gsleaf
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Has anyone had any electrical issues? Our Leaf just melted an outlet in our garage pretty good. I'm glad it didn't start a fire.
120 volt or 240 volt outlet? I haven't seen any reports of this problem. Sounds like something wasn't wired properly. My L1 charging (limited) has never caused a problem.gsleaf said:Has anyone had any electrical issues? Our Leaf just melted an outlet in our garage pretty good. I'm glad it didn't start a fire.
gsleaf said:Yeah I'm guessing it was wired poorly. 120 volt outlet. Pretty scary for sure.
That's not right. My 120 EVSE would sometimes get warm near the outlet, but never hot. Richard's idea of measuring the voltage drop is a good idea, but a simple receptacle tester http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3099774 to verify the wiring is correct (grounded, no open neutral, in phase, etc) is just as important.gsleaf said:Has anyone had any electrical issues? Our Leaf just melted an outlet in our garage pretty good. I'm glad it didn't start a fire.
.LTLFTcomposite said:This is another reason why you want 240v, and no doubt why Nissan discourages using 120v on a regular basis.
Replace the receptacle with a spec grade 20A part and wire it to the side terminals, either under the screw or if it has a pressure plate even better. Stabbing is no bueno. I don't know why it is allowed.
Nissan discourages 120V because of the long recharge time. The J1772 standard allows for both 120V and 240V EVSEs.LTLFTcomposite said:This is another reason why you want 240v, and no doubt why Nissan discourages using 120v on a regular basis
planet4ever said:Can you tell whether the problem started at the back of the outlet, or the front? Could you perhaps have had the EVSE dangling below the outlet, with it's weight pulling and twisting the blades of the plug? That could cause sparks at the front of the outlet, especially if there was some minor vibration of the building (wind, someone walking, tiny earthquake).
Ray
DeaneG said:If the outlet is in the garage, do yourself a favor and put in a GFCI receptacle. This may be required by code anyway.
gsleaf said:DeaneG said:If the outlet is in the garage, do yourself a favor and put in a GFCI receptacle. This may be required by code anyway.
Yeah, that's the plan.
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