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[Kill3rT0fu]

Simple question. I'm about to install the 3 diginow pan charger and I"m 3D printing some mounting brackets for the j1772 ports. But I'm having a hard time figuring out a clean place to mount the switches. So I might extend the cables, but instead of extending the cables can I just eliminate the switches altogether? Just twist the cables together. Don't the chargers engage when the j1772 charger is plugged in?

[TEV]

Some of the Charging Stations will work even if the switches are already On when you connect to them, but some will not work unless there is a delay between plugin in and turning that switch On.

[Kill3rT0fu]

But with the diginow chargers I need the bike keyed on before the charging cycle will engage. So wouldn't this be good enough for the chargers?

[MVetter]

If you're talking about the J1772 station enable, some stations aren't happy with the automatic connection attempt. The switch sends the signal to the CP line that tells the station "hi I'm a vehicle give me power". Some stations will be fine, some won't. Are you ok with that?

[Kill3rT0fu]

If you're talking about the J1772 station enable, some stations aren't happy with the automatic connection attempt. The switch sends the signal to the CP line that tells the station "hi I'm a vehicle give me power". Some stations will be fine, some won't. Are you ok with that?

Nah, I'll leave them on and find some way to mount them. I just need to extend the cables now.

[TEV]

If you're talking about the J1772 station enable, some stations aren't happy with the automatic connection attempt. The switch sends the signal to the CP line that tells the station "hi I'm a vehicle give me power". Some stations will be fine, some won't. Are you ok with that?

Nah, I'll leave them on and find some way to mount them. I just need to extend the cables now.

My solution was to put two of those https://www.amazon.com/Cylewet-Normally-Magnetic-Induction-Electromagnetic/dp/B071RYZ64N in parallel (for redundancy) on a small PCB board and heat-shrink with marine heat-shrink tube, and then use velcro to attach a small magnet to turn them On. If I need to get it to turn Off, I just remove the magnet.