Help! Type 2 cable - Orpington area

[_Neal_]

Hi all - just wondering if anyone in the Orpington/Petts Wood area has a type 2 Mennekes cable they would be willing to allow me to use briefly - currently fault-finding (fast charge not working) and have narrowed it down to either car or cable (charging point is brand new) but with no errors on the car and 3-pin charging working I'm thinking dodgy cable. Beer/wine provided in recompense!

Thanks
Neal

[TooLateForAName]

If the granny charger is working then that implies cable problem - since the granny uses the same socket on the car.

If you have a multimeter check continuity on live/earth/neutral/control wires

[_Neal_]

TooLateForAName said:

If the granny charger is working then that implies cable problem - since the granny uses the same socket on the car.

If you have a multimeter check continuity on live/earth/neutral/control wires

Thanks - that was my logic too. I'll break out the multimeter.

[No ideas for a name]

TooLateForAName said:

If the granny charger is working then that implies cable problem - since the granny uses the same socket on the car.

If you have a multimeter check continuity on live/earth/neutral/control wires

Except Proximity Pilot (PP)... that doesn't connect end to end.

[_Neal_]

Right so all connections have continuity apart from "CP" (and PP as stated above).

So that's no good, right? Cable does work intermittently so I'm suspecting internal dodginess.

[No ideas for a name]

_Neal_ said:

Right so all connections have continuity apart from "CP" (and PP as stated above).

So that's no good, right? Cable does work intermittently so I'm suspecting internal dodginess.

CP - Control Pilot should have continuity too.
It is the wire that carries the signal telling the vehicle the state of the charge cycle - with that open circuit, the EVSE won't (shouldn't) even close the contactor.

[_Neal_]

Thanks - that's exactly the symptom I get - intermittent non-closing of the circuit - just doesn't engage the charging cycle.