Get J1772 adapter to pop charge port door

[Cosmacelf]

So are these fobs being sold anywhere yet, or are you still selling them lolchampcar?

 

[lolachampcar]

I did a first run of fifty to based on a few dozen people that asked for them. The fifty went and I keep getting PMs so I'm now doing a batch of 100.

It is nothing particularly organized; it is just a hobby project to get owners fobs.

Bill

 

[lolachampcar]

I just received 50 more assembled printed circuit boards. I should have them programmed and tested by the time the plastic parts arrive next week which will allow me to get everyone that still has an order in to get their fobs.

 

[lolachampcar]

Have plastics, boards and batteries..... I'll package stuff up tomorrow and mail on Tuesday.

Some of the people wanting fobs go back as far as March.... Thanks for the patience. I've been buried with projects of late.

Bill

 

[FluxCap]

No worries, Bill! We appreciate the time you put into this.

 

[lolachampcar]

Ok, the quantities are going up which means I am getting bags of parts and you, the end user, have some assembly to do. This is what will show up in the envelope. Note the white paper hanging off the printed circuit board. This isolates the battery from the board to prevent it from draining and to meet the USPS requirement for an isolated battery for electronics.

The first step is to place the plastic segmented circle on the rubber switch membrane. Note the notch orientation with respect to the rubber membrane.

Next, install the plastic ring/rubber membrane set in one half of the fob plastic housing (the one with the big hole in it if there was any doubt). You might want to take a moment to look at the fob plastics to understand why the black segmented circular bit had to be aligned on the rubber membrane. That one got me on the first few. The plastic fob halves would click together but it just did not look and feel right. Once all was properly aligned, it clicks together beautifully.

All outstanding orders are packaged up and will be mailed tomorrow.

 

[lolachampcar]

Thank you
SteveW25561
GuyHall

 

[lolachampcar]

Everything went out yesterday apart from one Canadian shipment. That one requires customs paperwork and the like. I'll get it out but please, no more shipments outside the US. I'm covering costs at $20 but am finding the "shipping and handling" part of this whole deal is a time/resource consumer.

 

[FatSal]

I just received mine yesterday. It works great! Just what I needed. Thanks.

 

[lolachampcar]

I'm glad the assembly thing is not hanging people up (like it did me the first time )

 

[FluxCap]

Thanks, got my package, Bill!

Kindly let me know how I can send a donation to cover your expenses.

 

[ElSupreme]

Got mine last week. Got it attached to my J1772 plug at home. Fits like it was designed, and lays directly under my thumb when I want to plug/unplug it.

Very easy to assemble, once you decide to just push hard to close up the plastic housing.

Thanks.

 

[lolachampcar]

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[commasign]

My car got updated to 5.11 and now the chargeport behavior has changed (as compared to 5.9).

5.9
remote will open and unlock charge port allowing insertion of the J1772 adapter attached to charging cable
remote will unlock charge port allowing removal of the J1772 adapter attached to charging cable (port turns white)

5.11
remote will open and unlock charge port allowing insertion of the J1772 adapter attached to charging cable
remote will NOT unlock charge port. To remove J1772 adapter, have to disconnect the charging cable from the adapter first. (i.e. port doesn't turn white or unlock using the remote)

No biggie, it's just 1 extra step but it was nice to be able to leave the J1772 adapter permanently attached to my charging cable. Anyone else notice this change?

 

[ljwobker]

When I got this and inserted the battery, it somehow wiped out the programmed/learned homelink codes between all my garage door transmitters (including the homelink ones in our cars) and the main garage door unit. It ALSO "taught" the existing remote controls to pop open the charge door on the tesla.

Ordinarily I would think I'm crazy, but this happened two separate times. Anyone have thoughts on how this might have happened?

My previous behavior:

Five programmed / learned transmitters: two regular remotes, the LEAF, the Tesla, and the Subaru.
Battery in and press the button on the new "charge door remote"

Current behavior:
None of the remotes will activate the garage door.
The remotes (including the homelink ones) will pop the charge door on the tesla.

WTF?

(And I'm not at all blaming lolachamp, I'm just really confused as to how this works... ;-)

 

[lolachampcar]

Ok
that is a first. I literally test each and every fob board on my car to make sure it works and yet to foul up any of my remotes. Anyone else get "nuked"?

 

[markwj]

When I got this and inserted the battery, it somehow wiped out the programmed/learned homelink codes between all my garage door transmitters (including the homelink ones in our cars) and the main garage door unit. It ALSO "taught" the existing remote controls to pop open the charge door on the tesla.

If you remove the battery, does everything else return to normal? If so, it may be 'stuck' transmitting, and jamming devices on similar frequencies.

 

[ljwobker]

I haven't explicitly tried pulling the battery - it was painful enough to reprogram all the devices that I sort of just tossed the transmitter aside and put it on the "list of stuff to be dealt with later".

 

[lolachampcar]

Send it back.....

 

[Jeffgtx]

Hi Lolachampcar, I sent you a pm with interest in your fob a while ago. Did you not receive it? Would like to move forward. Thanks!