Setec CCS to Tesla Adapter

[tps5352]

Started this thread on the Tesla CCS adapter:
Tesla South Korean CCS Adapter User Manual

 

[Edulmartins]

Hi. Good evening!

I received my SETEC adapter this week and there is GM dealer that has CCS charger open for free public charging. Does anyone had use this kind of model before.

 

[softcoder]

Yes this looks like the Delta 25kw chargers I tested on (they do work with the latest firmware):

 

[JWardell]

I was also going to say it looks just like the Delta charger we have at work. At least they are reliable.

 

[SeminoleFSU]

Agree with what you are saying but Setec CANNOT send people here as Covid makes it impossible for the last 2 years. This is the situation, they told me this directly.

If they can't get their people over here to test they could get creative and ship a few free ones to people here in the US and Canada on the condition that they help test. Have the tester pay for shipping on the unit. Maybe even pay them a small fee for getting specific chargers they need data for... Get creative.

 

[theothertom]

The chart shows NMC but Tesla use NCA. They may have similar low temp performance but something to note.

Heating LFP is definitely worth it if it takes 3kWh as mentioned above. It takes ~12 miles worth of energy to gain ~100 miles of usable range. I assume the range loss in the chart is temporary loss (snow icon) that gains back after warming up.

If they can't get their people over here to test they could get creative and ship a few free ones to people here in the US and Canada on the condition that they help test.

They've done that already. Look at CrazyPostman's YouTube videos.

 

[theothertom]

Does anyone had use this kind of model before.

I've used them on my Chevy Bolt. As previously noted, they are 25kW, so not all that fast. And, they are frequently ICEd so you may have to ask the service manager or sales manager to get someone to move their car.

 

[Edulmartins]

Yes this looks like the Delta 25kw chargers I tested on (they do work with the latest firmware):

Thanks for the video. Last question. For the CCS adapter. Do you connect it first in the car and after connect the cable?

 

[MSHampton]

Thanks for the video. Last question. For the CCS adapter. Do you connect it first in the car and after connect the cable?

From the video I watched you connect the adapter to the cable first because when you connect it to the car it engages the locking mechanism to prevent the cable getting unplugged while charging. They tried to connect the adapter to the car first but couldn't connect to the cable then because of the lock.

 

[Edulmartins]

From the video I watched you connect the adapter to the cable first because when you connect it to the car it engages the locking mechanism to prevent the cable getting unplugged while charging. They tried to connect the adapter to the car first but couldn't connect to the cable then because of the lock.

Thanks for directions. It worked great.

Tomorrow I’ll test at work where my company installed 2 ChargePoint CCS Combo for the employees.

 

[Edulmartins]

Successful charged at work in ChargePoint charges at 46kw.

 

[MSHampton]

Successful charged at work in ChargePoint charges at 46kw.

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Glad it worked. I just realized the instructions I gave you were for the Korean ccs adapter. The setec doesn't have the locking mechanism. Glad you figured it out despite my bad instructions.

 

[Edulmartins]

Glad it worked. I just realized the instructions I gave you were for the Korean ccs adapter. The setec doesn't have the locking mechanism. Glad you figured it out despite my bad instructions.

No problem. Thanks for help.

 

[SeminoleFSU]

They've done that already. Look at CrazyPostman's YouTube videos.

Sounds like they need to do more than one guy way up in Canada

 

[SeminoleFSU]

Seems like the Model 3/Y people have better luck with this thing than the S/X folks do? I'm going to be out this weekend and will try it again on a couple of the same CCS chargers where I've been unsuccessful

 

[MSHampton]

Sounds like they need to do more than one guy way up in Canada

Crazy postman is in Oklahoma. ;-)

 

[SeminoleFSU]

Crazy postman is in Oklahoma. ;-)

Thanks. I could've sworn he was in Canada.. maybe I watched a video when he was up there testing or I'm thinking about a different person I watched on YouTube.

EDIT: Found his latest video out on a test at a new station. Yep, this is the same guy I was thinking about. This test was a fail though.... Not even a handshake given on the capture software so maybe not the adapter's fault?

 

[srs5694]

I could've sworn he was in Canada.. maybe I watched a video when he was up there testing or I'm thinking about a different person I watched on YouTube.

I've seen multiple YouTube videos on the Setec adapter from users in Canada. I get the impression that this adapter, like Tesla's CHAdeMO adapter, is popular there because Tesla's Supercharger network still has some big gaps there -- although fewer gaps than existed two or three years ago.

 

[softcoder]

Yes I have a zillion videos here in BC, Canada since I've had it for over a year.

 

[Ferjy_Fangle]

Well Lectron is having me ship back the adapter. It appears they could not figure out why these chargers were not working. Oh well.

Have received a full refund from Lectron after they received the returned adapter. Do not know if they are going to do any further troubleshooting of the charging problems that I experienced.