I thought of that years ago, literally years ago, I've been making J1772 Extension Cords for 3 years now...
And mine is cheaper, if you want longer cord I can give it to you at a lower price and my cord is UL listed, besides who needs a 40A cord when your EVSE only puts out 30A? Rush www.TucsonEV.com > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of brucedp5 via EV > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 3:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Use a j1772 extension cord as ice'd-EVSE work-around > > > > http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095906_electric-car-charging-station- > blocked-get-an-extension-cord > Electric-Car Charging Station Blocked? Get An Extension Cord! > By John Voelcker Dec 15, 2014 ht2 Dean Miller > > [images > http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/metlife-electric-car-charging-station-for- > employee-use_100487213_l.jpg > MetLife electric-car charging station for employee use - Johnstown, > Pennsylvania > > http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/jlong-20-foot-j-1772-extension-cable-for- > electric-car-charging_100494454_l.jpg > JLong 20-foot J-1772 extension cable for electric-car charging > > http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/jlong-20-foot-j-1772-extension-cable-for- > electric-car-charging_100494455_l.jpg > > http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/ev-parking-sign-portland- > or_100359408_l.jpg > EV parking sign, Portland OR > ] > > It's called "ICE-ing," and sooner or later, every electric-car driver > experiences it. > > The term refers to a non-electric car with an internal combustion engine (or > ICE) occupying a parking space where a public charging station is located. > Jaguar Winter Sales Event > > The Gift That Keeps On Growling. Find A Local Jaguar Retailer! From > JaguarUSA.com/Winter-Sale > > Find Now! > The car is thereby blocking electric cars from recharging at that station, > whether > accidentally or deliberately, out of laziness or, perhaps occasionally, > malice. > > Now there's a solution to the problem, or perhaps more accurately, a > workaround. > > It falls into the category of ideas that evoke a response along the lines > of: "DUH! Why didn't I think of that?" > > It's simply a J-1772 extension cord, suitably rated, that extends the reach > of > the > charging cable attached to the station so that an electric car parked two or > three > spaces away can still recharge. > > Home-made cables have been listed for sale on eBay from time to time, and > there's > at least one for sale commercially. > > That's the "J-Long" 40-Amp, 20-foot cable offered by Quick Charge Power for > $299, > with a one-year warranty. > > On one end is a standard J-1772 charging head that plugs into the car; on the > other > end is a J-1772 receptacle into which the user plugs the head of the charging > station's cable. > > Drivers of plug-in cars who frequently use public charging stations, or who > often > find their usual stations ICEd, may want to consider this or similar products > to > carry > in their cars. > > Note that the specs are important: A few public charging stations can deliver > 32 > Amps, so a 40-Amp cable may be a better solution than one rated at only 30 > Amps. > > It's also worth inquiring whether a home-built connector carries a proximity > wire > that will prevent "hot" disconnects, and check to see whether the pins are > crimped > or simply soldered to their connectors. > > As always, please note a couple of things. > > First, there's probably a warning in most electric-car owners manuals about > not > using extension cords or other unapproved equipment. So proceed at your own > risk. > > Second, a mention of any given product on this website is not an > endorsement--and > we haven't used the JLong. > [© greencarreports.com] > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3F > macro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26da > ys%3D0%26sort%3Ddate > > http://www.greenprophet.com/2014/12/could-the-electric-car-ever-become-the- > fastest-car-on-earth/ > An EV could become the fastest car on earth ... > > http://customstoday.com.pk/all-electric-suv-tesla-model-x-does-60mph-in-less- > than-5sec-6/ > All-electric SUV Tesla Model X does 60mph in less than 5sec > > http://www.themalaymailonline.com/drive/article/growing-pains-of-the-bmws-i3- > electric-hatchback > BMW's ChargeNow EVSE network partners with other EU EVSE providers > + > EVLN: BMW Demos Self-Driving&Parking i3 EV @CES > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion- > list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Use-a-j1772-extension-cord-as-ice-d-EVSE-work- > around-tp4673098.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > 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)
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