by KillaWhat (Posted Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:35:02 GMT)
My plan was not to touch those beautiful crimps.
Back when I was making my open EVSE I remember figuring out that at full Dealy (6.6Kw) my AV EVSE would pass 32Amps Max.
I figure that at 8 gauge, but with no space limitations, went with 6 and a 60 amp Contactor. (you never know what's coming)
I over wired it like a good little engineer, but I'm 99% sure we can use 12 gauge wire as output FROM the Brusa.
So... Pull the battery disconnect, Meter everything to make sure the connections are indeed dead, pull the bolts, "stack" our connector onto these connectors, replace the bolts, and Bob's your uncle, we should have this part complete, and while not instantly reversible, certainly reversible.
One of the reasons I opted for the pre-made transit connect cables is that they will provide a "Second Opinion" about this sort of thing.
I'll bet YOU a pizza that they come in with no more than 10 gauge wire, and probably12 gauge as output.
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Those are beautiful crimps. I use to work for a company that made power electronic test equipment and automated testers. We had some pretty expensive crimpers for stuff like that. ![;)]( "Wink")
It looks mighty tempting to go in from there. I am not sure yet if those lines are 'hot' while charging. We will need to match that level of quality connection, though. Keep in mind that is meant to handle ~250A of current. ![:shock:]( "Shocked")
Bad connections here are very much a "game over" sort of event...
It looks mighty tempting to go in from there. I am not sure yet if those lines are 'hot' while charging. We will need to match that level of quality connection, though. Keep in mind that is meant to handle ~250A of current. 
Bad connections here are very much a "game over" sort of event...My plan was not to touch those beautiful crimps.
Back when I was making my open EVSE I remember figuring out that at full Dealy (6.6Kw) my AV EVSE would pass 32Amps Max.
I figure that at 8 gauge, but with no space limitations, went with 6 and a 60 amp Contactor. (you never know what's coming)
I over wired it like a good little engineer, but I'm 99% sure we can use 12 gauge wire as output FROM the Brusa.
So... Pull the battery disconnect, Meter everything to make sure the connections are indeed dead, pull the bolts, "stack" our connector onto these connectors, replace the bolts, and Bob's your uncle, we should have this part complete, and while not instantly reversible, certainly reversible.
One of the reasons I opted for the pre-made transit connect cables is that they will provide a "Second Opinion" about this sort of thing.
I'll bet YOU a pizza that they come in with no more than 10 gauge wire, and probably12 gauge as output.