mcochris
Active member
I'm building my Open EVSE and wondering if anyone built some sort of cable breakaway into theirs. I'm planning on using quick disconnect (QD) terminals (this and this) inside the enclosure. The J1772 cable would be connected to one end of the QD terminal and attached to the enclosure with zip ties. 20 lbs or so of pull on the J1772 cable would break the zip ties, separate the terminals, and allow the J1722 to fall away from the enclosure. This is to prevent the enclosure from being ripped off the wall. See schematic below. Comments welcome, thanks.
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