WANTED: NEMA 6-50 adapter for Model S

NO C02 · Jun 6, 2014

Tesla has suspended the sale of the NEMA 6-50 adapter for Model S. If you bought one and have found that you never use it...I will! My son-in-law has a 240 volt 40 amp welder plug in his shop, and it will be very handy to plug in when we visit. Willing to pay $50 plus a reasonable amount for shipping. Thanks.

Cosmacelf · Jun 6, 2014

If you can't find one to buy, there is a page in this document that describes how to make one. It is quite easy to make, and you just use your NEMA 14-50 adapter. You plug into a NEMA 14-50 to 6-50 pigtail.

http://cosmacelf.net/Home%20Made%20Adapters.pdf

ecarfan · Jun 6, 2014

Google "nema 6-50 to 14-50 adapter" and there are sources that sell them.

Cosmacelf · Jun 6, 2014

ecarfan said:
Google "nema 6-50 to 14-50 adapter" and there are sources that sell them.

Really? All I find are 6-50 receptacle to 14-50 plug adapters, which is the exact opposite of what the OP needs. You won't find any general purpose 6-50 plug to 14-50 receptacle adapters since the 6-50 has no neutral, so the 14-50 receptacle wouldn't work for many common applications.

ecarfan · Jun 6, 2014

Sorry, my error, I had it backwards!

Darth Fedor · Jun 10, 2014

Ok, but what if someone (cough me) doesn't want to go through the work of making one.... Does someone want to sell me one?

GSP · Jun 10, 2014

Try this company:

EVSEadapters.com: Electric vehicle adapter cables

GSP

dailydriver · Jun 10, 2014

NO C02 said:
Tesla has suspended the sale of the NEMA 6-50 adapter for Model S. If you bought one and have found that you never use it...I will! My son-in-law has a 240 volt 40 amp welder plug in his shop, and it will be very handy to plug in when we visit. Willing to pay $50 plus a reasonable amount for shipping. Thanks.

PM me. I may have an extra one I can spare.

NO C02 · Jun 14, 2014

Thanks for the offer dailydriver. Unfortunately I was away for a few days, someone else PM'd you and got the adapter! :scared: If there is anyone else that has an extra Tesla 6-50 adapter, please let me know. Same offer applies. Thanks everyone.

JakeP · Jun 19, 2014

This looks like it would do the trick, but boy I wish Tesla would just make a new version of the NEMA 6-50 adapter. There have to be plenty of folks out there who need to charge on Welder's plugs.

NEMA 6 50 to 14 50 Adapter Plug for Tesla or Other Charge Connectors | eBay

Cosmacelf · Jun 19, 2014

That eBay product looks perfect. Thanks for finding it.

GSP · Jun 20, 2014

JakeP said:
This looks like it would do the trick, but boy I wish Tesla would just make a new version of the NEMA 6-50 adapter. There have to be plenty of folks out there who need to charge on Welder's plugs.

NEMA 6 50 to 14 50 Adapter Plug for Tesla or Other Charge Connectors | eBay

This looks like a good solution for Tesla Motors no longer selling a 6-50 adapter. Thanks for posting.

GSP

NO C02 · Jun 20, 2014

Thanks JakeP for the link to the eBay option. After considering this adapter, I decided against purchasing it, because it is not a sealed unit. Meaning it may not work perfectly in less than ideal (dry) conditons.

I found another supplier, Conntek, who make every possible Tesla adapter, in a pigtail style. Here is the link to the 6-50p to 14-50r adapter that I ordered. About $125 in Vancouver, you may get it for less in the USA.

http://www.conntek.com/products.asp?id=971

JakeP · Jun 20, 2014

Great find, NO CO2! I really wish Tesla would reissue their 6-50.

JakeP · Jun 20, 2014

I am lobbying Ownership to release the existing 6-50 stock that was pulled from Service Center stock to be available for sale to folks like us who want (and very much need) 6-50 adapters for destination charging.

prg · Jun 24, 2014

Thanks for posting this! I made a 6-50p to 14-50r adapter myself, but I suspect I am a much more competent surgeon than electrician. 240 volt 50 amp current makes me more than a little nervous about the quality of my connections.

JakeP · Jun 29, 2014

I received my 6-50 to 14-50 pigtail adapter from Conntek (see link above), and it looks very solid. Will be testing it out soon.

smsprague · Jul 3, 2014

Check out this ebay listing ending tomorrow morning.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tesla-Model...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a3f6470e5&vxp=mtr

tga · Jul 10, 2014

smsprague said:
Check out this ebay listing ending tomorrow morning.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tesla-Model...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a3f6470e5&vxp=mtr

Final price: $127.50. Clearly there is some demand for these...

Skotty · Jul 10, 2014

There are also things like the plug in version of the GE Wattstation compelling people (like me) to have NEMA 6-50 outlets installed. And really, I'm not sure why 14-50 became the standard for non-HPWC Tesla charging to begin with. Why run 4 expensive high amperage wires when you only need 3?

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