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With some of the places I will be visiting I will have to do supplemental charging from outdoor 120v outlets. The mobile connector will be outdoors for several days in rain or shine. Is it sealed and designed for outdoor use?
Sealed for what? So the electrons won't leak out? A drip of water isn't going to cause a short circuit. People charge out doors a lot, plug into superchargers in the rain, and don't get toasted. People plug trailers and campers into 220v 50 amp plugs at trailer parks -- in the rain.
It is not "sealed" but it is designed to work in the rain, sleet, snow, hail... yeah. The car will not allow the charger to send current if there is any leak or short. No electricity runs through the plug without permission. The only problem with 120 vs 240 is about a fourth of the charge per hour. It's slowwwwww...
Sealed for what? So the electrons won't leak out? A drip of water isn't going to cause a short circuit. People charge out doors a lot, plug into superchargers in the rain, and don't get toasted. People plug trailers and campers into 220v 50 amp plugs at trailer parks -- in the rain.
It is not "sealed" but it is designed to work in the rain, sleet, snow, hail... yeah. The car will not allow the charger to send current if there is any leak or short. No electricity runs through the plug without permission. The only problem with 120 vs 240 is about a fourth of the charge per hour. It's slowwwwww...
Type 4X Enclosures constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against access to hazardous parts; to provide a degree of protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against ingress of solid foreign objects (windblown dust); to provide a degree of protection with respect to harmful effects on the equipment due to the ingress of water (rain, sleet, snow, splashing water, and hose directed water); that provides an additional level of protection against corrosion; and that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure.
Cut and pasted from the manual.
Warning: Do not use the Mobile Connector when either you, the vehicle or the Mobile Connector is exposed to severe rain, snow, electrical storm or other inclement weather.
Warning: Protect the Mobile Connector from moisture, water and foreign objects at all times.
Cut and pasted from the manual.
Warning: Do not use the Mobile Connector when either you, the vehicle or the Mobile Connector is exposed to severe rain, snow, electrical storm or other inclement weather.
Warning: Protect the Mobile Connector from moisture, water and foreign objects at all times.
I'm planning a Ski trip and it looks like I'll have to use 120V to charge at my Airbnb to get to the mountain before hitting a supercharger on the way home.
If the charger is NEMA 4X, there shouldn't be any electrical concerns of using it in the rain/snow.
I'm an engineer in the HVAC industry and I can tell you that most electrical equipment on those outdoor units are NEMA 3R or better.
But then I read the manual which says otherwise?
They also mention in the manual that "If rain falls during charging, do not allow rain water to run along the length of charge cable, causing the electrical outlet or charging port to become wet."
So I'm thinking if the electrical connection to the outlet is protected and I put a trash bag over the MCC while propped up, I should be okay as long as the electrical outlet and car charge port are both higher than the MCC so that water would not be running into either connection.
Got an unexpected rain storm last night with the car parked in the driveway. Same thing happened - charging stopped due to adapter error. The outlet is inside the garage, dry. Only the end that plugs into the car is exposed to the rain. Seems to happen every time it rains and the car is outside charging. Very frustrating! Really needed the full charge by morning.
Makes no sense for it not to be rain-proof.
I charged all winter in the rain in Oregon without any issues. I would contact Tesla service.