On 7 Oct 2015 at 4:32, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: > I had an outlet overheating on the *opposite* side as where I > charge, because that is how the power was coming into the > garage - via wires stabbed into the back of outlets and one of > them was high resistance - already completely blackened.
Those "backstab" receptacles are no longer permitted by electrical code on 20 amp circuits. They are a bad idea even on 15 amp circuits. Using the terminal screws instead is a minimum repair. I would replace the receptacle. As for charging at 20a on a 20a circuit, don't do it! The maximum sustained single load allowed on a 20a circuit is 0.8 * 20 == 16 amps. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
