Home charger advise

[Paul Drawmer]

SpidersWeb said:

Have you ever encountered any electricians?

They do tend to know how to charge.

[Paul Drawmer]

JD said:

Running at 10A continuously for a few hours, a 13A socket/plug will get extremely hot to the touch, and the pins can sometimes scorch the socket.

As above mentioned, you should not be running 13A continuously from a socket, it invites disaster.

That's not true. If the electrics are OK 10A continuous is fine.

When I had to use a 10A granny charger for a few weeks, I was advised to plug it in and then check the plug and socket to see if it was getting warm after 30min and then 1Hr.
It shouldn't get warm; but worn or loose contacts can do so, and for extended load times need monitoring.

[TheDrownedApe]

Paul Drawmer said:

JD said:

Running at 10A continuously for a few hours, a 13A socket/plug will get extremely hot to the touch, and the pins can sometimes scorch the socket.

As above mentioned, you should not be running 13A continuously from a socket, it invites disaster.

That's not true. If the electrics are OK 10A continuous is fine.

When I had to use a 10A granny charger for a few weeks, I was advised to plug it in and then check the plug and socket to see if it was getting warm after 30min and then 1Hr.
It shouldn't get warm; but worn or loose contacts can do so, and for extended load times need monitoring.

so having used it plenty of times i can say that:

long coiled extension leads don't like the constant power and melt.
short, cheap extension leads............melt
good quality extension leads are fine.
every plug socket has been fine.

[smn159]

Paul Drawmer said:

SpidersWeb said:

Have you ever encountered any electricians?

They do tend to know how to charge.

They'll be using current rates though

[andyspiers]

the-norseman said:

She came down last weekend and had about 46% charge left when she got here

She used 54% of her battery to get to your house.

So, to get back home she also only needs 54% of battery, but it would be sensible to add a 10% margin for safety, so let's say she needs to charge back up to 64% from 46% to get home safely - in other words she needs to add 18%.

A full charge (0-100%) on a granny charger may take 32 hours but she only needs to add 18% - that would take just under 6h.

I suggest you definitely don't need to spend £1000 on a home charger for her if you have a decent quality 3-pin socket reachable from your drive (see other comments about checking it doesn't get warm/hot the first time you use it).

[LaserTam]

andyspiers said:

the-norseman said:

She came down last weekend and had about 46% charge left when she got here

She used 54% of her battery to get to your house.

So, to get back home she also only needs 54% of battery, but it would be sensible to add a 10% margin for safety, so let's say she needs to charge back up to 64% from 46% to get home safely - in other words she needs to add 18%.

A full charge (0-100%) on a granny charger may take 32 hours but she only needs to add 18% - that would take just under 6h.

I suggest you definitely don't need to spend £1000 on a home charger for her if you have a decent quality 3-pin socket reachable from your drive (see other comments about checking it doesn't get warm/hot the first time you use it).

Or, if only a relatively small charge is required, use a fast charger somewhere. Will only take 10 mins and cost will be relatively low.

[the-norseman]

We have a waterproof socket on the drive way so she can charge, I will try the 3 pin plug charger next time shes down here.