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Installed a 40amp car charger (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by Botzo@lemmy.world to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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Installed a 40amp circuit for the EVs after charging a PHEV for 5 years and a BEV truck for almost a year on a single 15amp circuit.

50ft x 8 AWG x 4 wires isn't cheap ($1.32/ft with tax), plus conduit, straps, breaker, wet location boxes and outlet cover and the extra cost for an EV rated outlet.

Wasn't room between the post and the garage door king stud for a flush mount box, oh well.

I'll pay the electrician for a proper hard-wired charger when we upgrade service and run it from the main panel instead.

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[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

With 2 vehicles to charge and one being a 130kwh truck, I needed a second circuit at the very least.

With how much I drive the truck (not a lot, I work from home, about to hit 3500 miles in 11 months), a 240v 20A is even more than enough. But I installed what the mobile charger you see is rated for (32A max, but the plug says 30A ... ?) because I whole-ass anything I do. And now there's a 14-50R for my dad to plug his camper into if he ever decides to visit his grandson.