Supercharger - Perry, OK

[purplewalt]

I stopped and charged @ 2A yesterday.
Or stopped and got nothing from 2A, so I went to 1A, which worked.

Went to call Tesla, and none of the Superchargers had the printed telephone contact information attached to the little spot.
After I got to Wichita, I called the Tech Service folks (contact telephone number was printed and available) about 2A status.


Any two of the three chargers (OKC, Perry and Wichita) are valuable if you have an 85, or even a 70.
Depending on weather and other conditions, a 60 might need them all.
As OKC continues to fill in the I-40 route heading East, it is very valuable.

Looking down the road a bit, as battery packs begin their decline for capacity, all three might still be necessary at some future date.
And although it is not the Ritz, charging at any of the Superchargers is minutes compared to literally hours at an RV park (I have the T-shirt).

BTW, the RV camper was still there yesterday along with about 5 fully-loaded big rigs.

 

[dhanson865]

Try showing up after midnight with a wife and two little girls. Then, the oldest girl starts reading the contents of the vending machines on the bathroom walls and the youngest informs my wife that "someone left their panties beside the trashcan, and should we take them to the lost and found?"

Seriously, there's a HIE across the highway! How in the world with the SC team pick the place in Perry?

"You must not be from around here"

er, excuse me sir, what is a HIE?

 

[bollar]

"You must not be from around here"

er, excuse me sir, what is a HIE?

Almost every Supercharger around here is at a Holiday Inn Express. Why not this one?

 

[Mark Z]

^^^ must not be a native...

If someone asked me if I was an OK native, I'd just sing them the BC Clark's Anniversary Sale Christmas Jingle.

(If you live in Oklahoma long enough, you'll remember those lyrics!)

Home | The BC Clark Anniversary Sale Jingle

 

[snellenr]

I had some problems here yesterday on the second day of a drive from Michigan to Houston. I pulled into 2A and wasn't able to get the plug seated at all (yellow ring, etc). Thought it might be a cabinet issue and moved over to 1A -- and still wasn't able to get plugged in. I called SuperCharger support because I was becoming concerned that it might be a problem with the car . After some suggestions to "push harder", we got around to checking the port & plug for debris/damage and found some insect casings and other debris in the supercharger "plug". They also checked the records and found that 3B had been used successfully earlier in the day -- we switched over and charged without incident. They were very helpful -- and even called us this morning to make sure that everything else was working.

Lessons learned:

• Use the pull in slot that is closest to the entrance and has the widest opening -- cause that's the one that everyone else is going to be using
• Know what the business end of a Tesla adapter should look like (shiny, no insects) and inspect them before shoving it into your car.
• Tesla has an open position to fill -- "Person with the admittedly unglamorous job of regularly checking SuperCharger sites *in person* for mechanical issues that can't be captured by the elegant electrical system monitors".

 

[Ddowns2050]

I was at this charger a little over a week ago and 1A and 1B would neither one work. 1A wouldn't plug in all the way and 1B would show the yellow ring. I called it in. I hope that 4 out of the 6 aren't down.

Snellenr, did you get 2A to work? It sounds like it might have been 1A and 1B you had trouble with unless something else has gone bad. I charged I believe on 2A when I was there. The 2 chargers furtherest away from the transformer were the 2 not working when I was there. I will be there this weekend and check it out.

 

[jerry33]

I used 1A on Friday evening and it was working fine then.

 

[BrokerDon]

Now if Tesla would just put an SC in Tulsa I could road trip from SoCal to my college roommate & investment partner without using destination chargers.

Are there any high amperage chargers in Tulsa? I have dual chargers in my P85D and am spoiled using an 80A / 240V Tesla HPWC at home and several SC's locally in SoCal...

 

[bluefuego]

Now if Tesla would just put an SC in Tulsa I could road trip from SoCal to my college roommate & investment partner without using destination chargers.

Are there any high amperage chargers in Tulsa? I have dual chargers in my P85D and am spoiled using an 80A / 240V Tesla HPWC at home and several SC's locally in SoCal...

I can confirm that construction has started on the super chargers in Catoosa (Hard Rock Casino)!

 

[strider]

Now if Tesla would just put an SC in Tulsa I could road trip from SoCal to my college roommate & investment partner without using destination chargers.

Tesla is reading your mind
Supercharger — Catoosa, OK - Near Tulsa, OK

 

[snellenr]

I was at this charger a little over a week ago and 1A and 1B would neither one work. 1A wouldn't plug in all the way and 1B would show the yellow ring. I called it in. I hope that 4 out of the 6 aren't down.

Snellenr, did you get 2A to work? It sounds like it might have been 1A and 1B you had trouble with unless something else has gone bad. I charged I believe on 2A when I was there. The 2 chargers furtherest away from the transformer were the 2 not working when I was there. I will be there this weekend and check it out.

It was either 2A or 2B that I tried first -- then switched to 1A (for certain) -- I figured that it was a bad cabinet, so I wanted to switch to a different one. It was 3B that I finally was able to use to charge -- it's the one nearest to the enclosure. 1A was really messed up -- one high-power plug had some kind of bug chrysalis in it, the other side had some brown stuff at the bottom of the socket -- looked like a brown washer, but probably just dirt.

 

[MrPinrel]

I wonder what kind of obligations the supercharger agreement puts on the location owner to keep them physically clean, etc. Having been at the Perry location I doubt the truck stop people are doing much, especially cleaning the plugs.

 

[TexasEV]

I wonder what kind of obligations the supercharger agreement puts on the location owner to keep them physically clean, etc. Having been at the Perry location I doubt the truck stop people are doing much, especially cleaning the plugs.

I can't imagine that there's any requirement at all. In most places Tesla is just happy to get the use of the land for a nominal price.

 

[JClu]

This is my review of this SpC location based on our recent trip:

Location - less than a minute off I-35, physically in the parking lot of the Sunmart Travel Plaza (Mobile gas station). Easy to find.

Charging rate - very good. Followed the general rule of (125kW - battery SOC) rate.

Facilities - as above, the "travel plaza" is right there, although it seems smaller and less modern than the travel plazas I've seen on major highways. There is a Subway in the travel plaza. McDonald's is about a 3-minute walk away, and there is Taco Mayo a bit further.

 

[ElectricIAC]

Necropost but having recently visited this SC at around midnight, I cannot agree enough that while the store and eats are standard for OK, the bathrooms in this place are sketchy AF! Seemed like a maze to get back there and poorly lit.

That being said, Mrs and I were thankful for the location and speeds were great on 1A stall (147kWh off the bat pulling in at 11% — ‘18 P3D.)

 

[MarcoRP]

Perry is temporarily offline after having been rammed by a truck

Photo from Twitter

 

[jerry33]

Perry is temporarily offline after having been rammed by a truck

Photo from Twitter

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I don't see any additional damage other than from the wind storm (not that I think you're incorrect). The front of where the transformers are has looked that way for a month. Hope they get it fixed soon.

 

[PLUS EV]

I don't see any additional damage other than from the wind storm (not that I think you're incorrect). The front of where the transformers are has looked that way for a month. Hope they get it fixed soon.

I was thinking the same. What evidence is there that it was rammed by a truck?

 

[jerry33]

I was thinking the same. What evidence is there that it was rammed by a truck?

Maybe it was the incoming power on the pole or something that was rammed. I assume it's down because of the yellow tape.

 

[Mauler]

The in-car superchargers list does show the "Perry Supercharger" as "temporarily closed". First noticed this ~3-4 days ago. Nothing to indicate when it'll be available again.