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Charger fault

Discussion in 'Prime Plug-in Charging' started by Billy sharpstick, Sep 6, 2020.

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  1. Billy sharpstick

    Billy sharpstick Junior Member

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    I have two nearly identical L2 chargers. The one still working is from BougeRV. ( Level 2 EVSE J1772 EV Charger (240V, 16A, 25FT) NEMA 5-15P, NEMA 6-20 | BougeRV )The second one is nameless that I got on Ebay. The plug and controller look identical, so I suspect Bouge assembled theirs from off the shelf parts and put their sticker on it. The nameless one worked fine for a few weeks, but now displays the orange fault light a few seconds after being plugged it, even not connected to the car. I have plugged it in to three separate outlets, 110 and 220. The fault light is consistent.
    Is there any info on troubleshooting these? I am considering replacing the controller part if I can find one.
    I do see that on p 134 of my 2019 Prime manual regarding the Toyota charger that says: " The number of charges using the charging cable has exceeded its usable number of charges.". Do they really shut down when you hit a limit number of charges?!
     
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    The question is more like "do you really trust the QC of the nameless EVSE sold on Ebay?" I can't remember the thread, but I remember reading somewhere that the Toyota OEM L1 EVSE's limit number is astronomically high. It would take hundreds of years of continuous daily use to reach the limit. Will it shout down when that limit number is reached? I don't know, but most likely you don't even have the car to use the EVSE by then. Now for the nameless EVSE sold on Ebay, speculating from your experience, that limit number maybe... only a few dozens?;)
     
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  3. Raytheeagle

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    The number is north of 40,000 cycles;).

    So a difficult number to achieve for one residential cord:).

    Each component has a finite life, which in the case of the Toyota cord seems like it was well built(y).
     
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    jzchen Newbie!

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    Company claims UL listing, but the warranty terms are so long I didn’t read through it all:


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    Sadly it seems the product beyond 30 days is sold “as is”.