Replacing Onboard Charger Gen3 2017 MS75D...My Experience (With Photos)

[dbldwn02]

I have an aftermarket charger I took out of my car to switch it to EU car and I've seen quite a few on ebay.

Nice! After market, as in non-tesla branded? Or just used?

 

[Papito]

Orginal Tesla 48A 1P USA spec charger - so yes used from a car with 25 000 km ( around 15 000 miles ). I had to change it to charge at home with 3 Phase system.

 

[dbldwn02]

Orginal Tesla 48A 1P USA spec charger - so yes used from a car with 25 000 km ( around 15 000 miles ). I had to change it to charge at home with 3 Phase system.

400v/3phase? I install electrical all over the world with the military and I much prefer the higher voltage systems. Mostly because they use half the amount of copper which means half the amount of weight for me to lug around.

I wonder why the US charger couldn't accept one leg of EU power and a neutral to make 230v. In the US I can charge on a 3 phase 208 grid (using two hots) or at home at 240 (using two hots) or at home using 120 (using one hot and a neutral). Other than the 50/60Hz frequency, what's the difference of using 2 hots of 230/50hz power?