Tesla cable unlock feature to zappi charger

[benybon]

We had a tesla wall charger that failed, as such tesla support were horrendous and took 6 weeks to get a reply. We ended up replacing the charger with a myenergi zappi.
The issue I have is the my energy cable doesn't have the unlock feature you get with the tesla charger. So my idea is to swap the cables to allow for the unlock button to work on the cable. Has anyone done this before? We have tested out the tesla cable and there is two comd cables white and green. I am not sure if they need a power source. Without doing any further testing.

 

[Cardo]

I went with one of these.

Tesla Do It Yourself connector kit. - evChargeking

The EVChargeking Tesla Connector Kit with tesla command button to open the chargeport and release the plug from the car.

www.evchargeking.com

The Zappi 1 connector was a Duosida so a straight swap of the outer casing of the plug. You can also get the whole cable with the plug pre-made and you just swap that out.

 

[UkNorthampton]

We had a tesla wall charger that failed, as such tesla support were horrendous and took 6 weeks to get a reply. We ended up replacing the charger with a myenergi zappi.
The issue I have is the my energy cable doesn't have the unlock feature you get with the tesla charger. So my idea is to swap the cables to allow for the unlock button to work on the cable. Has anyone done this before? We have tested out the tesla cable and there is two comd cables white and green. I am not sure if they need a power source. Without doing any further testing.View attachment 1017958

I tap the chargeport with my hand.

 

[Adopado]

I tap the chargeport with my hand.

That won’t release the charge cable …

 

[UkNorthampton]

That won’t release the charge cable …

Fair enough, didn't read correctly. Skimmed it as I was being called.

 

[MrBadger]

If it’s anything like TWC Gen 2, then it’s a non standard pinout. IIRC one of the pins was a temperature sensor and also low voltage - you may still find the schematics on Tesla website, at least for gen 2.

Also I think you may also find some reverse schematics on EV king website for their own mod - ie how to connect their modified cable for standard type 2 cables to the Tesla specific TWC box.

Tbh, if you are not 100% sure on what mods are required, then it’s not something that imho should be being undertaken by a non professional on these matters. It’s clearly not a 1:1 pinout so not a standard swap over.

 

[yessuz]

use app while standing near the near car to unlock the cable?

 

[Adopado]

use app while standing near the near car to unlock the cable?

Yes ... for some people this seems to be too much trouble ... suits me well enough though!