[ausev] CALLING ALL EV-ers - outlet configurations?

[Claire Sorenson]

Chris the directions that come with my charging station say that I should
not use it without the neutral.  Maybe I should just get a different 30 amp
charging station to use when I am away from home.


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Claire Sorenson
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-----Original Message-----
From: ausev-bounces at austinev.org [mailto:ausev-bounces at austinev.org] On
Behalf Of Chris Robison
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1:43 AM
To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion
Subject: Re: [ausev] CALLING ALL EV-ers - outlet configurations?

On Wed, November 28, 2007 1:26 am, Chris Robison wrote:

> If you have the newer 14-30 outlet with 4 blades, you'll want to get a 
> corresponding plug and while setting it up, be sure to leave the 
> neutral blade unconnected. You may even want to remove it, as shown on 
> the 14-30 plug in the picture (which will also fit into a 14-50 
> outlet, hence the marking).

Hmm. A little clarification needed there; I didn't say that quite right.
What I meant to say is "which will *now* also fit in a 14-50 outlet"
because the neutral has been removed. In the old and new 50-amp standards,
the neutral is straight. The plug in the picture was designed to be built to
fit a 14-30 or 14-50 (both neutral blades are supplied in the kit), but not
both at the same time.

By removing the neutral pin, it will indeed now fit into either socket,
which besides removing the temptation to use it if it's reused later, it
obviously makes the plug more useful.

  --chris


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