I took delivery of my LR AWD in March. The logistics of charging at both of my houses require a longer umc cable. Both locations have a 14-50 on a 50 amp breaker. Initially I was using a extremely heavy duty 25' RV extension cable but after browsing through these forums I saw some recommendations for Quickchargepower and their service of extending the umc cable which keeps the safety measures of the umc in tact.
I purchased an additional umc and sent it off to Quickchargepower and got it back quickly with an additional 20' spliced in. The cable worked great up until the last week or so. About a week ago I noticed that the two covered spiced areas of the cable were noticibly warmer than the rest of the cable while charging. Now the splice nearest the Tesla brick is uncomfortably hot. Also, I have noticed that the charge rate constantly goes up and down between 29 mi/hr and 14 mi/hr. The amps also get cut in half from 32 to 16.
I tested my original unaltered umc and a heavy duty RV extension cord and it still charges normally with no drops in charge rate and nothing gets abnormally warm.
At this point I'm afraid to keep using the lengthened cable from Quickchargpower regardless of the safety measures built in.
Has anyone else had this problem with any cable lengthened by Quickchargepower? It seems like there is definitely a problem with the splice points.
I'll be reaching out to them to see what they say about it since it's barely been over 3 months. I remember seeing a rep from quickchargepower posting here in the past but can't seem to find him to tag for any input.
I purchased an additional umc and sent it off to Quickchargepower and got it back quickly with an additional 20' spliced in. The cable worked great up until the last week or so. About a week ago I noticed that the two covered spiced areas of the cable were noticibly warmer than the rest of the cable while charging. Now the splice nearest the Tesla brick is uncomfortably hot. Also, I have noticed that the charge rate constantly goes up and down between 29 mi/hr and 14 mi/hr. The amps also get cut in half from 32 to 16.
I tested my original unaltered umc and a heavy duty RV extension cord and it still charges normally with no drops in charge rate and nothing gets abnormally warm.
At this point I'm afraid to keep using the lengthened cable from Quickchargpower regardless of the safety measures built in.
Has anyone else had this problem with any cable lengthened by Quickchargepower? It seems like there is definitely a problem with the splice points.
I'll be reaching out to them to see what they say about it since it's barely been over 3 months. I remember seeing a rep from quickchargepower posting here in the past but can't seem to find him to tag for any input.