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Tesla to J1772 Adapter?
- Thread starter ReversePolarity
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Talk about "padding your resume"! They have a bullet point list of the types of charging hardware this will work with. It lists 5 items, but they are just different names for 2 items.
OK, but you can't use a transformer to boost the output voltage 25% without also boosting the input amperage by 25% (assuming 100% efficiency, which it won't be). For example if you try to pull 40A into your car at 250v with your transformer, then the primary side at 200v will pull over 50A. That would be fine on EVSEs setup for greater than 50A charging. Otherwise you would either trip a breaker or cause the wall connector to stop charging or some other problem. It sounds like you already know this and will be pulling 50A into your transformer only with EVSEs that are set up for over 50A? I'd like to see pictures of this setup when/if you do it. A 40A transformer is quite large and heavy.
Mine worked awesome yesterday!! Pulled a full 10kw boosting 208 to 241v yesterday for 4hrs solid with no issues! Even have my great 3d printed handle on there now!
As far as Tony's adapter goes.. maybe not enough interest?
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Your adapter is the opposite. Toni is trying to make one that accepts a Tesla plug and has J1772 on the other side. It is for other EVs to charge at a Tesla station.
TonyWilliams
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We did a complete redesign with some new features. We have been fifnishing up with JdeMO for the Tesla Roadster, so we will be able to devote full attention to the JDapter project in 2017.
There was a LOT of interest, which means a completely different construction method than we originally planned.
There was a LOT of interest, which means a completely different construction method than we originally planned.
gavine
Petrol Head turned EV Enthusiast
Nice find but kind of expensive in my opinion. Maybe worth it for people who are looking to use HPWCs often on their non-Telsa, but I wanted one so I can charge my i3 on my home HPWC. For not much more than $300, you can buy a J1772 EVSE.
The Tesla J1772 to UMC adapter is only $95 from Tesla. Should one going the other way be three times more expensive?
Maybe that will sell, maybe it won't. Not for me at $300.00.
davewill
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If there was as big a market (at least one per US Tesla owner) for it, then it could be mass-produced for a similar price. This kind of small scale production is always going to be pricey. I'm sure the big ticket item is the Tesla inlet.
ccutrer
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@TonyWilliams any update on the Jdapter? It's been two months since I've last heard from you, when you said 3-6 months. I'd still prefer your design of a single piece item, rather than the two piece with a cord that is on eBay... and your price, if you're going to be $100 cheaper.
TonyWilliams
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We will launch soon. After a complete redesign, there's always a moment of reflection... did we get everything?
Honestly, I emailed him asking if he made one, I almost said the exact same thing, he said his design included the handle, so you can lock it and it doesn't get stolen, my thought is if it was small and about $100, it wouldn't matter as much, most people wont notice it and if it is stolen, its not as bad as $300 and you could probably make it lock anyway.
I want one out of pure convenience, to be able to stop at a free tesla station by my girlfriends house, to charge a bit faster than her house, that only has 110 plug and no slots available in the breaker box, but still not worth $300, or $200 for that matter, Much over $100 is going to be tough to do.
Where will you be priced? Id recommend a loop connected to it so you could get a small cable lock to lock it to the fuel door if you really wanted too.
TonyWilliams
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ccutrer
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Another month. Another update? I know I know it's not "summer." I'm impatient! (I'm living off a borrowed L2 EVSE for my Leaf. Would love to switch to a Wall Connector, especially since then I could properly share my full available amperage between two EVs rather than cutting them both back).
On that note @TonyWilliams, do you know if non-Teslas can dynamically adjust their amperage? It suddenly occurred to me that that might be a Tesla extension to J1772. And you might know since you already sale new wall connectors with J1772 connections.
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