Have a bit of a situation here. Had my roadster delivered today from Germany, where I left it at a roadster specialist to ship. When I tried charging the roadster with the wall adapter (sorry, new here, don't know the technical name yet, is it a UMC?), the roadster seems to think it's not connected. It seems like the adapter might have stopped working, even though the roadster specialist told me he charged the roadster briefly with it before it was picked up. When plugged in I feel "current" on metal surfaces of the roadster - the adapter, the handbrake, etc. I've tried a couple different plugs and same result in all. Starting to get worried because battery is running low after shipping. Any suggestions?
Plans:
- At work I have electronics technicians that could take apart the adapter and check to see if a wire has gone loose. Are there any manuals or guides on how to do this and what to look for?
- Plan B is to borrow a CAN EU from a friend and go charge at a station, but I might be too far from one, so plan C:
- Plan C: Is it possible to cut a Type-2 cable and splice a wall plug onto it (again technician would do this)
- Plan D: the roadster connector seems like more of a hassle than anything else. I know there's the EU CAN, but don't love the dongle life, and that it can be easily stolen. I've heard of people replacing the roadster charger port with a type-2 charge port (it can be reversed to restore originality, don't worry). Has anyone done it and has it been documented?
Plans:
- At work I have electronics technicians that could take apart the adapter and check to see if a wire has gone loose. Are there any manuals or guides on how to do this and what to look for?
- Plan B is to borrow a CAN EU from a friend and go charge at a station, but I might be too far from one, so plan C:
- Plan C: Is it possible to cut a Type-2 cable and splice a wall plug onto it (again technician would do this)
- Plan D: the roadster connector seems like more of a hassle than anything else. I know there's the EU CAN, but don't love the dongle life, and that it can be easily stolen. I've heard of people replacing the roadster charger port with a type-2 charge port (it can be reversed to restore originality, don't worry). Has anyone done it and has it been documented?