NEMA 14-30 Charger

Adapter Available on Amazon. Reported in other threads.

http://www.amazon.com/Conntek-14-30P-Electric-Vehicle-Adapter/dp/B00STD8CXC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1436806341&sr=8-4&keywords=nema+14-50+adapter

Yes, you must dial down to 24 amps. The 30 amp circuit should not be used at 30 amps continuously.

I recommend that you write with a Sharpie on the adapter, For EVSE use only, and 24 amp max. current.

You will only be able to charge at 24A. Car won't let you adjust it higher.

dsm363 said:

You will only be able to charge at 24A. Car won't let you adjust it higher.

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Not true, with this adapter he is using the 14-50 plug. It will default to 40 amps.

Lloyd said:

Not true, with this adapter is is using the 14-50 plug. It will default to 40 amps.

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Thanks. I was thinking about the Tesla adapter but you are right.

saurabhsingh said:

So i got the convertor, it works for about 10 - 15 mins then stops charging. i need to reset from main switch for it work again but it again goes off after 15 mins or so? Anyone else faced anything similar or have any suggestions?

Thanks
Saurabh

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Did you make sure the car is charging at 24 Amps or less?

If you are using a 50 Amp -> 30 Amp adapter, the car will try to pull 40 Amps out of an outlet rated for 24 Amp continuous.

If the "main switch" is turning off (which I take to mean the breaker in the electrical panel is tripping), then either you are generating too much heat, which usually means you are drawing too many amps (did you dial down the charging amps in the charging screen down to 24A?), OR the breaker could be old and wearing out.

If you did dial down to 24A, and it trips, then I would dial it back further to 20A or 16A temporarily, and then replace the breaker. Make sure it is indeed a 30A breaker.

I experienced exactly this recently. 20A no problem. 24A pops the breaker within 10 mins every time. Having quite yet gotten around to replacing the breaker, but thanks for the suggestion, Cosmacelf!

saurabhsingh said:

Does anyone has extra Tesla Nema 14-30 charger? or know where I can buy one since Tesla is not making them anymore? If anyone has a spare they looking to see that be great?

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http://www.corddepot.com/shop/power-adapter/nema-14-30p-to-14-50r-evse-adapter-cord/

You can literally rip out the bottom pin on the Tesla 14-50 adapter. It's physically not connected to anything inside the adapter. Once you've done this, the adapter will fit 14-30 and 14-60 outlets in addition to the 14-50. Just remember to dial in 24A if you are using a 14-30.

Ingineer said:

You can literally rip out the bottom pin on the Tesla 14-50 adapter. It's physically not connected to anything inside the adapter. Once you've done this, the adapter will fit 14-30 and 14-60 outlets in addition to the 14-50. Just remember to dial in 24A if you are using a 14-30.

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I would only recommend doing this with the 14-30 adapter, since you can safely plug it in the 14-50 or 14-60 outlet at 24 amps. Doing the reverse allows what happened up thread... overloading the circuit and popping the breaker (hopefully not burning something up).

Oba said:

I would only recommend doing this with the 14-30 adapter, since you can safely plug it in the 14-50 or 14-60 outlet at 24 amps. Doing the reverse allows what happened up thread... overloading the circuit and popping the breaker (hopefully not burning something up).

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Unfortunately Tesla no longer sells the 14-30 adapter. If they did, and you had one, there wouldn't be any point to this mod unless you were going to use a 14-60. Given that the car remembers amperages for each site, it's easy to set once to 24A and then not have to worry about it again. If you did forget, you'd pop the breaker in around a minute, which is not usually enough time for anything to get hot enough to worry about.

Ingineer said:

Unfortunately Tesla no longer sells the 14-30 adapter.

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That's the stupidest thing. That is probably the second most desired adapter, after the 5-20.

Rocky_H said:

That's the stupidest thing. That is probably the second most desired adapter, after the 5-20.

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I own: J1772, 14-50, 14-30, 10-30, 5-20, 5-15. I also own various home made extension cords / adapters.

I use them in this order:
14-50
J1772
Custom extension cord to 10-30 (with 14-50 plug, dialed down to 24A)
5-15
5-20

I don't think I've ever used the 10-30 or 14-30 plugs ...

randompersonx said:

I use them in this order:
14-50
J1772
Custom extension cord to 10-30 (with 14-50 plug, dialed down to 24A)
5-15
5-20

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Wouldn't it be preferable to use 5-20 before 5-15?

MorrisonHiker said:

Wouldn't it be preferable to use 5-20 before 5-15?

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I think randompersonx meant by frequency, not by preference.

I made a 10-50 adapter with a 6' stove plug. I used it a couple times, then filed down the N pin so it now also fits a 10-30 which I used over 2 weeks two different times so far.


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randompersonx said:

I don't think I've ever used the 10-30 or 14-30 plugs ...

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Dryer outlets in the US almost exclusively use either a 10-30 (older house) or a 14-30 (newer). Over the years with the LEAF, I used the 10-30 the most, followed by the 14-x (I have the universal adapter so it fits in all 14 variants.)