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I wonder if these 2 Tesla Wall Connectors are Gen3 models with their Access Control set to only allow Tesla vehicles access to charge.

A similar feature was included with the past Gen2 Tesla Wall Connectors via an internal DIP switch.

This type of restriction may have been purposely done by the Wall Connector owner, or inadvertently left enabled by default.
Yep. Unfortunately, I don't have time to chime in but I've posted some info about the 3 gens of WCs, access control and other caveats before at the below:
https://mynissanleaf.com/threads/te...j1772-adapter-worth-buying.31382/#post-589439
https://mynissanleaf.com/threads/is-this-2020-leaf-a-good-deal.33537/#post-624806

https://www.chevybolt.org/threads/b...rgers.35256/page-2?post_id=610781#post-610781 has an example pic from an adapter listing admitting it won't work with gen 3 WC.

Also, if the site has 277 volts (rare), it probably won't work on Leaf.

Basically, I tell people to never depend on public Tesla WCs with an adapter unless you've already used them at a given location successfully. And, of course, they could be broken so Plugshare can help. Also, the hardware you used before could get swapped out. Always have backups.
 
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My Lectron Tesla to j1772 adapter story gets worse, much worse. This has to be a defective adapter. Tried it at four different Tesla destination chargers. The worst of it, looked like it was charging and walked off to grab food. I used the Nissan connect EV app to check on the car, it showed plugged in, but not charging, used the remote start charging button. And that is the last moment the telematics in my U.S. 2019 Leaf SL plus worked. I've spent 3 hours on the phone with Nissan and the car has to go to the dealer. I'm just hoping like hell this is something simple and not not a blown telematics unit because of a bad Lectron adapter.
 

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Progress so far, results except for exact configuration info.

A friend with a Gen 3 Tesla Wall Connector let me try the NAC to J1772 adapters I bought and couldn't use in our public access county chargers.

I charged through all three!! So they work with an open Tesla Gen3 Wall Connector. To recap, the adapters are:

Stoke Votaics E=KITE 60A $50 * Best Value? Good plastic, smooth, better slide locks
FizzEnergi 60A $40 * Best value if durable enough
Lectron 40A (refurb from eBay) $44.45 * Best reputation. Not sure if "refurb" in this case means more than wiping off the outside
There was NO evidence an initial pause was needed after connecting any of the adapters to the Tesla NAC
We hit some snags trying to get the provisioning app to run, so couldn't inspect the Access Control setting. The owner has a call into Tesla support.

I am pretty suspicious now that my friend's is set to Allow Non-Teslas and the ones that don't work in the area parking garage and parks are Tesla-Only.

https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/wall-connector/access-control
https://www.tesla.com/sites/default..._WallConnector_Commissioning_Procedure-EN.pdf
 
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My Lectron Tesla to j1772 adapter story gets worse, much worse. This has to be a defective adapter. Tried it at four different Tesla destination chargers. The worst of it, looked like it was charging and walked off to grab food. I used the Nissan connect EV app to check on the car, it showed plugged in, but not charging, used the remote start charging button. And that is the last moment the telematics in my U.S. 2019 Leaf SL plus worked. I've spent 3 hours on the phone with Nissan and the car has to go to the dealer. I'm just hoping like hell this is something simple and not not a blown telematics unit because of a bad Lectron adapter.
I think I saw your post in a Leaf FB group. I doubt a bad adapter would cause TCU problems but if the feed is 277 volts, that might cause problems for Leaf.

Any way you can contact/talk to Tesla drivers who use those wall connectors? Their car and their app should show the voltage they're charging at. If it's 190ish to 240 volts (208 is common for commercial power in the US), there should be no issue.
 
Weirdly, I saw a check-in comment on PlugShare:

"Teslas were using the j1772 chargers but an adapter works fine on the Tesla chargers"

This was at a site I have tested before with my adapters.... went back and it still behaved the same with no charging. Turns out these are Gen1 chargers and don't seem to have the Access Control filter. There's no direct wifi and the dip switches configure the expected input current. He's using the EvDance.

The one listed on Amazon explicitly says it is incompatible with EV6 and Leaf SV. The compatibility list on the EvDance website seems contradictory,

I'm so glad this is subject is so simple.
 
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