HParkEV
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I've had my i-MiEV for two months, and for the past week have been using the Mitsu EVSE that I got back from EVSE Upgrade. The unit works flawlessly at 120V giving me much faster charges than when it was stock.
However, on two occasions now it would not charge at 240V. I have installed an L6-20 outlet on a dedicated 20A circuit, and last night when I plugged it into this outlet, everything seemed normal with the unit flashing the green light 13 times followed by a pause. When I plug it into the car, the fan starts on its usual on-off cycle but shuts off very quickly, after about 1 second as opposed to the normal 4-5 seconds, and this is followed a few seconds later by the orange charge light on the EVSE shutting off as well as the charge light in the car shutting off. I've tried resetting the evse by unplugging it, and resetting the car by cycling it on and off, but it makes no difference.
I've contacted Mark at EVSE Upgrade and he said that if the green charge light remains on the EVSE, then its not the EVSE's fault that the charging is interrupted, the car is shutting the charging off.
I've checked the voltage that I'm getting at the L6-20 outlet, and it was 256V last night. My regular 120V outlet beside it confirms the high voltage, as it was reading 128V. I am suspecting now that the high voltage is causing the car to shut off charging. My big question is - is there something I can do about it? Is it a fault in the car? Or is my i-MiEV not compatible with the Toronto Hydro electric system?
To further add to the mystery - I've never had the charging shut off like that at public L2 charging stations, which presumably should supply the same voltage as my L6-20 outlet, and I've used two of them (one on a regular basis) since buying the car, although i'm sure they are not supplied by the same feeder line as my home.
Is there anyone who had the same issue? Anyone with ideas as to how to solve it?
I'd really like to be able to rely on the upgraded EVSE to reliably charge the car at Level 2, since I have no access to any other L2 charger close to home.
However, on two occasions now it would not charge at 240V. I have installed an L6-20 outlet on a dedicated 20A circuit, and last night when I plugged it into this outlet, everything seemed normal with the unit flashing the green light 13 times followed by a pause. When I plug it into the car, the fan starts on its usual on-off cycle but shuts off very quickly, after about 1 second as opposed to the normal 4-5 seconds, and this is followed a few seconds later by the orange charge light on the EVSE shutting off as well as the charge light in the car shutting off. I've tried resetting the evse by unplugging it, and resetting the car by cycling it on and off, but it makes no difference.
I've contacted Mark at EVSE Upgrade and he said that if the green charge light remains on the EVSE, then its not the EVSE's fault that the charging is interrupted, the car is shutting the charging off.
I've checked the voltage that I'm getting at the L6-20 outlet, and it was 256V last night. My regular 120V outlet beside it confirms the high voltage, as it was reading 128V. I am suspecting now that the high voltage is causing the car to shut off charging. My big question is - is there something I can do about it? Is it a fault in the car? Or is my i-MiEV not compatible with the Toronto Hydro electric system?
To further add to the mystery - I've never had the charging shut off like that at public L2 charging stations, which presumably should supply the same voltage as my L6-20 outlet, and I've used two of them (one on a regular basis) since buying the car, although i'm sure they are not supplied by the same feeder line as my home.
Is there anyone who had the same issue? Anyone with ideas as to how to solve it?
I'd really like to be able to rely on the upgraded EVSE to reliably charge the car at Level 2, since I have no access to any other L2 charger close to home.