I've never been all that happy with the dock for the Blink - even carefully used it tears up the rubber strain relief at the plug. Seems like the notch could be made larger (as Valdemar suggests) and still hold the plug fine but avoid putting any stress on the cable at all at that point.davewill wrote:Best I can tell, using the cord reel as designed (putting the handle in the middle with the cord in the notch) caused the wire carrying the pilot to break right near the handle. If I flex the cord (while holding the handle still) my car will stop and start charging.
That sounds very nice. I like both the idea of the cable/plug being a little over spec, and the possibility of using it to build a true 40a EVSE at some later time. As far as the length, I'm still trying to decide whether I hate backing into the garage enough to bother with the long cord...that said, I can always just leave the extra length on the reel.drees wrote:... TucsonEV will sell you a 20ft 30A plug/cord for $140 - I think that is competitive with Leviton - and the TucsonEV plug is rated at 50A and can also be ordered with an extra long cable at $2.50/ft.
It looks like the Leviton 30A plug/cord is $173, so the extra $33 could be used to get an extra 13 ft of cable avoiding the hassle and expense of a junction box.
The plug is rated at 50A, but the wire/cable is rated at 30A, so the plug/cord assembly is only good for 30A. I still like the idea of the plug being rated for more power since that seems to be the weak spot.davewill wrote:Edit: Ooops, I see that in the current plug/cord TusconEV is selling the cord itself is only rated for 30a. That's OK, since I'd have to run a whole new circuit to go over that rating anyway.
We have plug / cable assemblies for 32, 40 and 50 amps. We don't use the same plug that the other guys use if it has the orange button.drees wrote:The plug is rated at 50A, but the wire/cable is rated at 30A, so the plug/cord assembly is only good for 30A. I still like the idea of the plug being rated for more power since that seems to be the weak spot.davewill wrote:Edit: Ooops, I see that in the current plug/cord TusconEV is selling the cord itself is only rated for 30a. That's OK, since I'd have to run a whole new circuit to go over that rating anyway.
Tony uses the plugs for his JESLA product, he can comment on the quality of the plugs/cables more than I might (I've never actually touched one myself!)
Can you please post some pictures of how the new cable connects inside the Blink? Thanks!davewill wrote:The Leviton 30a cordset showed up today. Only shipped from Ontario, so "ground" shipping was overnight. It looks good and solid, with a genuine Yazaki plug on it. To me, that makes the extra cost worth it. I'll do the surgery this weekend.
Unfortunately, I'm not going to do it that way. I'm planning to keep most of the existing cable, and use a junction box to add on the new one.Valdemar wrote:Can you please post some pictures of how the new cable connects inside the Blink? Thanks!
Got it. Curious how you plan to connect the wires inside the junction box, crimping or simply with wire-nuts?davewill wrote:Unfortunately, I'm not going to do it that way. I'm planning to keep most of the existing cable, and use a junction box to add on the new one.Valdemar wrote:Can you please post some pictures of how the new cable connects inside the Blink? Thanks!