FormerFF Posted March 21, 2014 at 02:57 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 at 02:57 AM I decided to go with the Clipper Creek LCS-25. Here it is on the wall: I was kicking around the idea of going with the HCS, which would have entailed getting a 50 amp circuit rather than the 30 amp one that the LCS needs. I didn't, for a couple of reasons. First, the Fusion Energi can't take advantage of the additional wattage. Since I just bought this car, and it was fairly expensive, i will be keeping it a minimum of eight years, and my crystal ball can't really tell me what I'll be driving after that. Even if I get an EV only vehicle at that time, my electric supplier has a generous off peak window of eight hours, and I can't see where I would need to do a fast charge in the middle of the day. Considering that the LCS have been shown to add 16 miles worth of range per hour to a Nissan Leaf, the LCS should meet my needs pretty much as long as I live here. FusionEnergi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveEnergi Posted March 21, 2014 at 11:15 AM Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 at 11:15 AM Looks good. I have the same Clipper. I remember reading in the manual that the cord should be unwound all of the way. I think this has to do with heating. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormerFF Posted March 21, 2014 at 10:59 PM Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 at 10:59 PM All the manual says is to "just unwrap the charge cable and plug the charge coupler firmly into the vehicle's charge port." I didn't construe this to mean that the cable had to be completely unwound. I would think that the extra cable would be a tripping hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blars Posted March 22, 2014 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 at 02:00 PM It is to do with heating. It is recommended to completely unwind so that the cable doesn't overheat. Extension cords are the same way...the more surface area the cord has, the cooler the cord will be. I have had extension cords get so hot as to have their jacket start to melt when driving something like a space heater with it not unwound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnergiCCAATS Posted June 1, 2014 at 03:30 AM Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 at 03:30 AM (edited) LCS-25 installed today. Most of the time involved running about 40 feet of 10/2 Romex across garage and then above ceiling in finished basement (thankfully a lay-in ceiling). Looking forward to quicker charging times. Plugged in tonight with empty HVB and projected charge time by MFM is 2 hours 40 mins. Edited June 1, 2014 at 03:37 AM by EnergiCCAATS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnergiCCAATS Posted June 1, 2014 at 05:06 AM Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 at 05:06 AM Wound up fully charging from empty in 2 hours, 4 mins. Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted June 1, 2014 at 09:57 AM Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 at 09:57 AM MFM always over estimates my charging time. Possible the programmer didn't know that power in the US is 240/120 volts. I'm guessing that the calculations are based on the incorrect belief that power is 220/110 volts. Or maybe they just want to make you feel good when it charges faster than their estimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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