You can also do your own J1772 implementation: http://www.corbinstreehouse.com/blog/2012/11/electric-bug-charger-control-design/
corbin On Jun 3, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Zeke Yewdall <[email protected]> wrote: > It is one of the new Elcon chargers (upgrading from an old 120vac non > automatic charger that died) so I think it can do 120 or 240vac input. > I'll check out the J1772 handshake box. > > Thanks > > Zeke > > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Rush Dougherty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Zeke, >> >> If your charger is only good for 120vac I'm afraid you're out of luck with >> the new J1772 EVSE's. They put out ONLY 220vac. In some of the Chargepoint >> EVSE's there is a 120vac receptacle, but they are rare to find. >> >> You can upgrade your charger to a 120-220vac charger and then use the J1772 >> EVSE's, but you will still need an additional piece of equipment - a J1772 >> Adapter Box. The J1772 Adapter Box generates a signal that completes an >> electronic handshake with the J1772 EVSE and tells the EVSE that the car >> can >> be charged. >> >> I sell the J1772 Adapter Boxes and if you go to www.TucsonEV.com you can >> read more about it. >> >> Good luck >> Rush >> www.TucsonEV.com >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Zeke Yewdall >>> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 7:06 AM >>> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List >>> Subject: [EVDL] Using new charge stations with older conversion >>> >>> So.... wondering what it will take to be able to use a conversion with >> the >>> new charge stations that are available in town in various places. It >> only >>> needs 120vac at 16 amps, or less. So far, I haven't investigated exactly >> what >>> sort of charging stations the ones in town are.... which I supposed could >> also >>> affect it. But.... in general, what do you need to go from the standard >>> extension cord input to the fancy charge station? I seem to remember >> some >>> discussion on this recently, but when I searched, I was only finding >>> discussions on the opposite (charging a newer factory EV from a 240vac >>> outlet). >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Zeke >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev- >>> evdl.org/attachments/20130603/b726c82a/attachment.htm> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >>> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >>> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA >>> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 2013.0.3343 / Virus Database: 3184/6378 - Release Date: 06/02/13 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130603/9c419801/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
