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Yeah, screw those losers that want UL certification on their chargers. I don't see a single thermal cutout on this design. I'd be scared. The PCB is equally s
by joezydeco 2y ago
Yeah, screw those losers that want UL certification on their chargers.
I don't see a single thermal cutout on this design. I'd be scared.
The PCB is equally scary. How was the trace width figured for the high voltage side? There's also little or no isolation to the low-voltage side.
I also didn't catch if this is a level 1 or level 2 charger. Is that line 120V or 240V single phase? He's pulling 10A which may as well be level 1 household outlet charging here in the US.
- Symbiote 2y agoIt seems to be in Europe, so a single phase is 230V (± etc).
- sathackr 2y agoyes, almost certainly Europe. You can see it's a J3068 connector on the end of the cable. J3068 is basically a 3-phase version of J1772 and is standard for Europe. The crimped ferrules on the wires is also much more common in Europe vs USA
- sathackr 2y agoMost "comes-with-the-car" USA level 1 chargers are actually capable of accepting 240v so operating as a ~3kw level 2 charger if you're okay with hacking a different plug on to it (or using an adapter which may be controversial...) https://www.gm-volt.com/threads/2016-volt-120v-evse-is-l1-l2-conversion-capable.218442/?id=218442 https://www.gm-volt.com/threads/2016-volt-120v-evse-is-l1-l2... I've confirmed this first-hand with several different models.
- joezydeco 2y agoMy Volvo EVSE has two tails, one for 110V and one for 240V. It'll operate in either mode depending on the supply voltage you give it.