The scary problem here; there is zero regulation on these, and almost none of them have been through any kind of testing! Many of these Chinese DCFC adapters aren't even safe as many violate the mechanical interlock requirement. You can disconnect it under full load, and that could cause a DC arc flash! I don't know if everyone understands how bad DC arcs are vs AC, but there is no zero-crossing in a DC arc that stops all current flow 120 times a second like AC does! This means a low-resistance plasma arc can short out directly across your EV's pack!
I don't think I've seen any of these pass testing at an NTRL! (UL, Intertek, etc) Avoid no-name Chinese products or from a company where that's all they are doing. If you get an adapter from the OEM or at least a large company, they will have enough risk-aversion to make something not dangerous. It's a brave new world, Caveat Emptor now more than ever! On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM Lawrence Rhodes via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Dear Steve, > This is a non issue. There are adapters to go EVery which way. I have a > Tesla Tap for J1772 vehicles, and J1772 to Tesla, as well as CCS to Tesla. > My Tesla Tap was $150. J1772 for Tesla was $10. CCS to Tesla $35. The Tesla > portable EVSE is $275 from Tesla. All I need is a wall socket and I am > good. Anywhere. Lawrence Rhodes > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250206/d97ec637/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250206/33fc7172/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
