branflakes104
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Hi Guys,
My name is Brandon and I became the owner of a white 2015 LEAF S with quick charge when my wife decided to by one back at the end of June. Since then it's been a great vehicle. So great that I'm considering buying a second one for myself instead of stealing my wife's all the time. I've got my eyes on a used 2013 SV but before I do I have an electical charging question. My commute is 90 miles round trip almost completely freeway. I go 42 to work and 48 home with a daycare stop. I have about 45% left on the battery when I get to work and charge on 110V with the supplied charger for the 8.5 Hours and have about 90% when I leave work and I get home with about 20%. I'd like to charge faster at work for more leeway so I can go out for lunch and stuff. This will also make my life easier if I decide to purchase a second LEAF for myself. You know lunch runs and grocery stops... We recently had some NEMA L15-30 3 phase 208V outlets put in at work for some new equipment our shop received. My boss said that I can use one of those outlets to charge the car and the plug is right by a garage door and nothing sits to the side of the door on the outside so distance from the plug is not a factor . Is there a way to make this outlet work with my LEAF? I'm not an A/C electrical guru but I think the leaf is single phase, and I think if you remove a leg from the 208 3 phase it becomes 208 1 phase?
The idea I've been knocking is the dual turbocord and this adapter from Amazon.... [<script id="gpt-impl-0.5109976638191398" src="http://partner.googleadservices.com/gpt/pubads_impl_78.js"></script>url]http://www.amazon.com/NEMA-L14-30P-6-15-Plug-Adapter/dp/B004XWAKUQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452263275&sr=8-2&keywords=l14-30+to+6-20[/url]
I verified the turbocord manual and it says it will accept 208v and 240v, but I'm not sure about my conversion from the 3 phase 15-30 outlet to the single phase 6-20.....
I have been considering going this route IF it works because I don't have to mount anything on the wall at work, but I'm open to other ideas.
And do you guys have any recomendations on a J1772 exension becaue a second LEAF will change my home parking scenario? My home charger is the Siemens VC30GRYU with a 20ft cable.
Thanks in advance guys.
My name is Brandon and I became the owner of a white 2015 LEAF S with quick charge when my wife decided to by one back at the end of June. Since then it's been a great vehicle. So great that I'm considering buying a second one for myself instead of stealing my wife's all the time. I've got my eyes on a used 2013 SV but before I do I have an electical charging question. My commute is 90 miles round trip almost completely freeway. I go 42 to work and 48 home with a daycare stop. I have about 45% left on the battery when I get to work and charge on 110V with the supplied charger for the 8.5 Hours and have about 90% when I leave work and I get home with about 20%. I'd like to charge faster at work for more leeway so I can go out for lunch and stuff. This will also make my life easier if I decide to purchase a second LEAF for myself. You know lunch runs and grocery stops... We recently had some NEMA L15-30 3 phase 208V outlets put in at work for some new equipment our shop received. My boss said that I can use one of those outlets to charge the car and the plug is right by a garage door and nothing sits to the side of the door on the outside so distance from the plug is not a factor . Is there a way to make this outlet work with my LEAF? I'm not an A/C electrical guru but I think the leaf is single phase, and I think if you remove a leg from the 208 3 phase it becomes 208 1 phase?
The idea I've been knocking is the dual turbocord and this adapter from Amazon.... [<script id="gpt-impl-0.5109976638191398" src="http://partner.googleadservices.com/gpt/pubads_impl_78.js"></script>url]http://www.amazon.com/NEMA-L14-30P-6-15-Plug-Adapter/dp/B004XWAKUQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452263275&sr=8-2&keywords=l14-30+to+6-20[/url]
I verified the turbocord manual and it says it will accept 208v and 240v, but I'm not sure about my conversion from the 3 phase 15-30 outlet to the single phase 6-20.....
I have been considering going this route IF it works because I don't have to mount anything on the wall at work, but I'm open to other ideas.
And do you guys have any recomendations on a J1772 exension becaue a second LEAF will change my home parking scenario? My home charger is the Siemens VC30GRYU with a 20ft cable.
Thanks in advance guys.