will old chargepoint EVSE work?

[Ceejay]

Hi all, on a separate thread "Solid red..." I have been posting about my troubles charging at home that started in the last month. I use the Rivian portable charger cable plugged into a NEMA 14-50 outlet. It appears to be a faulty Rivian portable charger cable, and I'm waiting to hear from Rivian if they're willing to replace it.

In the meantime, I've wondered if I should just install a home level 2 charger (EVSE). I'm offgrid, and so being able to program my charger to off-peak times, or to schedule my charger, etc. is not relevant; my electricity is free, but I must adapt my charging to the weather, etc. Regardless, perhaps a proper EVSE makes sense instead of relying on a portable charger cable. I charged my Tesla M3 for 6 years on the Tesla portable cable, but that was on a 120v outlet, so less demanding than what I'm currently doing on a 240v outlet.

Is a dedicated EVSE more 'durable' to the demands of daily charging than a portable cable? I certainly want to keep my replacement portable charger functional for road trips, and so I don't want to jeopardize it by making it the main charger.

Along this line of thought, I've noticed someone in my area selling a brand new in the box Chargepoint Home 25 hardwire EVSE. From what I can tell, these limit current to 32A which is fine by me, but they are from circa 2015. I can get it for a decent price, but will something this old be problematic? I'm guessing not, but writing in case any of you have any insight.

Thanks very much

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[VandalSibs]

Pretty much any EVSE (portable or not) are just fancy light switches - controlling the flow of electricity to the vehicle. They don't actually charge the car - that equipment is in the vehicle itself.

As long as there is not damage to the EVSE that you have or want to get, they will work.

Depending on the price of that ChargePoint unit you mention, if actually steer you towards the Grizzl-e line. They range from the most straightforward units to fancier ones, are built tough, and are reasonably priced in my opinion.

 

[Ceejay]

Pretty much any EVSE (portable or not) are just fancy light switches - controlling the flow of electricity to the vehicle. They don't actually charge the car - that equipment is in the vehicle itself.

As long as there is not damage to the EVSE that you have or want to get, they will work.

Depending on the price of that ChargePoint unit you mention, if actually steer you towards the Grizzl-e line. They range from the most straightforward units to fancier ones, are built tough, and are reasonably priced in my opinion.

thanks for your thoughts! That fits with my impression of EVSEs, but did not really know.
cheers

 

[Proxy]

I’ve been using my hardwired Chargepoint EVSE regularly since 2015. Has worked flawlessly.

 

[Mousetrap]

Another concurring data point: I use a Nissan-branded EVSE (I don't remember the actual manufacturer) that Nissan threw in with my first electric, a '15 Leaf, for daily charging of my '18 Model 3 and '22 R1T with no issues. The truck generally doesn't seem to care where the juice comes from.

(Generally... every now and then, there's a "charger" (using common parlance) it disagrees with or won't be happy with until a reboot. I've seen it a few times over the past 4 years with the T, but it's not frequent by any stretch)

 

[Ceejay]

Another concurring data point: I use a Nissan-branded EVSE (I don't remember the actual manufacturer) that Nissan threw in with my first electric, a '15 Leaf, for daily charging of my '18 Model 3 and '22 R1T with no issues. The truck generally doesn't seem to care where the juice comes from.

(Generally... every now and then, there's a "charger" (using common parlance) it disagrees with or won't be happy with until a reboot. I've seen it a few times over the past 4 years with the T, but it's not frequent by any stretch)

thanks for letting me know. I'm still waiting to hear from Rivian if they're going to replace my Rivian portable charger, but in the meantime I'm seeing a bunch of new-in-box and used wallmount level 2 chargers that I'm considering installing (and then saving the portable charger for road trips). cheers

 

[SkiDoc]

It should

I’m still using my Leviton 40a from 2012.

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