Nema 6 -15P adapter not available

[joriz]

Just wondering how come Nema 6-15 is not available anymore in Tesla shop. I saw in several youtube videos that some model s drivers have this adapter being used with the Quick220 systems.

Is Nema 6-15P compatible with Model S?

thanks.

 

[TexasEV]

Availability of various adapters has come and gone over the years. This one is the least used adapter by far.

 

[joriz]

Thanks for the reply. i was hoping to use this for emergency with the quick220 in such case where only 110 sockets are available.

so guess there's no technical impediment to using this.. good to hear.

 

[joriz]

i see Nema 6-15 available for Model 3...

 

[Rocky_H]

It's not too hard to make adapters. You could make a 6-15 to 5-15 for that.

 

[joriz]

Thanks Rocky. do you have some youtube vids you can share?

 

[brkaus]

I'm not a fan of the quick 220... hard to find two different phases near each other and then the GFCI negates the entire thing... most outdoor and garage plugs in modern houses are GFCI.

Here is some adaptor making tips -
http://cosmacelf.net/Home Made Adapters.pdf

A 6-15 to 5-15 would be easy. Just connect the hot/neutral to the two main prongs on the 6-15 and then connect the ground.

It may come back. Those are a moving target.

 

[Rocky_H]

Thanks Rocky. do you have some youtube vids you can share?

Not really any videos, because as @brkaus mentioned, it's really easy. Read through that how-to guide linked there if you want. You should be able to get the parts at your local Home Depot or Lowes. I was going to say to start off with buying a little 1 foot cord and cutting off one end to start, but it looks like most of those use tiny 16 gauge or 18 gauge wire, and that's not very good for many continuous hours of charging. You just want a short section of wire that has two bigger wires (probably 12 gauge) and a ground. Then you want a 6-15 plug and a 5-15 receptacle. Connecting the ends is pretty straightforward since there are just the three wires on each of them.