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I am buying a new house and it has a Rolec 7 pin EV charger unit outside.
However, I have a GT4 and just want to park it and plug in a trickle charger over the winter months.
Anyone know how I can get an EV 7 pin to bog standard 3 pin 240v UK socket adaptor?
However, I have a GT4 and just want to park it and plug in a trickle charger over the winter months.
Anyone know how I can get an EV 7 pin to bog standard 3 pin 240v UK socket adaptor?
Edited by SpyderMatt on Monday 24th October 20:36
A 3 pin socket can be added to the Rolec chargers.
Some info here (just the first hit I found when googling to make sure my memory was not deceiving me): https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-wallpod-addi...
Some info here (just the first hit I found when googling to make sure my memory was not deceiving me): https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-wallpod-addi...
This is what you want: https://evbitz.uk/T2___UK_13A.html
We have one, and its quite useful as a way of getting an outdoor socket at the front of the house.
We have one, and its quite useful as a way of getting an outdoor socket at the front of the house.
Scrump said:
A 3 pin socket can be added to the Rolec chargers.
Some info here (just the first hit I found when googling to make sure my memory was not deceiving me): https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-wallpod-addi...
Well I can’t find one anywhere that’s available. I’m stunned this is so difficult and can’t believe they’re making wallpods with no 3 pin socket for trickle chargers, jet washers, lawnmowers etc. Some info here (just the first hit I found when googling to make sure my memory was not deceiving me): https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-wallpod-addi...
rlengthorn said:
This is what you want: https://evbitz.uk/T2___UK_13A.html
We have one, and its quite useful as a way of getting an outdoor socket at the front of the house.
Thanks, that is what I want if I can’t add a 3 pin to the pod. We have one, and its quite useful as a way of getting an outdoor socket at the front of the house.
But the website is very amateur and I note they are not VAT registered which is v.strange. We’re talking high draw mains voltage here - are the cables BS (British Standard not bu****it!)
SpyderMatt said:
Scrump said:
A 3 pin socket can be added to the Rolec chargers.
Some info here (just the first hit I found when googling to make sure my memory was not deceiving me): https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-wallpod-addi...
Well I can’t find one anywhere that’s available. I’m stunned this is so difficult and can’t believe they’re making wallpods with no 3 pin socket for trickle chargers, jet washers, lawnmowers etc. Some info here (just the first hit I found when googling to make sure my memory was not deceiving me): https://www.speakev.com/threads/rolec-wallpod-addi...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325395396601
SpyderMatt said:
rlengthorn said:
This is what you want: https://evbitz.uk/T2___UK_13A.html
We have one, and its quite useful as a way of getting an outdoor socket at the front of the house.
Thanks, that is what I want if I can’t add a 3 pin to the pod. We have one, and its quite useful as a way of getting an outdoor socket at the front of the house.
But the website is very amateur and I note they are not VAT registered which is v.strange. We’re talking high draw mains voltage here - are the cables BS (British Standard not bu****it!)
I guess it has a fixed resistor to cheat the EVSE in to thinking it is in the charging state (State C). Is that really a problem - maybe not but it does leave the outlet live when there may not be an EV plugged in (based on reading rather than actual test of a sample device).
It also appears have a fixed programming resistor, telling the EVSE that the cable is good for 20A. I understand that if you plug a 13A plug in, then that can't draw more than 13A, and if you plug a 16A CEE plug in, then that shouldn't pull more than 16A. Not good design though.
Also it takes no account of the PWM signal that is output by the EVSE... all theoretical of course, but some EVSE may decide that they need to lower the charge current and that information won't reach the EV.
It appears to deliberately break/circumvent the SAE J1772 standard.
MrBig said:
Not to mention the fact that it's about the same price as paying a sparky to just come and fit an exterior 3 pin twin socket on the outside of your house!
Just do this, honestly, it'll make your life easier. There is no standard for a Type 2 power into 3-pin output adaptor, so anything will be a bodge.An electrician should be reluctant to spur off the Type 2 circuit, so hopefully your consumer unit is available or they can spur off an internal socket through the wall.
It wouldn't work - you need to establish comms between the car and the charger before anything will happen. I used to work a Pod Point and the product development guys had some type 2 to 3 pin contraptions for lab testing the chargers, they had electronics in them to mock out the comms.
Just remove the Rolec and replace it with an outdoor socket.
Just remove the Rolec and replace it with an outdoor socket.
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