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Old 09-26-2018, 07:31 PM   #597 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ProDigit View Post
If he's doing that, he'd be using a capacitor to simulate a second phase.
It would be better (as in more efficient) to just connect the tesla on a high current breaker (like 30 amps or 50 amps if your line can handle it), and via software just ask the car to charge faster.

I don't know if they are limited in drawing up to 15 amps, or if they allow you to set the current?
I'm not following what you are saying about simulating a 2nd phase, or who you're referring to.

Tesla charging amps can be set to a specified limit to prevent overloading the circuit.

Would you please just take a quick snapshot of your breaker panel. $10 says you can plop a 240v breaker in there no problem. Maybe I should reverse bet so that when I'm wrong, you can take that $10 and buy the 240v breaker.
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