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00DAN

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Has anybody installed a tesla charging station before? I am installing one and the space is tight inside. I would like to use # 4 for this reason but I don't know what the charger actually draws. Any info on this would be appreciated.
 
You should really do some homework before asking questions like that. Find out the draw and use NEC guidelines to size the wire.
The charger will be built to accommodate whatever wire is required. My best advice would be to hire an electrician to do the job.
 
tesla does it as part of the purchase. I don't know why you are doing it. unless you mean you are installing superchargers. in which case you should already know this. I have been an electrical contractor for many years. they told me I could do it but then no warranty.
 
Ok. Thanks for the feed back. I take it nobody actually installed one of these then. I understand the codes. I think maybe I was a bit vague in my first post. There are dip switches inside that range from 30 amp all the way to 100 amp. I am assuming the 100 amp will charge the car fastest . How much slower would it charge if I set it at 70 amps and used # 4s
 
00DAN said:
Ok. Thanks for the feed back. I take it nobody actually installed one of these then. I understand the codes. I think maybe I was a bit vague in my first post. There are dip switches inside that range from 30 amp all the way to 100 amp. I am assuming the 100 amp will charge the car fastest . How much slower would it charge if I set it at 70 amps and used # 4s
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Read the Tesla specs on that in the previously posted pdf links. They will tell you exactly what happens at each switch setting (assuming that enough power is available to match, of course.)
They just tell it in miles of range per hour of charging instead of hours to full capacity.
You can do the math....
 
00DAN said:
Has anybody installed a tesla charging station before? I am installing one and the space is tight inside. I would like to use # 4 for this reason but I don't know what the charger actually draws. Any info on this would be appreciated.
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Tesla has it's charging system built into the car, all you need is an L14-50 receptacle,6/3 romex to the receptacle location.
 
00DAN said:
Ok. Thanks for the feed back. I take it nobody actually installed one of these then. I understand the codes. I think maybe I was a bit vague in my first post. There are dip switches inside that range from 30 amp all the way to 100 amp. I am assuming the 100 amp will charge the car fastest . How much slower would it charge if I set it at 70 amps and used # 4s
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Did you open my PDF links?
The one about the wall connector tells you that on its first and only page.
 
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