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There are several Chargepoint L2 chargers in my office park. Twice now I've come across a situation where it seems like they should work but they don't. Here's what happens:
1) Use Chargepoint keyfob or iPhone app to authorize... done.
2) Remove charger cable from the harness
3) Attach the J1772 Adapter to the cable
4) Insert firmly into the charge port on the car
The screen in the car says "Charging Stopped". The screen on the Chargepoint charger says "Waiting for vehicle....". If I open the Tesla app on my iPhone and select the Charging tab, I'm presented with a button that says "START CHARGING". If I push it, nothing happens. I then remove the cable from the car, remove the adapter from the cable and return it to the charger. It then closes the session and sends a notification to my phone saying "charging complete, total cost $0.00" (or something like that).
On other occasions I've repeated the exact same procedure and charging starts as I expect.
1) Am I doing anything wrong?
2) The Chargepoint chargers are "twins", ie they're 2-in-1, shared between two parking spots and there are two cables. It seems like each time this has happened there's already been another car charging off one of the two cables, but if I move parking spaces to another Chargepoint where nobody's there yet (0 of 2 cables in use), I can start charging successfully.
Any idea what's going on?
1) Use Chargepoint keyfob or iPhone app to authorize... done.
2) Remove charger cable from the harness
3) Attach the J1772 Adapter to the cable
4) Insert firmly into the charge port on the car
The screen in the car says "Charging Stopped". The screen on the Chargepoint charger says "Waiting for vehicle....". If I open the Tesla app on my iPhone and select the Charging tab, I'm presented with a button that says "START CHARGING". If I push it, nothing happens. I then remove the cable from the car, remove the adapter from the cable and return it to the charger. It then closes the session and sends a notification to my phone saying "charging complete, total cost $0.00" (or something like that).
On other occasions I've repeated the exact same procedure and charging starts as I expect.
1) Am I doing anything wrong?
2) The Chargepoint chargers are "twins", ie they're 2-in-1, shared between two parking spots and there are two cables. It seems like each time this has happened there's already been another car charging off one of the two cables, but if I move parking spaces to another Chargepoint where nobody's there yet (0 of 2 cables in use), I can start charging successfully.
Any idea what's going on?