12V death while plugged in - can we declare victory?

[daveo4EV]

Couldn't they in theory steal my Tesla Tap?

Yes.

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[PDACPA]

Yes.

Good to know! Not leaving that un-attended then! That is kind of crazy as wouldn't a common use being a L2 charger at a hotel where you would leave it charging overnight?

 

[daveo4EV]

yes - in practice I’m not sure there a huge market for TeslaTaps in terms of “theft” targets - but I guess people will steal anything - I’ve been using TeslaTaps for about 2/3 years now and to date I’ve not had any problems - even overnight

 

[dickp]

yes - in practice I’m not sure there a huge market for TeslaTaps in terms of “theft” targets - but I guess people will steal anything - I’ve been using TeslaTaps for about 2/3 years now and to date I’ve not had any problems - even overnight

Doesn't the TeslaTap have provision to put a small padlock on to prevent theft?

 

[submatrix]

yes - in practice I’m not sure there a huge market for TeslaTaps in terms of “theft” targets - but I guess people will steal anything - I’ve been using TeslaTaps for about 2/3 years now and to date I’ve not had any problems - even overnight

I thought if the car is locked, the charge port is locked, thus locking the TeslaTap into the car? Under this same assumption, I thought it was the TeslaTap > L2 charging cable connection that was unlocked.

 

[PDACPA]

I thought if the car is locked, the charge port is locked, thus locking the TeslaTap into the car? Under this same assumption, I thought it was the TeslaTap > L2 charging cable connection that was unlocked.

There are two locking points on the Tesla Tap. Since my car is sitting in port, no way to test. I had always thought the charger locked itself in the the car when locked. I suppose if the Tesla Tap lock was locked on the charging cable, it couldn’t be stolen. Seems smarter to lock the cable into the car.

 

[submatrix]

There are two locking points on the Tesla Tap. Since my car is sitting in port, no way to test. I had always thought the charger locked itself in the the car when locked. I suppose if the Tesla Tap lock was locked on the charging cable, it couldn’t be stolen. Seems smarter to lock the cable into the car.

That's what I mean though. I thought the Taycan will lock whatever is plugged into the J1772 port when the car is locked. In this case, that would be the TeslaTap itself. However, the connection between the TeslaTap and the charging cable is not locked (unless you buy one of their little padlocks) because of the way the TeslaTap is designed.

 

[daveo4EV]

I don’t think you can “lock” the TeslaTap “to” the Tesla Charging cord - only the J-1772 end can be locked into the vehicle’s charging port - which should prevent them from stealing the tap if it’s plugged into the vehicle…

there is no way to “lock” the TeslaTap if it’s not plugged into a vehicle.

 

[dickp]

I don’t think you can “lock” the TeslaTap “to” the Tesla Charging cord - only the J-1772 end can be locked into the vehicle’s charging port - which should prevent them from stealing the tap if it’s plugged into the vehicle…

there is no way to “lock” the TeslaTap if it’s not plugged into a vehicle.

From the TeslaTap website:
If you are worried about theft the new TeslaTap MINI now has two locations to install padlocks.

One will lock the TeslaTap MINI to your Tesla Connector and the other will lock the TeslaTap MINI to your EV.

 

[nycebo]

From the TeslaTap website:
If you are worried about theft the new TeslaTap MINI now has two locations to install padlocks.

One will lock the TeslaTap MINI to your Tesla Connector and the other will lock the TeslaTap MINI to your EV.

This exactly. I've the TeslaTap and can assure everyone that the locks operate as written above.

 

[daveo4EV]

July 2024 - this problem is fixed!!! 12V drain issues are non longer related to dying while plugged in - any 12V issue are now one-off normal 12V issues - not a systemic failure

I'm calling this one FIXED!

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