Artaroos
Standard Member
I had this problem caused by my Internet Powerline adaptor not allowing the car to charge because the charger saw "noise" on the Earth line and quite rightly said No!
(it had worked fine for a while and then suddenly stopped allowing the car to charge)
So, here's how I got round it:
I have a dedicated outdoor socket for the Granny charger unit (Amazon around £30 with a 20M cable and plug on the other end to simply plug into another socket)
I disconnected the earth from my mains supply into the back of the socket mentioned before, that the charger is plugged into - and instead, I added its own independent Earth point, using a 4ft Earth Rod and some suitable cable (all told was less than £20 (screwfix)).
Please excuse the weeds in the picture.
Works fine now - and I can now leave my Internet powerline on, as it is a separate (Earth) circuit!
(it had worked fine for a while and then suddenly stopped allowing the car to charge)
So, here's how I got round it:
I have a dedicated outdoor socket for the Granny charger unit (Amazon around £30 with a 20M cable and plug on the other end to simply plug into another socket)
I disconnected the earth from my mains supply into the back of the socket mentioned before, that the charger is plugged into - and instead, I added its own independent Earth point, using a 4ft Earth Rod and some suitable cable (all told was less than £20 (screwfix)).
Please excuse the weeds in the picture.
Works fine now - and I can now leave my Internet powerline on, as it is a separate (Earth) circuit!
- I'm afraid I'd have to get my copy of the 17th edition (Last time I "qualified") to answer all your questions,,, Standby caller..
