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[reini]

But the info. here is VERY useful. People should understand the risk. The OBCs are  flaky enough even when they have a perfect sinewave going in. I wouldn't want to chance anything else, as it can only hurt and not help.

How are people going to find this information? In a click-baity-titled thread? I think this warrants a new thread with a title that corresponds to the content.

[TheRan]

When the charger is designed for such a wide voltage and frequency range, 100-264V and 47-63Hz, I have to wonder if an inverter is really going to cause an issue.

[DonTom]

When the charger is designed for such a wide voltage and frequency range, 100-264V and 47-63Hz, I have to wonder if an inverter is really going to cause an issue.

Voltage and frequency isn't the issue. But this is.  What I would expect to happen with a MSW inverter on a Zero  is the charger efficiency will drop greatly, which means more power wasted in heat and won't get to a full charge.

Most inverters are MSW because they are cheaper to make. I don't think HFT even sells a single  true sine wave inverter. But the TSW inverters have come way down in price over the years. Such as this one should be okay to charge a Zero.

Here is how they compare in price.

-Don-  Auburn, CA

[DonTom]

I would be less expensive and more efficient if they put all 2,700 charging stations in one location.   

To my surprise, a couple of days ago (while in Auburn) I noticed a new J-1772 charge station on PlugShare in MarkleeVille, CA.  That was one of the reasons I just had to come back here. I was the first person ever to check-in to that location. I did that  today. I have photos also, but Plugshare has been giving everybody (AFAIK)  "API Error" when they try to upload photos. So I am saving them on my computer until somebody fixes the bug on PlugShare. I had the same issue in Auburn as here where everything is different, so I know it's a Plugshare bug.

I just figured out on a map that this new charge station  will let me ride my Zero SR  to BridgePort to have my Baja fish Taco!  And my favorite way, down Monitor Pass.

But there is still one thing that makes me nervous about doing this trip. I have to rely on only one Tesla Destination Charger in BridgePort with my Zero SR.  There is a fast charge station in BridgePort, but the 70 miles to the next charge station in Miden is Iffy in range for my Energica. Now, if I had one of the Plus models . . . . But then 3KW is too slow at MarkleeVille--but I then could use Hwy 395 all the way.

The best answer of all, is more charge stations out in the boonies, far from everything, as in  Markleeville.  But that one great location makes me think some good changes are soon coming. It a new building in Markleeville that doesn't even show on my satellite view of my sent Spot Messenger message. The unpaved road shown there is really paved and with new buildings. With two new  J1772 CharePoints!


-Don-  Reno, NV