Charging slow down

[Shippo]

@Shippo: What brand of EVSE ("charger") is this? I see the word "SPARKY" on the PCB, but the only one I can find with that name looks like a Tesla destination charger.

Hi its a podpoint.

Indeed. It looks like at least one of the connections was loose, became high resistance, and dropped the voltage that the on-board charger saw. Hence the drop in charge power.

So a proportion of the charge power was dropped across the resistance of that bad connection. It doesn't take a large fraction of 7 kW to start getting toasty.

Looks like that is the case.

[ Edited Coulomb: trimmed quoting. ]

 

[Shippo]

Who fitted the Type 2 cable?

Factory fit

 

[N2STY]

Factory fit

Still in warranty?

 

[Shippo]

Yes, but as I removed the cover, the warranty is void...

 

[Coulomb]

Perhaps with the problem as obvious as that, they might overlook the sticker being cut? I have no idea how that would work.

 

[N2STY]

It would Certainly be bad press if you burn your house down