Wall Connector with 14-50 Plug

[Tony_YYZ]

Not an exact quote but I have read ‘ I could only pull 48A but I always carry a small screwdriver for such occasions and changed the charger back to 70A to give the full charge’.
Again, if it’s yours in your garage with no-one else having access it’s fine. But there are people admitting to increasing the output without even checking. It’s why I have a healthy distrust of people.

I imagine that is an extreme edge case. It takes a good amount of effort to change the dip switch settings. You have to disable the breaker, remove the security screw to take off the face plate of the HPWC, unscrew the inside cover, modify the dip switch and then reassemble/energize.

That's definitely not something most people even know how to do let alone will do.

 

[Blu-Ion]

The only reason I see to wire a capacity over a 32AMP charge rate (40amp breaker) that UMC gives you is to support 2 vehicles, aside from that, charging at 32AMP is plenty quick. Going over the 40AMP breaker size is a big issue for most homes that have 100AMP panels

 

[ben1628]

Not everyone is using 6 gauge wire for the 14-50's. 8 gauge is commonly used as well.

I know what I have in my garage. However, I can fully understand why it is not fool proof.

>> underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools’<<

I like that...

 

[puzz1ed]

What do you mean by this? My four year old Model S can charge at 80A with my HPWC.

That seems to have been a $2000 option for Model S (and X?) that is no longer available. 48A home charging seems to be the new maximum.

 

[rajin929]

Going over the 40AMP breaker size is a big issue for most homes that have 100AMP panels

This.

 

[rjdoc74]

Was this pulled off the market by Tesla? I can't find it on their website anymore.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Was this pulled off the market by Tesla? I can't find it on their website anymore.

They are sold out right now and have unlisted the item.