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J1772

Electric Truck Charging Adapter

April 22, 2019

While it’s pretty cool to have a classic factory built electric truck, one thing I don’t like is it’s NON-standard charge port. So, I set out to build an adapter so that I could charge in public and more conveniently at home. The Ford Ranger EV uses an AVCON “claw” charge connection. When I first […]

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EVSE Repair

May 7, 2016

Well, it was bound to happen. Somebody drove the car away WHILE it was plugged in! OK, technically, that’s not right. A major safety feature of the SAE J1772 is that it DOESN’T allow you to activate an electric car when it’s plugged in. However, if you manage to THINK the car is on, put […]

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Triple-Charger Real World Testing

August 12, 2015

Yesterday, I got to take the bike out for a ride and test out how it would work in more or less “Real-World” conditions, charging with ALL THREE CHARGERS. To start with, where do I put the second two chargers!? While I could make them fit in the trunk, it would be a tight squeeze, […]

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The DIY J1772 Charging Adapter

March 31, 2015

Not long after I purchased the Vectrix, I started wondering “If it’s an international vehicle, what would it take to charge on 240V (instead of 120V) and from a public J1772 Level 2 EV charging station?”. Everything I had heard lead me to believe that the charger on the bike is much like a modern […]

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