Leafer
Active member
I just ran an experiment. I am in the EU.
What USA calls "ground" is usually called "earth" here.
I plugged the KIA-supplied 240V charge cord via an adapter with a plastic earthing pin into my regular outlet in the garage. To my surprise no fault light came on, and the car started to charge. ( I unplugged from the car after a minute or so. )
I thought the "EVSE" (in-line device in the charge cord) checks for proper earthing (grounding) before allowing current to flow.
I find this practice (what my EVSE is doing) risky ? Anyone else ?
What USA calls "ground" is usually called "earth" here.
I plugged the KIA-supplied 240V charge cord via an adapter with a plastic earthing pin into my regular outlet in the garage. To my surprise no fault light came on, and the car started to charge. ( I unplugged from the car after a minute or so. )
I thought the "EVSE" (in-line device in the charge cord) checks for proper earthing (grounding) before allowing current to flow.
I find this practice (what my EVSE is doing) risky ? Anyone else ?