I think they meant damp, not dripping wet. Unless the plug is cracked and weather seals compromised, it should be safe. However, what is not visible to the eye is... well, not visible. Better to not assume. And if for sake of handling a hot plug, better to just keep a pair of heat resistant mechanic's/work gloves handy on the vehicle anyway, for this and other uses. Charging curve will tapper towards end of charging cycle anyway and keeping plug and adapter cooler isn't going to shorten session significantly. Personally, I'd just let it be. But, to each his own.
Hey! Thank you for trusting us. The adapter should not be in cause for the derating, during our most recent tests, we did expose the adapter to 500amps continuously for 1 hour and surface+internal temperature were within range of Supercharger's DC pin temperature limits - most importantly with UL2252's specifications. We have been informed that even with Tesla's Tesla Superchargers handles tend to get hot and that is in cause with the derating you have noticed. The towel trick has been first shared by Tesla owners as there is indeed a derating issue due to the Tesla/NACS plug. We are 100% confident our adapter does not cause derating until the second temperature sensor switch achieves a specific temperature that then sends a signal through resistance value and voltage value to the EVSE and vehicle.I have the A2Z, works fine, but gets hot and slows charging. This seems to happen even to actual Teslas, and a wet towel helps.
LOL! So you think nobody is able to charge when it's raining? And who has submitted this to UL to get turned down? No, there's no good reason for that and you're just making shit up.
Sorry, I should have worded it differently and will go update it.
I’d totally agree. Driving my 5th Tesla…..seldom any problem though some locations have gotten very popular and I’ve had to wait as much as 15-20 minutes for a vacant stall. Once or twice out of literally hundreds of visits I’ve encountered a non-functioning unit.
