07-13-2018, 11:16 PM
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Having thunderstorms on and off through the day I was unable to charge my leaf.
I mean sure I could risk the life of my EVSE or my on board vehicle charger.
But I would rather not.
If I really absolutely had to charge it I could have fired up my 7kw generator. Instead I just hooked the trailer up to my firebird.
Just something to think about if you live somewhere that gets a lot of daily or almost daily thunderstorms such as in Florida.
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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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07-23-2018, 07:10 AM
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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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07-27-2018, 02:46 PM
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When I build my our side charger I am adding features to it.
It will definitely have a control contactor and timer switches.
A time on delay that will delay charge start so a that thunderstorm pops up can pass or if the battery is hot it can have a chance to cool down.
A time off delay so I can stop charging before the battend is full.
Also for winter so I can have the battery charge at night and be just finishing just as I need it in the morning so it can be a little warm.
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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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07-27-2018, 06:59 PM
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I can have the battery charge at night and be just finishing just as I need it in the morning so it can be a little warm.
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Now that's Ecomodding.
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08-24-2018, 04:31 AM
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3 weeks away from the peak of hurricane season and so far meh...
I was told events like Katrina would become a regular occurrence because of global warming.
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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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08-24-2018, 01:43 PM
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Hawaii is getting pummeled.
And so is Madison WI - without a rotating storm.
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09-11-2018, 12:06 AM
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Well the east cost is going to get it. It could hit land as a cat 5.
Don't leave your pets or electric vehicles behind.
If you live on the coast a leaf, with a new battery like mine would need to be driven at 35mph till it runs dry to almost be safe or 2 charges to get to safety.
This is precisely one of the reasons I left the east cost of Virginia almost 8 years ago. Better 8 years too early than 8 hours too late.
I usually never say this, but this is one of the times you should listen to the government and get out.
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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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09-11-2018, 12:11 AM
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I got a surprise thunderstorm last night and my 16amp 240v duosida charger got wet before I could run out side and pull the j1772 and drag the whole thing inside.
The amber fault light was on.
I was able to open it up and dry it off and it's working fine again.
You have to keep your EVSE brick dry, I could have probably put it up under the hood.
Normally the EVSE brick is up under the porch over hang or inside the garage but not last night.
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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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09-11-2018, 05:09 AM
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Would this help?
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09-11-2018, 08:09 AM
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It's better than doing nothing.
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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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