If you need to save some money, ask them for a shorter cable. 8M is a lot of copper!maini wrote:maini wrote:I am interested in the
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3. 8M of total cable length. The unit price is $295/pc
If you need to save some money, ask them for a shorter cable. 8M is a lot of copper!maini wrote:maini wrote:I am interested in the
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3. 8M of total cable length. The unit price is $295/pc
Yes I do a similar thing at work but I'd really only suggest that if your 120v outlets are dedicated and preferably both your 120v circuits should be off a 240v breaker(not 2 individual 120v breakers). If not and other devices are plugged into those circuits and just one of the 120v circuits blows a breaker you run the risk of everything on the circuit that blows being in series with your EVSEbhinesley wrote:I recently purchased an Esubar 240v level2 from Amazon for $299, and Love it. I've measured about a 4x faster charge rate from the 120v standard charger. I have 240v access at work, but not from home. I live in an older home and would need to re-do the entire breaker box (not economically feasible at this time). After doing some research I found that if you have 2 separate 120v outlets on separate sides (a/b) of the breaker box they can be combined to provide 240v output. Then I found this video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uD6UGa ... W7KmC1dYmw
So, after experimenting and testing- I now have the ability to charge level 2 at home and it's basically a portable option as well. I'm using 2 separate outside outlets and it's working perfectly. I plan on burying one of the lines this weekend (the other is at a lamp post) and building a weather proof box.
If you built the contraption in that video, it is pretty dangerous. If you plug in your EVSE to the 240V outlet on the box, and then plug in one of the 120V pigtails, you will now have a live 120V male pigtail you can shock yourself with. Also, as jjeff pointed out, it is missing any protection against one 120V circuit tripping while the other 120V circuit stays live.bhinesley wrote:After doing some research I found that if you have 2 separate 120v outlets on separate sides (a/b) of the breaker box they can be combined to provide 240v output. Then I found this video-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uD6UGa ... W7KmC1dYmw
So, after experimenting and testing- I now have the ability to charge level 2 at home and it's basically a portable option as well.