Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
Bob,
Measure the voltage drop and you know its resistance - that will tell you the
gauge.
I bought 12 gauge cords after I experienced a 15V drop from a cheap extension
cord that
not only was running hotter than I felt comfortable with, but wasted power and
the dr
On 4 Mar 2015 at 17:59, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
> my cheap orange cord melts a path through the snow when doing my 400W
> engine block, 700W spaceheater and 50W butt warmer ...
I see in the marketplace significant amounts of Chinese-made wire whiich is
not what it claims to be. Typically
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From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga via EV
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 3:00 PM
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Subject: [EVDL] Extension cords for charging L1
> Actually all L1 will limit charging power to about 1500W...
> I always charge at work... and carry a 12 gauge extension cord...
Last night for the first time due to a PILE of snow, I had to run a 100'
cord to my car in the culdisac. It was not a cheap orange cord (16 gage),
but I don't think it
