On 01/12/2018 05:06 PM, Mike Scott via EV wrote:
Mine is behind the license plate and uses a standard door/window switch
from an old store alarm system. Just a magnet on the plate and a reed relay
that switches when the plate is latched closed. Reed relay grounds the
interlock relay, while the
Mine is behind the license plate and uses a standard door/window switch
from an old store alarm system. Just a magnet on the plate and a reed relay
that switches when the plate is latched closed. Reed relay grounds the
interlock relay, while the key switch supplies 12V to the other side of
it's coi
The Skoda Elmo pickup had a simple system.
The charge cable was captive to the vehicle and stored in a
compartment behind what was the grill. A socket was fitted in the
compartment and plugging the cable in completed a circuit via the
earth pin that operated an interlock relay. This also meant tha
Peter C. Thompson via EV wrote:
I've driven off with cars that have battery tenders installed and plugs
not visible. Bad scene.
I've always arranged my charging connector so if/when I drive off, it
simply unplugs itself. No damage done.
I almost always use 120vac charging. The charger is in
not plugged all the way in, the signal drops.
Peri
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From: "paul dove via EV"
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Cc: "paul dove"
Sent: 10-Jan-18 4:13:41 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Another recommendation for a drive way protection
I've driven off with cars that have battery tenders installed and plugs
not visible. Bad scene.
Here is what I did for my EV (see the second picture) so I couldn't
ignore the plug:
http://cruzware.com/peter/blog/?p=115
Cheers, Peter
On 1/10/18 4:13 AM, paul dove via EV wrote:
The lock is t
The lock is to prevent arching when you disconnect
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> On Jan 9, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
>
> I have never understood why the NEC _requires_ an EV charging plug be
> "locking".
> It makes no sense.
>
> If you drive away (or the vehicle somehow rolls, is to
On Tue Jan 09 19:11:21 PST 2018 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
>There is a reason all commercial EV's have this interlock, and it's the
>top photo of my blog post:
>
>https://www.summet.com/blog/2018/01/07/new-charging-inlet-drive-away-protection/
My J1772 stayed plugged into the truck, luckily my cable
Ok great I’ll have to polish my glasses. It looked like a female receptical
when it watched it. Good to know.
Lawrence
> On Jan 9, 2018, at 20:42, Bill Dube via EV wrote:
>
> I have never understood why the NEC _requires_ an EV charging plug be
> "locking".
> It makes no sense.
>
> If you
the charger in the EV.
Rush Dougherty
Tucson AZ 85719
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> From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dube via EV
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:42 PM
> To: ev@lists.evdl.org
> Cc: Bill Dube
> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Another recommen
I have never understood why the NEC _requires_ an EV charging plug be
"locking".
It makes no sense.
If you drive away (or the vehicle somehow rolls, is towed, or moves
away) the plug should simply come out.
As it is now, the locking plug won't give, so the cord breaks, or worse,
the charger
I have a standard (RV/boat style) male NEMA 5-15 plug mounted in the air
dam on the truck, so a standard extension cable plugs into it.
The 5-15 male plug is isolated from the J1772 plug by a relay. When 120
volts is seen by the 5-15 plug, the relay switches the chargers over
from the J1772 pl
Hi Jay, nice work. I have a couple of times been saved by the drive-a-way
interlock so yet I too would recommend it for anyone.
Question though, what’s on the other end of your 110v opportunity charge cable?
It looks like a male, male cable and that is pretty dangerous. I would have
put a 11
If you have a conversion EV, please make sure that when your charger is
plugged in something disables your motor/controller so that the EV can't
drive away.
This is especially important if you are using a twistlock, or J1772
connector, but even pulling out a NEMA 5-15 by the cable isn't optima
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