Recent content by Who1981

Thanks, good tips. I'll source the parts and start in on it. I got the eBay charger in. It was a little dirty outside, and smelled slightly hot inside, but other than a couple discolored wires has no signs of failure. I clamped off the coolant lines and swapped in the charger with minimal...

Thanks, I check the waffle. I don't hold much hope for reviving this board... Any tips for freeing the toasted capacitors from the potting material, without damaging the board?

I bought the car cheap with the charger already not working. The previous owner just said it stopped charging in the middle of the night. It was on this evse that has been modified. F101 is blown. The other capacitor I found might be even trickier to remove with the waffle plate in place. If...

Thanks, I'll look into testing the EVSE. I was delayed by weather, but finally got the bottom board removed, and found another toasted capacitor, a blown fuse, and an exploded diode. I've ordered a used onboard charger off eBay for $450...🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

NLSPACE thanks, I have just such a soldering iron. Wish me luck. 91040 can you recommend a method of testing an EVSE?

This thread has been quite helpful, thanks! I just purchased a 2012 Leaf, CHEAP, with a bad charger. Looks like it has at least 1 fried suppression cap, that coated the entire inside of the charger with magic smoke residue. I'll dig in farther and post more pictures soon. On the top...