Do the NEMA 14-50 Adapters ever come in stock?

[MarkFromSLO]

Sometimes they can double up breakers, or even install quad breakers to make more room. If you know you want a wall connector (and know you are getting the tesla) I would just get it now.

Thanks for that info. Already have the Model 3. I really should order the connector. If for some reason it doesn't work out, I'm sure I can resell it still boxed for nearly what I paid for it.

Edit to add: By the way, I also have a subpanel and I think it has room, but it's 100ft and another floor away from the garage. I guess that does not help.

 

[Subie2M3]

Thanks for that info. Already have the Model 3. I really should order the connector. If for some reason it doesn't work out, I'm sure I can resell it still boxed for nearly what I paid for it.

Edit to add: By the way, I also have a subpanel and I think it has room, but it's 100ft and another floor away from the garage. I guess that does not help.

I was in a similar situation as you (considering the 14-50 or 6-50 receptacle), but after reading several posts on this forum and evaluating what would be ideal, I elected to order the Wall Charger and have an electrician install a 60A breaker to maximize the charge rate for my M3 LR. I placed the order for the WC on 6/16 and it arrived on 6/24

 

[Ayerod510]

I have an electrician coming today to give me an estimate on installing 240v for my new Model 3. But now I see that the adapter I would need for it, the 14-50 is out of stock at Tesla and other resellers. I've been searching the web and it seems people have been complaining about this for some time. Can I get some input if these actually do come into stock off and on? I don't want to pay for 240v in my garage if I cannot connect for months or years.

I see the $400 wall connector is in stock, but it's 10x the price of the adapter. I'd hate to have to buy that just because it's in stock. Plus, isn't there a higher cost for the install of the 240v outlet, potentially, over a 14-50 receptacle?

Thanks.

They are back in stock

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

Any idea how long it takes to get chargers and adapters after ordering? Does it take longer than two weeks?

 

[MP3Mike]

Any idea how long it takes to get chargers and adapters after ordering? Does it take longer than two weeks?

It took about a week for me to get the majority of my most recent order. (Though one adapter shipped like a week later.)

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

Which could also make the wiring cheaper since only two live wires (plus neutral and ground) are required to be run instead of the three needed for a properly wired 14-50 outlet.
Note that the Tesla Wall Connector only needs two live wires, as well.

Do you know if the mobile charger will work without a ground or a neutral? If you only had two hots for 240V, going to the 14-50 Tesla adapter, but no ground or neutral connection, would it still charge?

I found out the hard way that the 14-50 to an aftermarket TT-30 adapter doesn't work because the 14-50 isn't seeing 240V. There is a TT-30 adapter made for the Tesla mobile charger that's available from EVSE Adapters – Electric vehicle charging solutions, adapter cords for EV, RV, welders, and more. Charge anywhere. that allows a 24Amp 120V charge from a TT-30. I plan on getting one. Two weeks ago I was stuck in the middle of nowhere with only a TT-30 outlet to charge from. Luckily one of the local residents of the town (population of 10) had a TT-30 to a 5-15 adapter that he loaned me, but I was only able to charge at 4 miles an hour.

 

[Big Earl]

It needs a ground but not a neutral unless you're charging on single phase.

The TT-30 to 14-50 adapters come in two flavors.

One is for RVs, in which the hot leg of the TT-30 is connected to both hot legs of the 14-50. This will not work for EV charging because the car expects two separate hot legs for 240-volt charging or one hot leg and one neutral (on the other hot leg) for 120-volt charging. An EV-specific TT-30 to 14-50 adapter will connect the hot leg from the TT-30 to one hot leg on the 14-50, and connect the neutral to the other hot leg. The neutral pin on the 14-50 is not used.

 

[Rocky_H]

Do you know if the mobile charger will work without a ground or a neutral? If you only had two hots for 240V, going to the 14-50 Tesla adapter, but no ground or neutral connection, would it still charge?

No, it won't even initialize. It checks for a ground, and it has to be there, or it will just sit there blinking with error codes.
(On the 10-XX outlets it's just fudging by putting the ground into the neutral of the outlet since it doesn't have a ground.)