Leviton charger problems?

[Jennifer]

Hi! I have driven the car around a few times, very short trips just to keep batteries in check. Last night I thought I would charge it since it's at about 50%. The Leviton charger showed a red fault light and would not charge car. Tried plugging the charger into different outlets (on different circuits) and still red fault light is on. Is this the end of the charger? Has anyone experienced that?

I called the Leviton company and they no longer sell this type (like the original that came with the Think) and they no longer service them either. Warranty useless too. Any suggestions on what I should do next?

Ultimately the big question is...is the problem the charger or is it the car? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Jennifer

[Steve Bigelow]

Mine did that, and it turned out that the wires inside were all fried. I figured good riddance. I never liked that EVSE.

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[Howard]

Try charging at a chargepoint and see what happens.  It charges - your leviton is bad  -- it doesn't charge- its a fault in the car.

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[Jennifer]

Thanks so much for the suggestion! I took the car to a Blink charging station today and it charged. I guess the current problem is definitely the Leviton charger. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best charger to replace this one with?

[Barry Woods]

ClipperCreek LCS-25 (of course), with a plug, probably the NEMA 14-30 version.

We provided many Think owners in Portland a deal on their first level 2 chargers. Since then the price has dropped to less than $500.  Its just a better product- US made and reliable.

But I’ll let less biased folks weigh in.

Barry Woods

Manufacturer’s Representative
503-504-6492 (c)
503-575-9175(f)
ba...@clippercreek.net
www.clippercreek.com

[Howard]

I have a Clipper Creek LCS25 hard wired in my car port. it has worked well with no problems for over 4 years.  It is wired in a separate  20 amp circuit.  I mostly charge at home each evening after running around all  day.  I have probably jinxed myself now.

 

 

From: 2011-think-ev...@googlegroups.com [mailto:2011-think-ev...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 3:43 PM
To: 2011 Think EV Owners - Oregon
Subject: Re: Leviton charger problems?

 

Thanks so much for the suggestion! I took the car to a Blink charging station today and it charged. I guess the current problem is definitely the Leviton charger. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best charger to replace this one with?

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[Jennifer]

Does anyone have a level 1 charger they don't need and would like to sell? I like the idea of the level 2 but not the extra installation costs.

Please let me know.

I can be reached by text too...503-317-9582.

Thank you!

On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 1:57:18 PM UTC-8, Jennifer wrote: