Boomer23 said:
Very cool, Mr Hill! Nice find.
We're you able to get a charge successfully?
I see $1 per hour mentioned on Plugshare. Does that apply to the DCQC or only the L2?
It takes all credit cards and no club card needed?
Sorry for the slow reply - "she-who-must-be-obeyed" needed my taxi services to multiple oncologist appointments. whew . . . Long day.
Yes - and as JPVLeaf pointed out ... my comment was as non-glowing as the prior (attempted) users. The upside? With herculean persistence, I may have been the first one to get it to run. There is no phone support # or any working web address anywhere on the unit to inquire. Very strange.
The upside? It took so long to bring the Chademo to life - I had plenty of time to look for a source of support ... either web or phone number. Here's the manufacturer's web site ... but don't bother trying to sign up ... there's no details that allow you to do that. A work in progress
Strangely, my 'web-root' anti virus kicked back a phishing alert when I entered a random password and random I.D. name onto the EV-Pump website. Does anyone know about these folks?
I wish I could edit my plugshare comment as I somehow managed to misstate the 50kW max that a fully powered Chademo can potentially deliver, by a factor of 2. Oops.
Then there's the whole thing with this charge station being only 4.8 miles from Tustin Nissan ... and farther away from the freeway than tustin Nissan ... and not open after the shopping center closes. It is an unusual location considering . . .
As for the DC combo charger (SAE & Chademo), I didn't see any evidence that they could both run simultaneously. I thought for a moment maybe that's why the Chademo power was throttled low. But if both ran simultaneously, each would have to pull no more than what . . . . 12.5kW's to avoid demand fees?? That would really suck. All that said, there are several L2 stations there as well, and those too are VERY fairly priced -
even the $5 is a bargain for South O.C. - You go in there for 20kW's ... and it'll work out to a measly 25¢ /kWh, for those who pinch the pennies.
Two of my AmEx cards didn't work ... nor did one of my Visas work. My credit union visa eventually worked. I drew the attention of several restaurant customers ... and one security guard (probably as I was continually mumbling, "you gotta be kidding"). There are two green "start" buttons on it. I don't recall which one eventually brought it to life.
If you're not too low on juice, you could stop & eat ... and by the time you're done ... you'll be good to go. Just don't eat too fast