How would you mount the car-side PowerPole connector? Pigtail somewhere? I
have a hole in the side of my car I'd like to use to mount it..
-Chris
From: Roger Stockton via EV <[email protected]>
To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Charger connector options
Christopher Darilek wrote:
> I'm ready to upgrade my charger connector. Right now I'm using NEMA plugs
> on the ends of pig tails under the hood (I have to open my hood 2x a
> day). My charge rate is 18A @100V (reduced to not melt said plugs). I
> think I need 5 connections: +100V, battery ground, +12V, chassis ground,
> and BMS output to turn the charger Off. I'd like for the connector to be
> accessible without opening the hood. What do ya'll use? Any ideas?
I'd suggest Anderson PowerPole connectors for this:
<http://www.andersonpower.com/us/en/products/powerpole/>
My first EV also used a large offboard transformer-type charger (Lester), and
also required both pack voltage and 12V connections between the vehicle and
charger. It used a 4-pole PowerPole configuration for this. In my case, the
charger needed to see 12V from the vehicle to turn on its output.
You can choose different colours to color-code each contact according to
purpose, and Anderson sells housings to allow the vehicle side connector to be
mounted behind a fuel filler door, or somewhere else convenient and to allow
the off board connector to be covered and treated as a 'paddle'.
This way there is no risk of future confusion resulting in something other than
the intended charger being connected to the vehicle, and you have a connector
system rated to make/break DC (which a re-purposed AC connector may not be).
Cheers,
Roger.
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