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I've got one of those cheapo 16a chargers from amazon. It's been outside for 3 years running now and still works as well as it did when I installed it. I'm no
by cduzz 2y ago
I've got one of those cheapo 16a chargers from amazon. It's been outside for 3 years running now and still works as well as it did when I installed it. I'm not 100% comfortable with using a nema 6-20 instead of hard-wiring the connection, but it was cheap and easy to get vs pulling some big new service.
I'm kinda puzzled about the system, though -- an EVSE is theoretically about as complex as a smart extension cable, but ... it stays warm even just sitting there not charging and gets to be 20 degrees F warmer than ambient when charging, which seems wrong for "just a relay"
- Moto7451 2y agoThis is how I charge also. I’m going to eventually have a hard wired EVSE mostly for solar timing but I usually am fine at 12-16A on a NEMA 6-20 or 5-20. My $120 unit off Amazon is more reliable than the $1200 Porsche charger I also have (and that is while ignoring the open and unresolved recall for undersized wire used on the plug tail). My guess is warmth on the unit is a dumb inefficient DC transformer for the controller. There is an Energy Star spec for low standby energy use that most of these inexpensive ones don’t hit.