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Just wanted to get other general impressions.
For me, the Gen 3 is a huge improvement:
Small benefits
- Shipping box is much smaller and lighter
- Thinner cable “drapes” more tightly around the WC when hung.. makes fitting between two garage doors much easier
- Thinner cable much easier to handle
- No more popping off the Silver cover and feeling like it’s going to break every time during install
- Many fewer bolts, only one size hex for mounting and terminals
- Easy monitoring from home network
Large benefits
- Mounting the bracket without the weight of the WC allows you to easily get it on the wall straight
- Clear visibility of the wires going into the terminals even after tightening ensure no stray conductors and good contact
- Blade terminals between mounting bracket and WC body make getting the WC up on the wall a breeze
- Many fewer parts
- Setup is way easier, esp for old sharing if/when it becomes available.
- Installation doesn’t open the WC internal electronics, no fragile cables or electronics exposed during install
Small con
- Not a fan of the 4awg terminals. Definitely need ferrules or a really tight twist at the minimum on 6awg. Without it, the screws have less than 50% contact when torqued down.
From everything I’m seeing, the max 48A (vs Gen 2 80A) is an excellent trade off for the pros above, especially given the relatively few dual charger models out there, even more so that they’re making Gen 2s available now.
For me, the Gen 3 is a huge improvement:
Small benefits
- Shipping box is much smaller and lighter
- Thinner cable “drapes” more tightly around the WC when hung.. makes fitting between two garage doors much easier
- Thinner cable much easier to handle
- No more popping off the Silver cover and feeling like it’s going to break every time during install
- Many fewer bolts, only one size hex for mounting and terminals
- Easy monitoring from home network
Large benefits
- Mounting the bracket without the weight of the WC allows you to easily get it on the wall straight
- Clear visibility of the wires going into the terminals even after tightening ensure no stray conductors and good contact
- Blade terminals between mounting bracket and WC body make getting the WC up on the wall a breeze
- Many fewer parts
- Setup is way easier, esp for old sharing if/when it becomes available.
- Installation doesn’t open the WC internal electronics, no fragile cables or electronics exposed during install
Small con
- Not a fan of the 4awg terminals. Definitely need ferrules or a really tight twist at the minimum on 6awg. Without it, the screws have less than 50% contact when torqued down.
From everything I’m seeing, the max 48A (vs Gen 2 80A) is an excellent trade off for the pros above, especially given the relatively few dual charger models out there, even more so that they’re making Gen 2s available now.