Comment on Installed a 40amp car charger
socsa@piefed.social 2 months ago
EV rated outlets are a scam. I know the Internet is obsessed with this idea, but all UL listed NEMA outlets are perfectly capable of carrying their full load indefinitely, as the tests literally require them to draw 125% of their rated capacity until temperature stops increasing, and that temperature cannot be more than the temperature rating for the THHN/THWN wire they serve - typically 75C. This is a perfect example of internet forum conventional wisdom flat out getting something wrong and then stubbornly doubling down on bad information.
Botzo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. It wasn’t enough money to make me go down another research rabbit hole, which I suppose they basically count on.