The only concern I would have with using a TeslaTap on an unknown destination charger is that you are not guaranteed that the charger won't damage your non-Tesla EV. Because the Tesla charger is specifically specified to allow anything between 100-277V so, while not common, some electrician may use a commercial site's 277V parking lot lighting connection to wire up a destination charger, making it very dangerous for any non-Tesla EV to plug in...
On Tue, Sep 3, 2024 at 2:15 PM Rush via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > There are currently lots of versions of the 'teslatap'. It is just an > adapter that changes one type of connection to another, Tesla inlet to J1772 > plug. There are no resistors, diodes, PCB's or any electronic components in > it. That is because the J1772 L1 and L2 protocols are used by Tesla and all > the other J1772 EV's > > Years ago, in 2016, I tried to produce an injection molded Tesla to J1772 > Adapter but found it way beyond my financial means. I did learn how the > Tesla plug/inlet was able to accept both 120vac and HVDC using the same pin > connector. Tesla uses BalSeal type coil springs in adjacent configurations > to transfer the current from male to female connector so that there are lots > of contact points for current transfer whereas the J1772 connector uses just > a simple pin connector so that there are only 4 contact points for current > flow. > > Best, > > Rush Dougherty > TucsonEV > www.TucsonEV.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Lawrence Rhodes via EV > > Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 8:37 AM > > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > > Cc: Lawrence Rhodes <primobass...@sbcglobal.net> > > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Are you NACS-charging a non-Tesla > > > > I have used a TeslaTap at destination chargers for years, on a Leaf. > Lawrence > > Rhodes > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev- > > evdl.org/attachments/20240903/2c3dbd75/attachment.htm> > > _______________________________________________ > > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
