I mean arctic is really too flimsy for these applications, hence the H07RN-F, but I do like the picture of the unruly cable being like training a snake haha!
Using one of these cable carry bags was my initial idea, actually... but the problem is the moment you take the cable out it starts to have a mind of its own! ?
shhhhhhhhh I might! Will mean I can charge on at least 75% of my street, once you include granny charger options (I have 2x 30m Masterplug reels of 1.25mm arctic flex from Costco, which while not ideal, do the job at 10 amps). On facebook people were (per usual) panicking about fire risks, but...
Another point is that the overall price of this cable isn't massively more than your average 5 metre cable... which suggests someone is making considerable profit somewhere. Also, most people making EV cables use special EV cabling with a thinner communications wire, but I concluded buying...
My understanding is the female ends are in high demand, probably due to building lots of tethered cables... that said, if you look at local UK suppliers, I'm used to seeing the cable ends easily over £60, so I think this is overall decent value.
that's a potentially good shout! I would think the caravan CEE connectors are a bit smaller than Type 2 EV Plugs, but this might work. Only question is if you are rating the sizing based on 3 core arctic flex... as 4 core H07RN-F is a good bit thicker...
All prices including VAT:
25 metres 4 core 2.5 mm H07RN-F
£61.20
Type 2 Cable Ends
Male £32.51
Female £45.53
Shipping 6.72
Resistor 19p
It's a bit hard to price the cost of solder and shrink insulation, tbh.
This comes out to about £146.15.
Including the the yellow PVC electrical tape...
Behold, I would like to share my new 24+ metre cable!
Supplies:
25 metres 4-core 2.5 mm H07RN-F (I used Rapid Tables calculator for voltage drop)
Resistor for Proximity Pin (Wikipedia lists correct values under J1772 page)
10 ton hydraulic crimper (turns out some of the pins for communications...
I personally just got a taller plate (my thread is mentioned above ?), but I am amused by your stealth EV look sans badges. I may go the other way and add a knockoff Tesla plaid badge I got from China, just to be cheeky.
Do you know if the charger was an ABB (most upgraded MSAs with Gridserve branding) or Tritium (such as at Rugby Services) ? Any photo of the error on screen?
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