I'll preface all this by saying that I got my car yesterday and last night was the first attempt at home charging.
However, even before last night, my road to home charging has been a bit rocky. I'm now on my second charger after the initial Rolec just stubbornly refused to do anything when I tested it with a BMW i3 loaner. So I've now got an Elvi which has its own WiFi connection issues but seems to at least work as a dumb charger.
I say "seems" since I've got problems with charge current. Charging starts fine at 32A and a voltage of 225V (which drops from 240V as the current ramps up). That voltage is a bit low I think, but it's giving 28 miles/hr charge. Happy with that. I've watched it for 10-15 mins and all seems fine.
However, checking it a while later (an hour or so) I found that the charge current had dropped back to 16A and seemingly stays there. The car says 16A/16A. I reset everything and started again - same result, starting at 32A and some time later dropping back to 16A.
So, a few questions for you experienced Tesla guys:
- Is it the car or the charger that's throttling the current?
- Is it likely that the throttling is because the voltage hadms dropped too far?
- Will it likely go back up at some point?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! 16A won't give me the range I really need.
However, even before last night, my road to home charging has been a bit rocky. I'm now on my second charger after the initial Rolec just stubbornly refused to do anything when I tested it with a BMW i3 loaner. So I've now got an Elvi which has its own WiFi connection issues but seems to at least work as a dumb charger.
I say "seems" since I've got problems with charge current. Charging starts fine at 32A and a voltage of 225V (which drops from 240V as the current ramps up). That voltage is a bit low I think, but it's giving 28 miles/hr charge. Happy with that. I've watched it for 10-15 mins and all seems fine.
However, checking it a while later (an hour or so) I found that the charge current had dropped back to 16A and seemingly stays there. The car says 16A/16A. I reset everything and started again - same result, starting at 32A and some time later dropping back to 16A.
So, a few questions for you experienced Tesla guys:
- Is it the car or the charger that's throttling the current?
- Is it likely that the throttling is because the voltage hadms dropped too far?
- Will it likely go back up at some point?
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! 16A won't give me the range I really need.