But does it light up when charging even if the car is locked?
? That's what I'm trying to say -- it does not light up when charging when the car is locked.
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But does it light up when charging even if the car is locked?
As a result of making my video, I can confirm you can remove the J1772 while the adapter is locked into the car. There's nothing locking the J1772 onto the adapter -- thus nothing preventing you from removing it. The J1772 connector itself would need a locking feature.
If I recall from your video, you recommend unlocking the car, then pulling the adapter out of the car with the J1772 handle still attached, then disconnecting the Tesla adapter from the J1772 after the whole assembly is out of the car. Is there an electrical reason for this, or was it simply easier to remove the adapter by utilizing the leverage from the J1772 handle?
To me, it seems more logical to unlatch and remove the J1772, hang it up on the charger, then go back to the car and pop the adapter out of the socket. Maybe that's not electrically safe due to how the combination of adapter and J1772 work together???
If I recall from your video, you recommend unlocking the car, then pulling the adapter out of the car with the J1772 handle still attached, then disconnecting the Tesla adapter from the J1772 after the whole assembly is out of the car. Is there an electrical reason for this, or was it simply easier to remove the adapter by utilizing the leverage from the J1772 handle?
To me, it seems more logical to unlatch and remove the J1772, hang it up on the charger, then go back to the car and pop the adapter out of the socket. Maybe that's not electrically safe due to how the combination of adapter and J1772 work together???
With your key nearby, press and hold the button on the Tesla charging cable and the charge port door opens....
...Model S must be unlocked or able to recognize a key....
I asked ownership to make it so we can remove the plug just by being nearby with the fob. Having to unlock it first (either with the fob or by opening a door or whatever) isn't ideal.
I thought you could remove the J1772 from the adapter, but not the adapter from the car when it's locked???
Not possible if the car is locked.
I'm thinking if I'm at a public station and someone else pulls up and sees the lights out, they may think the car is fully charged and pull the J1772 to use on their own car. Don't most other EVs have charge port lights (or some other light) that stays on?
I experienced that once as well, turns out that the connection was not FULLY inserted, it looked like it, but upon fiddling it snapped in more completely...so there was a partial and intermittent connection.I am seeing different charging behavior and I'm not sure what the cause is. Last night I noticed a glow out the window coming from the driveway. I had plugged my Model S in earlier and discovered that both the dash display as well as the green circle around the charge port were on. Before, I distinctly remember observing the car going completely dark after I walk away. What is the cause of this new behavior?
I'm on 1.15.14 and I have auto-lock enabled. The key fob was not in the vicinity of the car at the time I noticed this.