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Bart Van de Poel

@jan @davidho They are normally only slow charging 230V/16A connections (aka a normal home socket). And there is probably also a form of load balancing so when all sockets in the street are used they probably downthrottle to 6 or 10 amp for a while. Takes a while to fully charge the car but enough to add +150 km in a night of charging.

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@bartvdpoel @jan @davidho 16 amps can cuase the coiled up cable to heat up.

Bart Van de Poel

@SpaceJellyfish @jan @davidho That's why these things are installed by certified electricians. I wouldn't let my father in law do it. I wouldn't let my father in law touch anything electric actually.

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@bartvdpoel @jan @davidho Off grid PV can be done DIY by anyone who has built a model railway for instance, at least the DC side, and with the help of some prior literature, technical and bureaucratical, sigh. The cables are thicker :-)

AC side, as well as everything ground fault should definitely be checked by an electrician, and if it is just to have that stamp.

If you find one these days ...

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@SpaceJellyfish @bartvdpoel @jan @davidho not usually a problem with air flow. Sure on really hot days may be an issue, but it's normal only a problem on a reel

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