I want to use L1 charging that starts at 10pm to take advantage of a much lower kwHr rate. I'd like to plug in the connector early evening and have the charging start at 10pm.
The Start Timer seems like it should simply do it; but it doesn't. Soon as I plug in the connector, charging starts. Is my car's charging timer broken? What's the point in have a Start Timer if you can't even plug in power ahead of time?
Folks have suggested that I just set the End Timer and let the system decide when to start charging. That appears to work; but, it's limited. e.g. Assume the battery needs 4 hours to fully charge and End Timer is set for 7am, then charging will start at 3am. Then assume an emergency occurs at about 3am, no charging has occurred. If the Start Timer worked, charging would commence at 10p and be finished at 2pm, ready for the emergency trip.
In other words: Keep the battery charged whenever you can to be ready to go.
Al..........
The Start Timer seems like it should simply do it; but it doesn't. Soon as I plug in the connector, charging starts. Is my car's charging timer broken? What's the point in have a Start Timer if you can't even plug in power ahead of time?
Folks have suggested that I just set the End Timer and let the system decide when to start charging. That appears to work; but, it's limited. e.g. Assume the battery needs 4 hours to fully charge and End Timer is set for 7am, then charging will start at 3am. Then assume an emergency occurs at about 3am, no charging has occurred. If the Start Timer worked, charging would commence at 10p and be finished at 2pm, ready for the emergency trip.
In other words: Keep the battery charged whenever you can to be ready to go.
Al..........