Tool Balancer: My new favorite home charger hack

[tizio]

You know how gas pumps have that retracting cord that keeps the hose off the ground? I bought a tool balancer and made the same thing for my wall charger. I'm really happy with the results would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants a more organized charger area or needs to charge more than one vehicle.

The tool balancer is rated at 11-19 lbs and is more than powerful enough to retract quickly and fully. I was going to go all out with wire loom to build a cable attachment, but this bungee cord wrap ended up being perfect.

Tool balancers can be somewhat spendy new, but I got mine for $50 on eBay.

Completed install:


Tool balancer mount:


Close-up of cable support from the other side:

 

[FlyF4]

Ha. That is actually very cool. I hadn't thought of that.
On a side note, I was distracted a bit by the huge snake conduit. Did they think you were going to power the whole neighborhood through that connection? Thanks for the photos.

 

[boaterva]

It's Greenfield conduit. For those that don't want to put in pretty normal conduit (or for DIY, where EMT conduit is a hassle, I quite understand!). If code requires conduit, you only have two choices, normally... (Well, liquidtite, but that's way overkill...)

NEW Greenfield Flex Connectors : AMERICAN FITTINGS Corp | Made in USA Electrical Fittings

 

[tizio]

Ha. That is actually very cool. I hadn't thought of that.
On a side note, I was distracted a bit by the huge snake conduit. Did they think you were going to power the whole neighborhood through that connection? Thanks for the photos.

Hahah, yeah that was about the burliest conduit we could find. Technically there's enough room in there to run a second 60A circuit, though I don't think we'll ever need it even after the 3 arrives.

 

[Dylankjustice]

Check out this install

DIY Retracting Charging Cable. Took me 3 days to figure it all out.