Wow, a gutsy move (trying 240V thru the OEM charger) but what a great idea!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
Level 2 Charging For $20 Dollars !!!
Recently I've been searching for a cost effective Level 2 Charger, I searched any & everywhere on how to go about this and what charger I should buy. After a lot of research I discovered that Clarity owners can charge at a much faster rate when compared to your current slow ~15 to ~18 hour level 1 charge time by using your STOCK OE HONDA 120v CHARGER AT 240 VOLTS !
You can fully charge up your Clarity in about ~5 1/2 hours from 0%, all for as little as $20 dollars if you DIY, or $45 dollars if you buy the needed Pre-Made conversion plug.
Your Honda Clarity 120 volt charger will support 240 volt charging without any issues because it's really a DUAL VOLTAGE CHARGER. So I was now on a mission to build my own 25 ft 120v to 240v conversion extension cord based on my personal needs. My conveniently located 240v dryer outlet was a NEMA 10-50R (receptacle) and I needed this to be a little closer to my car, so after taking some measurements I decided on a 25 ft length of the best 10/3 cord I could buy. I went with a 10/3, 10 AWG, SOOW, 600V cable that's manufactured by Southwire here in the USA. I purchased the cable, Nema 5-20P Amp plug, & NEMA 10-50P Amp plug from Ebay, everything was delivered in about one week.
I took my time and studied up on electrical connections, then once everything showed up I moved forward with my 25 ft conversion extension cord build. My build took roughly 20 minutes to carefully cut, trim, and assemble all 3 components together. Now the moment was at hand....Time to go plug it in !
First, I once again carefully examined my current perfect working 120v charger in action. Once I did that I noted my current charge time, now it was truly the moment of truth. I walked over & unplugged my external blue charging handle and put it down, then I unplugged the stock OE charger from its 120v connection & plugged it into my new 240v connection. Everything instantly lit up the same exact way, there were NO fault indicators on the charger. So I walked over & plugged the blue handle of the charger into the charging port, No Issues, No Drama, just a very happy charging light indicator showing everything was great !
FAST ~5 1/2 HOUR CHARGING FOR $20 DOLLARS / SCORE !!!
DIY / Make Your Own $20 Dollar Conversion Plug:
1) NEMA 5-20R (Designed to accept 10 gauge wire) $10 shipped:
www.ebay.com/itm/232900449616?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ul_noapp=true
2) 6 Foot 240v (10 gauge wire) Dryer Plug*, $9 NEMA 10-30P:
www.walmart.com/ip/GoGreen-Power-6-...14154978223148794283&affillinktype=10&veh=aff
Rob43
* I use the NEMA 10-30P "Dryer Plug" as my example because this is one of the most common plugs people will have.
You can fully charge up your Clarity in about ~5 1/2 hours from 0%, all for as little as $20 dollars if you DIY, or $45 dollars if you buy the needed Pre-Made conversion plug.
Your Honda Clarity 120 volt charger will support 240 volt charging without any issues because it's really a DUAL VOLTAGE CHARGER. So I was now on a mission to build my own 25 ft 120v to 240v conversion extension cord based on my personal needs. My conveniently located 240v dryer outlet was a NEMA 10-50R (receptacle) and I needed this to be a little closer to my car, so after taking some measurements I decided on a 25 ft length of the best 10/3 cord I could buy. I went with a 10/3, 10 AWG, SOOW, 600V cable that's manufactured by Southwire here in the USA. I purchased the cable, Nema 5-20P Amp plug, & NEMA 10-50P Amp plug from Ebay, everything was delivered in about one week.
I took my time and studied up on electrical connections, then once everything showed up I moved forward with my 25 ft conversion extension cord build. My build took roughly 20 minutes to carefully cut, trim, and assemble all 3 components together. Now the moment was at hand....Time to go plug it in !
First, I once again carefully examined my current perfect working 120v charger in action. Once I did that I noted my current charge time, now it was truly the moment of truth. I walked over & unplugged my external blue charging handle and put it down, then I unplugged the stock OE charger from its 120v connection & plugged it into my new 240v connection. Everything instantly lit up the same exact way, there were NO fault indicators on the charger. So I walked over & plugged the blue handle of the charger into the charging port, No Issues, No Drama, just a very happy charging light indicator showing everything was great !
FAST ~5 1/2 HOUR CHARGING FOR $20 DOLLARS / SCORE !!!
DIY / Make Your Own $20 Dollar Conversion Plug:
1) NEMA 5-20R (Designed to accept 10 gauge wire) $10 shipped:
www.ebay.com/itm/232900449616?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ul_noapp=true
2) 6 Foot 240v (10 gauge wire) Dryer Plug*, $9 NEMA 10-30P:
www.walmart.com/ip/GoGreen-Power-6-...14154978223148794283&affillinktype=10&veh=aff
Rob43
* I use the NEMA 10-30P "Dryer Plug" as my example because this is one of the most common plugs people will have.
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Thank you mowcowbell,
Yes you are correct, no modifications were made to the OE Honda EVSE unit & that was very intentional. This way it can be unplugged from its 240v home conversion fast charging plug & taken with any Clarity owner on a trip so that they can use it as a 120v EVSE when they get to there next location.
I actually just made this 6 ft long NEMA 10-50R to NEMA 10-30P pigtail so that when I go on my vacation I can plug into the Airbnbs NEMA 10-30R Dry Plug that's located close enough for car charging. I just tested this out, it works perfectly too!
R= Receptacle
P= Plug
Rob43
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Tried with success....
Disclaimer: not recommending anyone do this, this is the result of my educational experiment.
I have a 220volt outlet in the barn for the charger I purchased to charge my Clarity. This thread got me searching for adapters and I found a universal adapter that converted the 110v plug on the OEM Honda charger to 220v. Plugged in and all works as it should. Triggered charging from the app and the remote with no issues.
The adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077MRTQM3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I took a screen shot of my Neur.io app with the charger plugged in with the 110v plug and again with the 220v. You can see the increase of around 1500 watts.
So, for the huge sum of $13 I was able to upgrade my charger from 110v to 220v.
Disclaimer: not recommending anyone do this, this is the result of my educational experiment.
I have a 220volt outlet in the barn for the charger I purchased to charge my Clarity. This thread got me searching for adapters and I found a universal adapter that converted the 110v plug on the OEM Honda charger to 220v. Plugged in and all works as it should. Triggered charging from the app and the remote with no issues.
The adapter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077MRTQM3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I took a screen shot of my Neur.io app with the charger plugged in with the 110v plug and again with the 220v. You can see the increase of around 1500 watts.
So, for the huge sum of $13 I was able to upgrade my charger from 110v to 220v.
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