Charging an MG5 - locked / unlocked

[EVsince2016]

OK, none of the various chats on here really answer this so given sunny day 1 since I bought the car I had a play on Zappi via Solar divert.

1 - Timed night charge: -

• plugged in during evening & locked - worked
• on solar all day then overnight - TBC
• second night plugged in 2 days, no solar - TBC

2 - Zappi smart charging

• on solar reacting - worked on all functions
• repeats - TBC

3 - Unlocking / unlocked car

test 1

• unlock - plug in - lock = worked
• unlock car - stopped then wait - nothing happens
• locked car - starts as pre-conditioning
• unlock car - stopped then wait - nothing happens but shows as charge completed
• locked car - nothing happens
• unplug

test 2

• unlock car - plug in & wait = after 1 minute starts charging with car unlocked
• locked car - continues charging

Any other real life experiences?
I didn't try powering up the car to see what would happen yet. Any ideas?

Would be good to create a guide for everyone!

 

[Jomarkh]

Hi, I plug car in unlocked then lock it up works fine on granny, fast and rapid units.
What situation are you finding that it doesn't work?

 

[Petriix]

There's some compatibility settings in the Zappi to prevent the "charge complete' issue. Something like "charge end" which you can set to 90s to give the car enough time to resume charging.

 

[busa]

lots of post's on the forum about the use of a Faraday pouch, might be the solution?