ggodman
Well-known member
I've been using the included 110/120 charger to charge my car for a couple of days and it works but I was wondering if any of the smart people around here have thoughts on a way to add/design an accessory to plug in the car with a standard old extension cord. It's not really a huge problem to drag out the supplied charger but I would rather leave a $20 extension cord I bought at home depot at my workplace (not a high risk theft area but I'm not buying an extra $700 charger and leaving it there) and just be able to plug into it when I get there instead of having to open the hatch take out the charger, plug it in and then when I'm done put it back, etc. I'm wondering if there could be a takeoff from the J1772 or adapter or I don't know what. I followed Aptera for years and I liked the simple, hey plug it in with a cord idea for 110/220. Granted it would need to check for GFCI etc, I don't want to electrocute myself but if I'm doing level 1 anyway why do I need the giant brick. Based on Ingineer comments it only draws 12 amps for 110/120 (Sorry Ingineer if I misquoted) and it seems like Nissan has the best 110/120 charger but that also makes the brick attached to that charger huge, not to mention can anyone tell me why they decided you need a giant gun shaped connector (Yes I know it's a standard, that just means designed by committee right)?
Anyway I figure someone will figure this out eventually, I've seen the pilot signal thread etc, just want to stimulate discussion and would love to have a gadget like Ingineer upgrade for just easy 110 charging with a standard cord.
Anyway I figure someone will figure this out eventually, I've seen the pilot signal thread etc, just want to stimulate discussion and would love to have a gadget like Ingineer upgrade for just easy 110 charging with a standard cord.