Wall Charger Issues

[ICUDoc]

I have been getting by with a GPO (normal 10amp wall three pin plug) as my power source at home for the last six months of Tesla ownership- only once have I decided to use the (close-by) Supercharger to augment my charging rate.
But eventually I got around to having the Tesla wall charger installed.
It didn't work.
My friend and electrician (Dennis, from Five Star Electrical) was flummoxed, as I gave him the instruction manual that came with the charger and he followed it to the letter.
Turns out (LOOONG story short) that the manual is IN ENGLISH FOR THE CHINESE SECTION and if you follow that section, the active and neutral leads will be switched.
Oddly, this generates an error of four red flashes that means "no effective ground connection".
We discovered the Australian section AT THE BACK OF THE MANUAL. The wiring diagram here is correct. The wiring diagram on the PDF on the MyTesla downloads page is correct.
SO: read the right part of the manual. Use the PDF. Ask an electrician who has done it before.
Very frustrating, I must say....

 

[raynewman]

Ya - I had that problem back in Feb 2014; they are still using the same doco.

 

[ICUDoc]

Ya - I had that problem back in Feb 2014; they are still using the same doco.

I'm writing to Jesse now- it should be fixed. Annoying and sloppy!!!
We should make a warning note about this a Sticky for the Australian Forum.
Regards

 

[EcoCloudIT]

I had the same issue also, my electrician installed in December 2015. Quick call to Tesla and set my electrician straight.

However, agreed,.his should have been adhered by now....

 

[Bullet1]

Glad I found this thread as just had my Wall connector delivered. Would this apply to 3 Phase Wall connector also?

 

[meloccom]

Glad I found this thread as just had my Wall connector delivered. Would this apply to 3 Phase Wall connector also?

My 3 phase wall connector is being installed on Friday by a Tesla provided electrician in place of my existing single phase charger so will let you know.
Hopefully its not the same as for the 3 phase as the installation manual is newer and different document.

 

[Novatec]

Glad I found this thread as just had my Wall connector delivered. Would this apply to 3 Phase Wall connector also?

My single phase wall connector due to be installed next week by a local electrician, thanks for posting this.

 

[ICUDoc]

My single phase wall connector due to be installed next week by a local electrician, thanks for posting this.

Hope it helps- make sure the charger works for your car before the electrician leaves.
I rang the Tesla help line- within 2 mins I was chatting to the rep Jo knew all about it.
PS my home phone's battery died during the chat: Tesla GERMANY called me back on my mobile in less than a minute!! Amazing service / system setup!!!

 

[TesAus]

My 3 phase HPWC was installed about a month ago and no issues of swapped connections.

We had the same issue as everyone else on single phase unit in December 2014, but was picked up and corrected at time of install

 

[alpal]

I ordered an extra charger when I ordered my car which I picked up and installed before my car was delivered and I was specifically advised (warned) to follow the Australian section of the manual for installation. My electrician, however, managed to follow another section thinking it was all the same with the identical results to ICUDoc. Go figure. But I was at least warned.

 

[Dborn]

My single phase was the first one installed on Oz. Mitchell was on hand with the electrician, so no issues. The 3 phase is a piece of cake. Very easy instal. No issues and the manual is for Australia.