Rustybkts
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I have two of the earlier ones purchased from Ebay and have them set to load share. My daughters 2017 Zoe works perfectly alongside my Tesla and saves the odd time fighting over the cable.
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TWC Gen 3 (Tesla Wall connector) for the UK
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I have two of the earlier ones purchased from Ebay and have them set to load share. My daughters 2017 Zoe works perfectly alongside my Tesla and saves the odd time fighting over the cable.
Mattallica
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I've just found out that a Tesla Service Centre has a few Gen 2 up for grabs. They certainly seem to be better with fewer issues?
MrBadger
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I don't know about the mk3 but the mk2 needs additional DC protection and (if car is charged outside) O-PEN fault protection to be added to the installation that many charge points have all or part built in. So a mk2 TWC is more expensive to install than many charge points, irrespective of no OLEV grant.
john19951
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The Gen2 has a very heavy cable, it's horrible & unwieldy, and unnecessary for most installations in UK.
Have a look at the video above - at about 20 minutes in.
Have a look at the video above - at about 20 minutes in.
MrBadger
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As long as you do not over extend it, the Gen 2 cable holds its shape nicely. Its so easy to pick up the existing coils and just loop them back over the unit.
SpareHeadOne
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Are they wired completely separately or via a junction box? I've seen US installations that take a single cable from the consumer unit and then split it to feed two chargers, but I'm not sure that's a suitable installation method in the UK.
I'm considering replacing my old charge point with one of these and then maybe adding a second one in the future as we'll have two BEVs in a couple of weeks. (Might not bother, but we'll see how we get on swapping the cable back and forwards.)
I have the Gen 3 and had the Gen 2 just before it (got it removed and changed over). The difference is huge. The cable might be slightly smaller, but it's also much lighter and easier to use. I also had issue with the Gen 2, where at times it would short out the fuse box when I had a lot going on in house (dryer, oven etc). I spoke the the electrician that installed it and he mention the Gen 2 doesn't have any DC protection which would likely be the cause of the shortages, he also mentioned that he has had many clients that he has been recommending to not use Tesla Wall Connectors because of this reason. When he installed the v3 he said that it was a big game changer.
Plus the the unit itself now connects to wifi, which means it gets updates and let me control it from wifi, which is pretty neat.
Plus the the unit itself now connects to wifi, which means it gets updates and let me control it from wifi, which is pretty neat.
Mattallica
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I suppose the big issue at the moment is that they are out of stock, and there’s huge silicon shortages across the world so no electronics can be made.
It was out of stock online for me too. I called up the local SC and they had some in stock, so I reserved one against my VIN and went over and paid for it and took it home the same day.
corbett666
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That makes it so real!!! So exciting!!! Is that a Gen 3 connector by any chance?? I've been searching all over for one of them!View attachment 667848Latest gen Tesla Wall Connector installed - roll on the 16th!
MrBadger
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View attachment 667848Latest gen Tesla Wall Connector installed - roll on the 16th!
Based upon gen 2 TWC experience which has a nice thick cable, can I suggest that you probably want to loop the cable in the opposite direction (so anticlockwise) and, difficult to tell from the picture, but the final loop going to the plug, ensure that it is not so long that if the plug falls/is knocked out of the holster it cannot not swing and hit another object or the ground.
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Got my connector fitter. Unit broken. Dead on arrival. Communicated this to the Tesla shop .......... still waiting a response.
corbett666
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NO!!! That is so annoying!! After being so well prepared, that's a kick in the teeth. I hope they can fix it quickly mate.
gollygui
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Looks a whole lot like gen 2 for me from this angle. Plastic face plate, thick and long cable. Good thing is that it is out of stock on Tesla UK website and I wish the next batch arrived will finally be gen 3 like in the US.View attachment 667848Latest gen Tesla Wall Connector installed - roll on the 16th!
It’s definitely the 3rd gen connector, which is a ‘smart’ unit and is WiFi enabled!
It is showing a red light? I have the same problem with my new charger...did you work out what the problem was?View attachment 667848Latest gen Tesla Wall Connector installed - roll on the 16th!
Solid red light? That’s a fault with the unit. Try to power cycle it, if that doesn’t work you need to replace it but worth speaking to Tesla first.
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