misleading because you are swapping the plug of the mobile connector instead of adding an adapter to what is already there. Adapter sounds like a less than perfect solution but this is not actually an adapter.

The mobile connector comes with two plugs, 110V and Nema 14-50. You will be buying a third one. See the video here.

Why are you so opposed to calling them adapters and think it's misleading? That's exactly the name Tesla uses in their online store, where they sell the various adapters for the mobile charge cable.
Model S/X/3 Gen 2 NEMA Adapters

 

[davewill]

It shouldn't be hard to rotate the outlet 180 degrees so the ground pin (L-shaped) is up. First, turn off the breaker. Use a meter or one of those simple testers that lights up to verify the outlet is cold.

Remove the cover plate and the screws holding the outlet. Carefully pull the outlet a little ways out of the electrical box. Take a good look at the wires and gently rotate the outlet in whichever direction will twist the wires the least. If the wires in the box are too short, you might have to detach one or more of them from the outlet and reattach them with the outlet in the correct orientation, but I would be surprised if that were the case. Push the outlet back in and screw it down, then replace the cover. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Much better than using hooks and things.

 

[devilmountain]

Do you hold the UMC "brick" up with a water bottle holder or something? Or you just let the brick hang down on the side?

I have a shelf in the area, and the shelf supports the UMC, so it's not flopping around. I never unplug the UMC and its a permanent fixture in my garage.

 

[Need]

It shouldn't be hard to rotate the outlet 180 degrees so the ground pin (L-shaped) is up. First, turn off the breaker. Use a meter or one of those simple testers that lights up to verify the outlet is cold.

I had a 14-50 outlet that was upside down for a year. I put a ladder in front of it and hang the brick on one of the steps. When we had our solar installed, the solar electrician saw it and flipped it around for us.