Re: [EVDL] OpenEVSE Overtemperature

2022-02-15 Thread paul dove via EV
I agree but doubt it’s related to being cold. Closure is induced by a magnetic field. I would think it would behave this way no matter what the temperature was. Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, February 14, 2022, 10:02 PM, Haudy Kazemi via EV wrote: Recheck your internal con

Re: [EVDL] OpenEVSE Overtemperature

2022-02-14 Thread Haudy Kazemi via EV
Recheck your internal connections. Maybe something is loosening up, thus higher resistance, and more heat. May even be the contactor (relay); they can develop high resistance contacts. I've seen it happen with central AC unit relays. And if it lives outside, check for possible water ingress that m

[EVDL] OpenEVSE Overtemperature

2022-02-14 Thread Seth Rothenberg via EV
Gurus, I have a curious situation. Every few days, I have been getting an OverTemperature alert on my OpenEVSE. What is curious is that it happens when it's cold out. Is it trying to keep itself warm, and getting overheated? Like having a fever when you have a cold? :-) So far, cycling power b