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Level 1 charging speeds?

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How fast is the L1 supposed to be? I just watched a YouTube video about L1 charging and they say in NA the theoretical max is 1.8KW. In the HD app it's reporting:
Amps 4
Volts 255
So is that just 1KW? 4x255=1020.
If the ELW stock cable can pull 12 amps why is the app reporting just 4? I'm confused please help me understand this. Thanks.
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I'm not an electrician, but I suppose it could be the line (wire) from the breaker that's making it lower + the fuse.
That said, all I really can relay is I get about 10-12% per hour on a 110/120v (the provided cable.)
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On my side today , Apps said : amp 4 Voltage 283 =>1132W . Whaou 283 V ?? for 220V as ref! and I've install on my wall voltmeter and ampmeter so to be compared to 232V and 6.6 amps => 1531W
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Thanks for the replies guys. I charge at about 10-12% per hour as well so I suppose nothing to worry about there.

Last evening while I was riding around I popped over to the Ikea where they have free Chargepoint L2 chargers to see what kind of performance I would get from that. According to the Chargepoint device it was outputting 1.4kw to the bike. after 34 minutes I had gained 0.7886kWh.
I find i get 7-8 percent when charging with the provided cable and 10 percent with a level 2 charging unit. rarely get more than 1.3 kw per hour.
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I'm not an electrician, but I suppose it could be the line (wire) from the breaker that's making it lower + the fuse.
That said, all I really can relay is I get about 10-12% per hour on a 110/120v (the provided cable.)
10-12%?!!? I get around 8%, ya'll must have that high quality electricity :ROFLMAO:
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10-12%?!!? I get around 8%, ya'll must have that high quality electricity :ROFLMAO:
privileged city folk. 😏
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I read in another thread where one of the guys here explained that the DC power pushed into the battery from the OBC can range from 200-300V. Is it safe to say that the Voltage number represented in the in App is that number?
Huh I should test this with the L2 for my dads leaf. What would be the best way to get useful data? Time vs percent seems silly? But maybe that is all we have?
try to get a 0-100 time test with the L2 vs the provided cable. i’ve found it’s a couple hours faster.
try to get a 0-100 time test with the L2 vs the provided cable. i’ve found it’s a couple hours faster.
I don't think I am gonna play with 0 for this testing. I could try and get to say 50 then time for 2 hours or something. I guess a 20% difference should show up on a smallish charge.
i’ll do a full test some time this summer. i know i did 19-83% in about 6 hr 50 minutes this past weekend on L2 so a little better than 9% per hour. what i find is that a L2 holds the amperage steady at 4 and sometimes bumps up to 5 whereas the provided cable drops down to 3 amps especially as the voltage increases.
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1 hour L2 61-69% GrizzlE 10kWr L2 direct circuit
1 hour L1 69-76% Stock charger shared 30AM circuit with a fridge plugged in to it as well.
Similar ambient temp.
So ~1-2% per hour difference. Which over 11 hours is ~15%?
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That seems similar to what i’ve experienced as stated before.
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