My wife bought a used 2019 Nissan Leaf last year. I just bought a new Model Y earlier this week. We've been using the mobil charger that came with her Nissan to charge the Leaf from a NEMA 14-50 on the wall of our carport.
I ordered a mobile charger along with my Model Y, but it hasn't arrived yet (UPS says Monday). I planned to charge my Model Y with her mobile charger and the J1772 to NACS adapter that came with the Model Y.
This morning I went to unplug my Model Y. The adapter came out of the Model Y fine, but it was stuck on the end the Leaf 1772 mobile charger cable. Wrestled with it for a few minutes and even tried prying with a screwdriver, stuck (@#$%). Did a little web research and was worried that it might be fused at the electrical connections. Went back this afternoon gave it a few more pulls and it came free. (Whew). It was about 60F when plugged in yesterday, 40F this morning and 70F this afternoon.
I've also used the J1772 adapter with no problems at my local Hannaford grocery store in Manchester, NH. Free charging
Any recommendations?
I ordered a mobile charger along with my Model Y, but it hasn't arrived yet (UPS says Monday). I planned to charge my Model Y with her mobile charger and the J1772 to NACS adapter that came with the Model Y.
This morning I went to unplug my Model Y. The adapter came out of the Model Y fine, but it was stuck on the end the Leaf 1772 mobile charger cable. Wrestled with it for a few minutes and even tried prying with a screwdriver, stuck (@#$%). Did a little web research and was worried that it might be fused at the electrical connections. Went back this afternoon gave it a few more pulls and it came free. (Whew). It was about 60F when plugged in yesterday, 40F this morning and 70F this afternoon.
I've also used the J1772 adapter with no problems at my local Hannaford grocery store in Manchester, NH. Free charging
- Continue using my wife's 2019 Leaf mobile charger for both cars.
- Worrying about the adapter getting stuck permanently.
- Use current 14-50 outlet and switch between mobile chargers depending on which car needs charging.
- Worry about wear on outlet and frequent strain on charger connectors.
- Buy a 14-50 splitter. Amazon, and use both mobile chargers.
- Cons: $319, Right up there with cost of another charger.
- Pros: Smart switching. Won't overload main panel in the house.
- Install new 14-50 and use both mobile chargers. Set Model Y to limit current to 20 amps so I won't overload house if both cars are charging at the same time.
- Buy and install new wall mounted charger.
Any recommendations?