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05-22-2018, 07:50 PM
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Seeing how they are listed differently at places like:
EVSE upgrade
My guess would be that they are not exactly the same. But who knows how different.
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05-22-2018, 08:13 PM
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That's what I was looking for.
Mine is the original brick.
Their upgrade is more than what I paid for the 120/240v charger I just bought.
I guess it's for people who don't understand that you don't have to use the exact same j1772 that came with the car.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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05-22-2018, 10:22 PM
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That's what I was looking for.
Mine is the original brick.
Their upgrade is more than what I paid for the 120/240v charger I just bought.
I guess it's for people who don't understand that you don't have to use the exact same j1772 that came with the car.
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You mean, J1772 is a STANDARD?! Bizarre!   
From what I have seen and heard on the GM side, it's simply rewiring the charger from 120 to 240. Then, you just use a simple pigtail if you still want to use L1 charging on 120.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news...but-is-it-safe
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05-23-2018, 12:36 AM
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No, 2011 and 2012 are the same, then they went to the one you linked.
The correct instructions for the 2011 are here:
(3.0)CONVERTING a LEAF LEVEL 1 (12AMP) CHARGER TO a LEVEL 2 (12AMP) CHARGER
I remember being confused somewhere in the instructions, but I don't remember where. Let me know if you run into something unclear and that should jog my memory.
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05-23-2018, 01:39 AM
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I have 130 and 275 volt MOVs laying around, I add them to things like welders, air compressors and generators.
I installed two 130v MOVs wired L to N to L, exactly how I dowith my welding machines.
I got the original EVSE changed over to 240v power. I used a premium molded 10-30 dryer cord. 10 gauge is a little over kill for 12 amps but oh well.
Cost $0 because I used junk I had laying around.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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05-23-2018, 12:51 PM
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Looks something like this.
The neutral prong on the old 5-15p was a little burned. These 12 amp 120v chargers should probably be using TT-30 the newish small camper receptacle or L5-30 plus and receptacle, just because you can be drawing 12 amps for 20+ hours, things heat up.
Or repurpose a 10-30 dryer cord for 120v, just make the left prong your neutral when looking at the receptacle and L prong the groumd. Something that I have seen on old military generators.
I use L5-30 for my 120v master cord and 120v tig welder.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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05-23-2018, 08:28 PM
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The leaf is pulling my small trailer quite well around town.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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05-23-2018, 09:32 PM
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Has anyone added better thermal management to the battery pack? I looked into it a bit in the past but didn't find anything.
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05-23-2018, 10:27 PM
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There is a cold weather package and I think I have it.
I was going to take my single duct portable A/C unit and run a duct into the back doors window. I read that the leaf vents cabin air through the battery. So a 1 ton open loop A/C pumping air into the leaf should be able to cool the battery some.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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