Father in law picked his new BMW X5 phev.
Previously he had a 330e hybrid on loan whilst he waited for the X5.
With the 330e he charged the vehicle via an exterior 13A socket and the vehicle battery was 100% charged. The battery on that vehicle was a 2.4KW battery and a 2.4KW charging unit...
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Hi everyone,
Signed up as I'm doing some work with a company producing electric vehicle charging points (in the UK) and would like to draw on your wisdom!
I use smart chargers, and the basic design is each time it hits a set voltage the charge rate drops, so starts at 3.8 amp, then 3 amp, then 0.8 amp and finally 0.1 amp, however if the voltage drops below 12.8 volt on the 0.1 amp charge rate it will return to 0.8 amp charge rate, some times it...
Hello all.
I’m a 55 year old, old git.
Retired at 50 and did a few other things.
Now, though various reasons, I find myself unemployed.
I did my C and G 2330 levels 2 and 3 around 10 years ago. (17th) Not in NIC etc.
Done copious amounts of house bashing with other people.
I’m asking all...
OK I was an auto electrician back in the 70's and 80's so under stand a lot about batteries, however at that time the sealed for life battery was rather new, and you may have had a VRLA in a fire alarm, but not in a vehicle, the AGM battery was unheard of.
So did have stage battery chargers for...
I will be upfront and honest I never really got involved or know too much about this so a few queries...
-Do I need any paperwork, additional recognition to install several new charging points at an HMO
-Are there still any grants available to the landlord to counter the costs
-If I need to...
Hello everyone. I am newly registered and I need some expert advice.
I want to charge a 2014 Nissan Leaf overnight from my domestic supply. The charging cable supplied with the car will only reach a single socket 13 amp spur (wired with just one 2.5mm T&E cable) situated in the porch. Will a...
I don't fit EV charging points as I am not OLEV registered. However, I am fitting a Tesla EV charger soon for a friend as I owe him a favour.
The Tesla spec asks for a Type B RCD or Type A-EV RCD.
Looking at Regulation 722.531.2.101 this sates the same as above.
The regulation states a Type...
After spending most of my day researching this course and how to become approved with manufacturers and OLEV I have signed up onto the C&G course.
Anyone who has done it got any tips? What’s the exam like? Decent enough course?
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I have an install coming up where there is a 40 amp supply to a garage via 2 core 4mm swa buried. due to a rather expensive patio and other works its not possible to run a new swa to garage.
Customer wants ideally to keep the sockets/lights in garage and have an ev charger.
Charger will be used...
I am a bit unsure of what Amendment 1 is saying regarding EV charging points and PME.
I understand the existing 3 methods in section 722.411.4.1 regarding the use of PME and EV charging points but I am not sure what the additional methods are?
Is it now easier to use EV charging points with a...
I am a bit unsure of what Amendment 1 is saying regarding EV charging points and PME.
I understand the existing 3 methods in section 722.411.4.1 regarding the use of PME and EV charging points but I am not sure what the additional methods are?
Is it now easier to use EV charging points with a...
Hello everyone,
Posting my question here as I did not find a strictly electronics section.
This is a question regarding charging a mobile phone.
I have a Samsung phone (Galaxy A10) and it is acting in a peculiar fashion. It has a real hard time charging when using the original charger and...
Hi Guys,
Completed an EV charging course a few months back. Looking to explore that growing corner of the market. My Megger 1720 multi function tester packed up recently. Always pretty happy with my Megger, but I'm looking to get a tester that has integrated EV testing and comes with its own EV...
I'm just interested in the technicalities of charging points, specifically with PME supplies, I know there's been a few threads on here, but I just wonder where we are with things currently. Someone posted this vid;
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New to the forum, I’m looking at starting up on my own but I find it hard to price work as I don’t really know the going rates had a look online and the prices seem really high? I live and work in the north of England.
what would be a average price per day and hour?
and do people charge for...
Hi Everyone,
I am struggling with a problem for what i cannot find any solution.
I have an Opel Astra H 1.3 CDTI form 2008 and started to have some issues for a while.
The situation is the following:
My battery died on a morning, it was strange since the battery is only 3 months old. I took it...
Hi all, hope someone can help or just shed some light. We recently moved into a property that uses storage heaters in the living room. Now it is getting cold we need to use them, however we discovered faults, electrician replaced a part and assured us everything was in order. Have serviced on...
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