Safe dual inlet connections to use J1772 and NEMA 5-15 inlets http://modularevpower.com/Wiring/J1772%20and%20NEMA%20wiring.htm
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lee Hart Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2014 1:33 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] Adding a 5-15 inlet to a Production plugin for regular ext. cord use brucedp5 wrote: > Having an expensive $450 EVSE cord-set that can & will be vandalized > just does not make sense to me when the level-1 EVSE could be built-in > / on-board, and AC connected via an inexpensive inlet (above). Then > only an inexpensive power cord is exposed to vandals, and its > replacement is cheap and easy to obtain. I agree. I'd be pretty mad if someone stole my $450 charging cord to sell for $5 as scrap copper. > I am thinking some circuitry would be needed (some relays handling the > AC power for isolation) that would sense if there was AC power on > either of the couplers and the inlet. Then only one power input could be used at a time. Yes; but this is pretty basic stuff. > When I proposed on the Volt forum that perhaps Volt owners should to > ask that GM include that option in their next version, I was promptly > shot down for fears of handling a live wire/extension cord while > standing water when it is raining. And that GM's lawyers would think > similarly. So, the Volt isn't likely to run with my idea. No, of course not. The Fearmongers have done their job. It is OK for consumers to plug in electric lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, car block heaters, outdoor Christmas displays, etc... But not electric cars. That's "dangerous"! > But would it violate a warranty to add a 120VAC inlet connected to an > on-board L1 EVSE. Or, could it only be done on an older used > Production plugin where the warranty has expired? I imagine that their lawyers would take the position that *anything* the consumer changes would violate the warranty (replacing the radio speakers caused the engine failure). But I believe the law says that the change has to have "materially altered" the vehicle in some way that is directly related to the problem. Replacing one AC connector with another isn't going to materially alter the vehicle. -- Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. -- Howard Aiken -- Lee Hart's EV projects and Balancer at www.sunrise-ev.com/Balancer.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)
