22kw upgrade concern appearing on porsche car configurator.

[whitex]

I always thought - at least the European 22 kW version – that this charger was manufactured by Hitachi in Germany.

Be interested if my hunch was right - any sense of the manufacturer of your part?

No manufacturer marks, but says "Made in Ireland". Part number 5QE915684AQ seems the same as an eTron charger.

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[Fish Fingers]

No manufacturer marks, but says "Made in Ireland". Part number 5QE915684AQ seems the same as an eTron charger.

That's ironic for tigerbalm!

Picture is interesting - as it looks very 'modular' and potentially an easy part to swap.

Is access easy for the part?

 

[tigerbalm]

Is access easy for the part?

I was always told it was relatively easy to replace labour wise – about 4 hours job – with replacement of coolant taking quiet a bit of that time.

I believe this is where its located in the frunk:

 

[tigerbalm]

That's ironic for tigerbalm!

All the times I've waited for the part to "come from German warehouse" too!

@whitex One thing to note – if you are cutting it open. I was told by my Porsche Centre – that the part could never come by air – it always had to come via land & sea due to some element of its contents. I don't know why but given the voltages involved – I wonder if there is a pyro fuse inside in it?

 

[whitex]

All the times I've waited for the part to "come from German warehouse" too!

Perhaps the European charger is not made in Ireland?

@whitex One thing to note – if you are cutting it open. I was told by my Porsche Centre – that the part could never come by air – it always had to come via land & sea due to some element of its contents. I don't know why but given the voltages involved – I wonder if there is a pyro fuse inside in it?

Thanks for the warning. ? You can never be to careful. I will keep this in mind when I get to opening up this beast.

That said, usually the pyro fuse should be in the battery, to blow on excessive current draw (like a short) or maybe even on accident/crash signal as well. Maybe since this part is not very lightweight, air shipping is significantly more expensive than land/sea? Or maybe it contains lithium batteries? I wonder what the reason for restriction is.

 

[whitex]

No manufacturer marks, but says "Made in Ireland". Part number 5QE915684AQ seems the same as an eTron charger.

@tigerbalm Found a picture of a sticker from a 2019 Taycan European version

Also says "Made in Ireland", so I suspect yours were made there too. Maybe they don't ship replacements from the source, but only from the factory warehouse in Germany. Logistics...

 

[tigerbalm]

With the part number @whitex has – I've managed to track down the manufacturer to Kostal (https://www.kostal-automobil-elektrik.com/en-gb/). Looks like I was wrong about it being Hitachi.

Good chance that the "KO1" on the sticker indicates this too as the manufacturer.

Does Kostal have a factory in Ireland? Why, yes they do.

In Mallow, Country Cork, Ireland – a relatively small rural town in the south of the country,

Anything special about it for us? Why, yes. My wife/co-driver grew up 5km from this factory!

 

[batteredhaddock]

Playing it safe till the incoming fix ?.

 

[tigerbalm]

Signing my order for a new Turbo S tomorrow – so keeping my faith in Taycan – and stepping it up a bit!

Car won't arrive until Jan 2023 – so likely to be a MY23 by then I would think. Not going to add the 22kW option – just been too burnt by it – though I'd really hope a permanent fix would be in place by then.

Keeping my existing car until then.

In terms of colour options – weighing up staying with Neptune Blue and Blackberry/Slate interior or being influenced by @pEAkfrEAk's car and going Crayon with all Blackerry and Crayon deviated stitching.

Those are the fun choices and I honestly don't know which I'll go for yet.

 

[W1NGE]

Signing my order for a new Turbo S tomorrow – so keeping my faith in Taycan – and stepping it up a bit!

Car won't arrive until Jan 2023 – so likely to be a MY23 by then I would think. Not going to add the 22kW option – just been too burnt by it – though I'd really hope a permanent fix would be in place by then.

Keeping my existing car until then.

In terms of colour options – weighing up staying with Neptune Blue and Blackberry/Slate interior or being influenced by @pEAkfrEAk's car and going Crayon with all Blackerry and Crayon deviated stitching.

Those are the fun choices and I honestly don't know which I'll go for yet.

Nice!

Not tempted to go TTSST variant for your adventures?

 

[tigerbalm]

Nice!

Not tempted to go TTSST variant for your adventures?

Thanks!

Not really – I prefer the salon shape – and it helps me pretend I'm driving an electric 911 (I know, I know its not!). With just the two of us – space in the salon is not an issue either.

I was impressed at the number of estate-shaped vehicles in general in northern Norway – instead of the SUV-lite you see everywhere in Ireland now.

You'd think in that environment SUVs would be warranted – but the smart Norwegian's know better.

 

[pEAkfrEAk]

being influenced by @pEAkfrEAk's car and going Crayon with all Blackerry and Crayon deviated stitching.

Don't forget the seatbelts in crayon

 

[tigerbalm]

Don't forget the seatbelts in crayon

Now there we might deviate – I lean seatbelts in Blackberry in both choices – though they are probably so dark its not worth it.

I'm trying to imagine bright seat belts and I'm defo not sure yet!

 

[W1NGE]

Thanks!

Not really – I prefer the salon shape – and it helps me pretend I'm driving an electric 911 (I know, I know its not!). With just the two of us – space in the salon is not an issue either.

I was impressed at the number of estate-shaped vehicles in general in northern Norway – instead of the SUV-lite you see everywhere in Ireland now.

You'd think in that environment SUVs would be warranted – but the smart Norwegian's know better.

Precisely... that's why I thought you might have been tempted and it would be rarer than a four leaf clover in Ireland!

 

[backslashed]

Does everyone have issues with the 22kw charger or was @tigerbalm simply unlucky? I have it specced on mine (build locked, car not with me yet) and now I am concerned. If all it takes to keep it safe is charging less than 25A on a single phase then I don’t mind. But does that mean less than 25A on 3-phases too? I have a Wallbox charger at home mounted on 3-phases.

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