Portable 120V to 240V Converter; or How to Fast Charge at Your In-Law’s House | 220v Contactor Relay

It’s one of those things that “everybody knows,” sort of. For continuous duty applications (and EVSEs certainly qualify), you derate the circuit breaker by 20% unless you are using circuit breakers and wiring that are specifically rated for continuous duty.

I’m certainly pleased the US Air Force along with the wind turbine industry taught me just a few skill sets in getting that Level 2 service expeditiously installed.

I’ve been looking for a capacitor for microwaves. I have this idea that I could use it for warming my coffee on the beach.

The contacts open because of the electromagnetic force (magnetism) generated in an iron core around which the relay’s coil is wrapped (Figure 3).

So it’s – what happens to this board at 110 Volts and what are the consequences and the same for 240V, 1000V 10000V, ALL of these voltages. So it’s about what voltage will cause consequences and NOT what it is going to do at a specific assumed voltage, or more to the point ** where are the first points of failure with increasing voltage and what are the consequences.

Aluminum wire has a lower ampacity than the same gauge copper wire, meaning aluminum must be larger to accomplish the same ampacity job as copper wire. The rule-of-thumb sizes rely on the lowest allowable temperature rating of the wire; in some cases, the circuit may have a higher ampacity if the insulation on the wire and the connection endpoints are all rated at 75°C (167°F) or 90°C (194°F).

Still can’t bring myself to install SSRs on “high current” applications, either. High quality mechanical relays.

I prefer polycarbonate chassis with see-through lids. That facilitates continuous inspection while the device is in operation. I do agree that an output circuit breaker is not a bad idea. I’m comfortable with relying on the individual breakers on the input circuits combined with the two primary relays, which rather indirectly achieve the same purpose as the trip bar.

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This plate is too likely to touch the user. It’s sensible to have a certain fear of mains voltages, makes you pay attention when you’re working with it. The DC power suggested would come from the printer’s existing PSU, pay a little bit extra for a few more amps, the overall wattage isn’t high. Much less than I presume you’d use in industry. Thanks to power-hungry graphics cards, high-power PC PSUs are cheap.

Prior circuit. The OP says in the thread that he puts 8 foot cords on his so he doesn’t need to use an extension cord. Personally I’d go longer, also I’d keep a common “3-lamp” outlet tester handy.

Great reasons to add L2 to your own garage, carport, parking spot: preconditioning vehicle will not reduce your SOC, lower fire risk than overloading an existing 120V circuit, more efficient charging, added resale value to your house, NEMA 14-50 outlet can be used for other things (welder, RV, heater, etc.), two EVs in the same garage, maximize off-peak charging, cool factor, etc.