Hello,
I have a 2023 Model 3 Performance and charge at home occasionally when I can't fill up at work. I had a professional electrician I found via Tesla's website install the receptacle and run the wiring in our garage. He suggested using the NEMA 6-50 over the 14-50 mostly due to cost and it charges just as fast, so I considered it a win-win.
Last weekend I was charging at home and just so happened to notice that it was charging at 16a opposed to the typical 32a and I couldn't change it back to 32. I went out to the car and saw a message on the screen about the charger overheating. The plug for the charger was slightly unseated (maybe 3-4mm away from the faceplate), but nothing that I would have ever assumed would cause a problem.
I unplugged the car and the charger and re-plugged everything back in and it went right back to 32a and haven't seen the issue come back yet. So with that said, I'm wondering if I should be alarmed by this behavior? or is this a common issue? I've owned my Tesla for just about a year so far, so still a noobie
I have a 2023 Model 3 Performance and charge at home occasionally when I can't fill up at work. I had a professional electrician I found via Tesla's website install the receptacle and run the wiring in our garage. He suggested using the NEMA 6-50 over the 14-50 mostly due to cost and it charges just as fast, so I considered it a win-win.
Last weekend I was charging at home and just so happened to notice that it was charging at 16a opposed to the typical 32a and I couldn't change it back to 32. I went out to the car and saw a message on the screen about the charger overheating. The plug for the charger was slightly unseated (maybe 3-4mm away from the faceplate), but nothing that I would have ever assumed would cause a problem.
I unplugged the car and the charger and re-plugged everything back in and it went right back to 32a and haven't seen the issue come back yet. So with that said, I'm wondering if I should be alarmed by this behavior? or is this a common issue? I've owned my Tesla for just about a year so far, so still a noobie