Tritium 50 kW chargers, anyone successfully charge at one?

Jon Steinmetz

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I have had nothing but failure at two different Tritium 50 kW chargers (https://tritiumcharging.com/product/rt-50/).
I think most of the issues are the laughably bad UI on the charger and not a limitation of the Taycan that I have been able to see. After plugging in the vehicle no action that I take seems to cause the process to progress. In my case the two chargers I have tried are in Duluth, MN and North Branch, MN. Others on the Plug Share app seem to have gotten it to start charging so perhaps the issue is with me but since there is no feedback from the charger about what is expected and there are no instructions it is hard to figure out what I am doing wrong. There also was no answer from the help phone number listed.
So I am just curious if others have had any issue with these chargers. Thanks.
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Many times here in Ireland. Never an issue.

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To start charge:
  1. Plug in car.
  2. Tap my fob against the second circle (I have one from this Irish charger company – EasyGo).
  3. Decide to fill to max or 80% by pressing the black button – 80% default.
  4. Press blue start button.
To end charge:
  1. Tap fob against the second circle to unlock access to the charger.
  2. Press the green stop button.
  3. Unplug from car and place into charger holder.

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Jon Steinmetz

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To start charge:
  1. Plug in car.
  2. Tap my fob against the second circle (I have one from this Irish charger company – EasyGo).
  3. Decide to fill to max or 80% by pressing the black button – 80% default.
  4. Press blue start button.
To end charge:
  1. Tap fob against the second circle to unlock access to the charger.
  2. Press the green stop button.
  3. Unplug from car and place into charger holder.

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Thanks. The issue I am seeing is that the start button never lights up. I am thinking of making a dedicated trip to a charger nearby during the week when I might be able to get through to the support line. Perhaps then I can debug this process. On PlugShare I have seen others complaining about being able to get charging started.
 
 




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