Yes. Sorry. 220. You can in fact plug it into a drier outlet if you have a way to get the charger to the car.
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just run a sub-panel to the garage and use that to power the charger.
Google sez a level 2 charger is between 208 and 240 so its unclear to me
If it was possible a dryer outlet might be close enough or get a big ass extension cord that can handle it
I'm pretty sure my dad ran an arc welder off the dryer outlet and he had extension cords
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Posted by: XXX_er
Google sez a level 2 charger is between 208 and 240 so its unclear to me
a dryer outlet might be close enough or get a big ass extension cord that can handle it
I'm pretty sure my dad ran an arc welder off the dryer outet and he had extension cords
In NA it's 120V or 240V in residential wiring which is aka single phase. The 110/115V number you see is the same thing as 120V, but that small drop can be to account for potential loss in the wiring from the panel to the recepticle/switch. Same idea for the 220/240V numbers. However that 208V is something different, that's 3 phase and is typically only in commercial buildings and not residential.
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I have 3 phase in my home. It's not that uncommon in homes with electric heating.
208, 220, 240 - they'll likely all work fine.
Posted by: switch
I have 3 phase in my home. It's not that uncommon in homes with electric heating.
208, 220, 240 - they'll likely all work fine.
interesting - I've rarely run across it even in homes with electric heat.
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: XXX_er
Google sez a level 2 charger is between 208 and 240 so its unclear to me
a dryer outlet might be close enough or get a big ass extension cord that can handle it
I'm pretty sure my dad ran an arc welder off the dryer outet and he had extension cords
In NA it's 120V or 240V in residential wiring which is aka single phase. The 110/115V number you see is the same thing as 120V, but that small drop can be to account for potential loss in the wiring from the panel to the recepticle/switch. Same idea for the 220/240V numbers. However that 208V is something different, that's 3 phase and is typically only in commercial buildings and not residential.
you don't have 3 phase 230V connection in your home!? how do you connect your electric oven then?
Posted by: Sethimus
you don't have 3 phase 230V connection in your home!? how do you connect your electric oven then?
It’s split phase, so two single phase 120v waves run 180 apart to yield the 240v potential. In a 3 phase system there are 3 waves run 120 apart. That’s my recollection from back in my electronics days and s quick google search seems to concern that.
If you look at the electrical panel in single phase there are 4 wires; 2 hots, a neural and a ground. A 3 phase will have a third hot wire. The ground isn’t counted as wire tho so you’ll see single phase labeled as having 3 wires and 3 phase as having 4.
I might not have it explained 100% but you don’t need 3 phase to run a stove, just the single or split phase, sometimes called 2 phase.
Posted by: XXX_er
So its 240 as opposed to the 220 that runs a dryer
I had wondered if you could plug into the dryer socket
Um ... no, nominal voltage in Canada is 240. There is no 220, other than most appliances indicate on nameplate that they will run with 220, which allows for voltage drop from distribution point.
Square root of 3, divided by 2. Or sin(120). Gives 0.86. Multiply by 240 and you get 208V.
I have three hot rails in my panel. Can't remember if it's a 208V/120 delta or wye configuration. Pretty sure both 208V and 240V are achieved through the panel, so I'm guessing a delta configuration with a high leg.
Being able to deliver more power is likely the reason for the setup. I believe it's something like 300 amp service.
Posted by: switch
I have three hot rails in my panel.
sounds like a party
Posted by: syncro
Posted by: switch
I have three hot rails in my panel.
sounds like a party
Technically, three hot legs, or three hot busses would be more correct. Which might sound even partier for those so inclined ...
You EV guys, doing rails off hot legs. One hell of a party.
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