Thank you for the photos Peter, I'm sure it will not be three phase in the US as it will be the J-1772 not the IEC 62196 Type 2 (Mennekes) connector. But I am hopeful that a US cord is equally overrated.
Well I was guessing on the AWG based on the area of 6.0mm², I was looking at https://www.jst.fr/doc/jst/pdf/current_rating.pdf
Great cable, came with the charger? Is that standard then? That’s perfect as I’m planning to put a three phase socket at the office.
Yes the cable came as standard with my car. I got two cables for charger to car, one 7.5 meter and one 2.5 meter.
Brilliant. Thanks for the info. The 32 Amp three phase red plug is great info, as I’ll get my electrician to order that for the office. I’m thinking of putting the Charger mount casing outside the office and I’ll try to fit the socket in the casing so it can’t be tampered with. Is the case lockable? I know the charger has a pin code to activate so weekends etc no one will be able to charge. Is that info right?
Great, that’s what I’m planning to do then. I’ve got a 7.2kw Zappi at home, but I don’t drive that much in town so probably set my charge minimum at 85% and charge mostly at work, if I’m going on trips I’ll load the charger and charge that night at home to 100% then set off.
The table shows the rating of a single wire in free air (able to dissipate heat), however, it does not show the temperature so it is a guideline but not a reference. Multiple wires in cables trap heat and reduce their single-wire rating.. 50 amps in two 10 gauge wires produces a lot of heat:
| Amperage Capacities for Standard Non-Metallic (NM) Cable | |
| 14-gauge wire | 15 amps |
| 12-gauge wire | 20 amps |
| 10-gauge wire | 30 amps |
| 8-gauge wire | 40 amps |
| 6-gauge wire | 55 amps |
| 4-gauge wire | 70 amps |
| 3-gauge wire | 85 amps |
| 2-gauge wire | 95 amps |
I was only worried the charger may step down if on the 25', but I know now that I was being rediculous.I highly doubt Porsche is going to supply it's customers with cables that aren't certified to work properly with the charger. We're safe.
I think you were being cautious, and that is always a good thing.
Wow, believe according to code should be 6AWG. I installed 6 AWG and you can feel a little warmth in the cable while charging, you may want to place your hand on your supply cable while charging. Perhaps if you have a short run it’s fine, mine was 60 feet.
Thanks Paul. I went back to my electrician and he said it was a typo in his message to me - he did use 6 gauge. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm charging now so will see if the cable feels warm. Mine is a relatively short distance - maybe 50-60 feet as well.
