Seth, The 12A limit is due to the outlets limitation and not the car. Any 110V EVSE is 12A max to avoid overloading the outlet. The rule is that for continuous power draw you must stay under 80% of an outlet's max. Since most 110V outlets are designed for 15A max, 12A is the max continuous current draw allowed for such an outlet. If the outlet is old and somewhat corroded you may already find it getting warm at 12A, let alone at higher draws. So it is a matter of safety even if the outlet is on a 20A circuit. Hope this clarifies. Cor
> On Jan 18, 2016, at 7:28 AM, Seth Rothenberg via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Does anyone know if the Leaf with 6.6KW onboard > charger is supposed to come with a different kind of EVSE? > Or is the "trickle charge" just that, regardless of > the car's ability to charge faster? > > I bought an OpenEVSE, but I would like to know > if I need to ask the dealer to replace the 12a charger > with the correct one. > > Thanks > Seth > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at 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 Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
