Clipper creek public chargers

[Henke]

When using a public clipper creek charger with my Taycan, it doesn’t seem to like the timer setup. If charging doesn’t start immediatelY, the charging unit keeps clicking on and off. I don’t see the blue flashing light indicating a charge pause, it is white.

Direct charging is ok. Is it safe to leave it charging on direct after it is full with one of these chargers?

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[daveo4EV]

it's fine…chargers are not chargers - they are on/off switches - no power flows unless the car allows it to happen - once the target charge % is reached the car tells the EVSE (the charger) to switch off the power flows - which it does - so just because you're plugged in does not mean you're charging the battery - or any power is flowing at all…

you can leave an EV plugged into _ANY_ EV charger (EVSE) for months and it doesn't matter because the power is not flowing…

again EVSE are NOT chargers, they are external power off/off switchs under control of the vehicle - they only start/stop the power flows under the vehicle's command…

https://www.macanevowners.com/forum...-common-misconceptions-what-is-an-evse.22275/

 

[pbmorrow]

Exactly what the above says, level 1 and level 2 chargers are just smart extension cords. They are not directly connected to the battery like a level 3 charger. Power only flows if the car allows it to flow.

If the level 2 public charger is a paid charger, it might not like a timer. If using a public charger that requires any kind of activation (like swiping a card or turning on in an app) I’d just use direct charging instead of timers.

It is perfectly safe to leave the car plugged into a level 1/2 charger forever. You just don’t want to leave the battery at 100% state of charge if you don’t have to. Personally I use direct charging and tell it not to charge past 90%. You could leave a car plugged in with these settings for months on end with no issues. With this setting a charge about once a week.

 

[Henke]

Exactly what the above says, level 1 and level 2 chargers are just smart extension cords. They are not directly connected to the battery like a level 3 charger. Power only flows if the car allows it to flow.

If the level 2 public charger is a paid charger, it might not like a timer. If using a public charger that requires any kind of activation (like swiping a card or turning on in an app) I’d just use direct charging instead of timers.

It is perfectly safe to leave the car plugged into a level 1/2 charger forever. You just don’t want to leave the battery at 100% state of charge if you don’t have to. Personally I use direct charging and tell it not to charge past 90%. You could leave a car plugged in with these settings for months on end with no issues. With this setting a charge about once a week.

Thank you. With direct charging, doesn’t it automatically just go to 100%. Or can you set the profile to max out at 90%?

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