Hi Cor, Just wondering if you considered changing your charger instead. Have you seen those? http://www.elconchargers.com/catalog/item/7344653/7638123.htm
Denis Le 2014-08-09 à 20:11, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> a écrit : > One of the reasons that I am very excited about the new crypto payment > methods - the idea of a ledger "block-chain" protected by cryptography > and distributed (copied) among thousands of locations is secure but it > does not support the virtual monopoly that banks have created for > themselves. > Everyone can use it, independent from location, background, ... to store > and send money almost instantly to any locatoin where there is internet. > > But let's get back to EV technology - I plan to increase the max > charging rate on my truck, so it can charge faster from 240V. I have > already made a J1772 compatible cable that will trick the EVSE to > deliver power and it even tells the EVSE to stop charging as soon as you > press the button on the handle. But my current charger cannot do more > than about 2kW so charging time is almost as slow on 240V as on 110. On > top of that, many J1772 EVSE are connected to 208V and at that voltage, > my charger is actually slower than when plugging into a 120V outlet. > So, I will add some power supplies modified with current limit, to act > as chargers in addition to the existing charger and these will only run > when plugging into 240V. I will keep my NEMA 5-15 plug on my vehicle, so > that I can litterally charge anywhere, greatly extending the range and > utility of my truck. > > Regards, > > Cor van de Water > Chief Scientist > Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com > Email: cwa...@proxim.com Private: http://www.cvandewater.info > Skype: cor_van_de_water Tel: +1 408 383 7626 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Goren [mailto:b...@trumpetpower.com] > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 3:57 PM > To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Tesla Vs UK's Ecotricity Dispute - > MoreBackgroundInformation... > > On Aug 9, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Cor van de Water via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > wrote: > >> Have you ever been customer of a US bank? >> I was totally shocked when I came to the USA, fed my new ATM card into >> the nearest machine and was asked to pay several dollars "convenience >> fee" just to pull my money out of the machine, simply because it was > not >> the same bank as where I had my account. > > In my book, such fees are usury, and can easily add up to > credit-card-level charges for poor people just for the privilege of > using the bank to keep their money "safe." It's a terrible social > injustice, and I have no idea how it's managed to persist. > > If the same sort of thing happens with EV charging stations, what today > holds great potential for financial independence could instead turn into > yet another barrier holding the disadvantaged in place. > > If anybody reading these words is in a position to slow down or stop > these kinds of practices, *now* is the time to do something about it, > before it's too late.... > > b& > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)