Re: When Californians move to Texas

by jirqoadai Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:15 pm

Crusader wrote:
jirqoadai wrote:they make #8 stranded cu so cord. ive even seen 2/0 stranded cu so cord. so no, the cord info is dead wrong. ev vehicles have many different male cord caps depending on the recharging time needed for that type a battery. they have locktype cordcaps that go from 120v 15a all the way to 277/480v 90a.

I'm not saying a cord won't work. Ford says no extension cords and my uncle doesn't know any better. My parents still have the 3 prong outlets and I don't think the circuits are 50A capable.

dup

by Crusader Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:18 pm

jirqoadai wrote:
Crusader wrote:
jirqoadai wrote:they make #8 stranded cu so cord. ive even seen 2/0 stranded cu so cord. so no, the cord info is dead wrong. ev vehicles have many different male cord caps depending on the recharging time needed for that type a battery. they have locktype cordcaps that go from 120v 15a all the way to 277/480v 90a.

I'm not saying a cord won't work. Ford says no extension cords and my uncle doesn't know any better. My parents still have the 3 prong outlets and I don't think the circuits are 50A capable.
there are evs that take a rugular 115v 15a cordcap end.

Yeah, but he doesn't want to wait 3 days to charge his car.

This is why the grid cannot support leaving fossil fuels. We will end up rationing electricity and the government will then control our every movement.

by jirqoadai Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:19 pm

and we havent yet gone into the 5' tap rule. ( true story, i had to rig my A/C system in my house and all i had was a #12 insilated copper wire. it handled a 45amp load for over eight years.

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