I have a Gen1 80A wall charger that I have been using daily with my 2016 Model X. The end of the plug started cracking several months ago and I taped it with some heavy-duty duct tape that worked pretty well at keeping it from actually breaking off - until today. This end-piece (see photos) came off today when I disconnected the cable. I could re-attach the piece to charge the vehicle, but that's not a good long-term solution. BESIDES buying a brand new wall charger - are there any recommendation on how to most affordably repair this? I've checked Tesla, eBay, Amazon, Google, Ali, etc. for replacement parts, but can't seem to find anything. Appreciate your helpful suggestions - thanks in advance.
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Gen1 Tesla Wall Charger Plug End Broke Off - Recommendations?
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swaltner
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Maybe look for a dead unit on eBay and salvage the cord for your existing unit. You might also be able to buy a replacement cord from someone like EVSEAdapters.
srs5694
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I know I've seen Tesla plugs with cables but no EVSE for sale in the past. The only one I could find today was this one, which has only 9 feet of cable attached. There may be someplace that has a longer cable, though. I'd recommend hiring an electrician to do the work, unless you're qualified to work on 240v, 80A appliances yourself.
Thank you so much. Yes...trying to find that 24 foot cable has been a challenge. I'll keep searching and hopefully something will pop up soon. Thankfully, I have my trickle charger and don't live too far from a Supercharger.
You could buy an extension cable and cut the end off, but at $357 you might be better of buying a new wall connector, unless you need the 80A capability:
Here is a cheaper extension cable, but it is also out of stock:
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Here is a cheaper extension cable, but it is also out of stock:
ELONG™ Extension Cable compatible with Tesla vehicles
We greatly appreciate your patience with all the delays that world issues have caused. Due to Covid-19 related delays and closure of parts manufacturers overseas, We now expect the ELONG to ship around October 2021 for all pre-orders. We expect to have the ELONG available for purchase late...
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Really like this idea...but agree 100%...I'd rather just get a whole new wall charger for that price.You could buy an extension cable and cut the end off, but at $357 you might be better of buying a new wall connector, unless you need the 80A capability:
First off, I'm wondering why you were still trying to use a thing like that, which looks like it went through a meat grinder.
But as to replacements, I have a couple of ideas. The company used to be called Quick Charge Power, but changed their name to QC Charge. They offered services for customizing and building Tesla charging equipment mods. So you could send in your standard UMC, and they could lengthen it out to 40 or 50 feet if you wanted. Or they could swap the cable on your wall connector to a J1772 one if you wanted to charge a Tesla and non-Tesla car in your garage.
And they would sell some of the leftover parts they used in these builds. So for instance, you can get a cut off UMC plug handle with an 8 inch cord if you just want to splice in the handle.
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Or, this is an 80A capable J1772 cord if you can deal with that and having to use the adapter with it.
qccharge.com
Eww, whoops, nevermind. That's $350 and is sold out anyway.
But as to replacements, I have a couple of ideas. The company used to be called Quick Charge Power, but changed their name to QC Charge. They offered services for customizing and building Tesla charging equipment mods. So you could send in your standard UMC, and they could lengthen it out to 40 or 50 feet if you wanted. Or they could swap the cable on your wall connector to a J1772 one if you wanted to charge a Tesla and non-Tesla car in your garage.
And they would sell some of the leftover parts they used in these builds. So for instance, you can get a cut off UMC plug handle with an 8 inch cord if you just want to splice in the handle.
Tesla® UMC Plug with 9
Tesla® plug end with 9" (inches) / 225mm pigtail of cable These are band new, but there may be a possibility they might have light scratches or dings. Available in 32 amp and 80 amp 32 amp version will work on a Tesla® Gen 2 UMC(Universal Mobile Connector). 80 amp version will work on Tesla® Gen...
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Or, this is an 80A capable J1772 cord if you can deal with that and having to use the adapter with it.
JPlug™ 80 Amp J1772 Plug/Cable Assembly
J-Plug™ 80 AMP is a replacement J1772 cable for your charge station. Perfect for Tesla Roadster (Clipper Creek) Charge station conversions.
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I ended up buying a new wall charger. Figured that was the best long-term fix with the least amount of hassle. Thanks to everyone for their helpful suggestions and resources. 
swaltner
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Definitely the easiest route to just buy a whole replacement unit.
Sell the old one on eBay for parts or contact QC Charge to see what they’ll pay you for your good parts. While it may not be something you wanted to tackle, someone will put the time into fixing it up and keeping it out of the landfill for a few more years.
Sell the old one on eBay for parts or contact QC Charge to see what they’ll pay you for your good parts. While it may not be something you wanted to tackle, someone will put the time into fixing it up and keeping it out of the landfill for a few more years.
I had the SAME exact thing happen to my Generation 1 charger. The handle broke off exactly like yours. For a while I was just sticking it into the cars without it but it finally broke. I had an electrician come out to install the new Generation 3 charger but the cable/wiring is much bigger on the generation 1 charger. He said he has to replace something on the panel as it's much bigger than the Generation 3 can handle. Did you experience that as well?
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If you had your gen 1 wall connector setup for anything more than 60amp (breaker / wiring) that could be the case. Gen 3 wall connectors do not support more than 60amp connection, and the wire sizes to make that connection.
You could look for a gen 2 wall connector, which will take the same size cabling as the gen 1s, but they will usually cost more than a gen 3, as people who have them generally know that someone looking for a gen 2 over a gen 3 is doing so for one of a few specific reasons, and might be willing to pay a premium for it.
Tam
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Gen1 circuit breaker is 100A.
That needs to be replaced with a lower Ampere as directed by the Gen3 manual: 60A.
Siemens 60 Amp Double-Pole Type QP Circuit Breaker Q260U - The Home Depot
Siemens offers a wide array of thermal-magnetic circuit breakers that are the key element for overload and short-circuit protection of your homes electrical system. To provide additional protection Siemens
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That should be cheap and easy.
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