Re: [EVDL] Juicebox contactor problem

2016-02-01 Thread Rush Dougherty via EV
Actually Cor, when I tested the Juicebox I had a meter in the J1772 Power pins and it showed 240vac from the first thunk to the 2nd thunk, when the contactor closed and when it opened. And the easiest way the contactor can be tested is to put power thru it and that is what the Juicebox does. Best

Re: [EVDL] Juicebox contactor problem

2016-02-01 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
I am sure that this test is done in software just to verify that everything works, just like there is a special relay that will *create* a GFCI event just to test the detection of GFCI before relying on it. Most standards actually do not specify what happens in transition (such as power up) but if

Re: [EVDL] Juicebox contactor problem

2016-02-01 Thread Lee Hart via EV
Cor van de Water via EV wrote: I am sure that this test is done in software just to verify that everything works, just like there is a special relay that will *create* a GFCI event just to test the detection of GFCI before relying on it. Most standards actually do not specify what happens in

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2016-02-01 Thread brucedp5 via EV
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2016-02-01 Thread brucedp5 via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Juicebox contactor problem

2016-02-01 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
Oh that was clear from the beginning: energize the contactor and power goes to the J1772 plug. What I meant was that the choice to energize the contactor and measure the 240V output presence is a software implementation. Remove the lines of code that energize the contactor on startup and you will