Gadget Geek
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Hi everyone,
As the title suggests, I already have a home charger, a Pod-Point which came free with my first EV. I have solar panels on the roof and a variable current granny charger which I use to syphon off any excess generation. For this, I have to keep an eye on the weather and use the iSmart app to start and stop the charge.
So, I decided to see if I could connect a light sensitive switch into the Communication Pilot (CP) line to automatically control the charging. I was fortunate that the variable current charger has all the wires labelled and the CP lead was bolted to the circuit board with a crimp lug.
If you didn't want to open up your granny charger, an alternative would be to purchase type 2 male and female plugs with a short length of cable and tap into the CP line on that instead. I've supplied a PDF of the project, but please be aware it is only an example of how I did it. If you decide to have a go, I take no resonsibility for any problems you may encounter.
As the title suggests, I already have a home charger, a Pod-Point which came free with my first EV. I have solar panels on the roof and a variable current granny charger which I use to syphon off any excess generation. For this, I have to keep an eye on the weather and use the iSmart app to start and stop the charge.
So, I decided to see if I could connect a light sensitive switch into the Communication Pilot (CP) line to automatically control the charging. I was fortunate that the variable current charger has all the wires labelled and the CP lead was bolted to the circuit board with a crimp lug.
If you didn't want to open up your granny charger, an alternative would be to purchase type 2 male and female plugs with a short length of cable and tap into the CP line on that instead. I've supplied a PDF of the project, but please be aware it is only an example of how I did it. If you decide to have a go, I take no resonsibility for any problems you may encounter.
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