The Good News: Successfully tested my Pulsar with an R1T today
I'll start by pointing out again for anyone who is contemplating doing this but hasn't done it yet that you cannot use No. 6 Romex in a 60 A circuit. It's ampacity is 55 A. Several here have decided to do it anyway. In so doing they are accepting some risk. Your house won't burst into flames because you did this but if you have a fire for whatever other reason your insurance company may, upon discovering the code violation and that the work was not permitted or inspected, refuse coverage,
It's been pointed out by others that miles added per hour isn't a very good proxy for battery chzarging rate. That said if your consumption be 500 Wh/mi and you charger have 90% efficiency you should pick up 0.9*240*48/500 = 20.74 mi per hour at 240V. If the voltage be 220V you would expect 0.9*220*48/500 = 19.008. I'm not suggesting that those are your actual voltages or consumption but the point is that a 5% change in line voltage will lead to a 5% change in power delivered to the battery and a 5% change in estimated range.
I’m getting about 22mph with a very similar (code violating! ?) setup to yours.
Yes! The green wire.
I believe that's the white one ?
No, actually, it's the green one. The white one is the neutral which isn't used by most EVSE.
I found some nifty ones at Home Depot that have the anti-short bushing built-in. They fit in standard 3/4 knockouts with threads and locknut like any other connector. If I grabbed any extra, I’ll snap a pic of one.
Wow, you ordered the truck February of this year???Successfully and cleanly installed! Now I just need my truck.
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<blush> I'm sorry. I can't deny it, but I've tried to not point that out. I'm not going to turn it down, but I will feel guilty (for a while at least) as I drive it knowing how many people have been waiting for literally years.
Since having had my nose in the NEC recently I'll comment that for NM-B the conductors must have insulation rated 90 °C (and so THHN is a candidate) whereas for MC they can be anything in Table 310.4(A) with no temperature requirement unless the size is 16 or smaller. Thus you must know what type of conductor is in the cable in order to determine the ampacity. Southwire says that its MC contains THHN wire which, as it is 90° rated, can carry up to 65A (No. 6 - limited by the 75° termination of the breaker) and is thus OK. Southwire's NB-B, conversely, is specified as having 90° insulation covered with a nylon sheath which sounds like THHN but they don't call it that. But NEC says that whatever the actual conductors are you must use the 60° rating which, for No. 6, is 55A. Though the actual conductors may be the same in both cases use of NM-B is a code violation whereas MC is not.
It's definitely triggering to look at... In this install it's probably not huge issue due to how short the run is as it's all right there. Breakers should be off before anyone touches it and all that... But really, why connect the wrong color? And why use steel flex and not secure it?
