15amp charger warning.
I bought a 10m 15amp extension cable for my portable 15amp granny charger (into a dedicated 15amp power point).
Bought the "Caravan Cable" from "Hammerbarn" (Bluey reference used). Their cable is only 1.5mm gauge. Recommended gauge is 2.5mm.
Cable is running HOT.
stopped using and off to buy a decent 15amp extension lead with 2.5mm gauge wiring.
Thanks to SolarQuotes EV article that brought this to my attention (no affiliation, just like a lot of Finn's team's articles).
15amp charger warning. I bought a 10m 15amp extension cable for my portable 15amp granny charger (into a dedicated 15amp
Just read it....OTT - I'd go as far as BS. Why bother buying expensive IP66 cords with 'O' rings just to charge an EV. How many plugs and sockets did he say he'd changed? Firstly, those 'O' rings won't last long being constantly tugged but that won't be a problem, just a waste of money. And, if he really is a licensed sparky, why hasn't simply run a dedicated line to a 15amp socket to plug his numerous EVs into....nah mate, I'll stick temporarily to my old, very old in fact, still functional extension lead...I've got a charger at one end with loads of safety devices and a circuit breaker in the board at the other.
Extension leads are highly dissuaded for high current loads especially continuous high current (which a caravan cable probably isn’t!) / using it with a portable EVSE (or a as another commenter below pointed out a welder etc.) really isn’t a good idea.
As another commenter pointed out the biggest risk is actually the connections - wires in connectors and the contacts to power points and appliances.
That said, having loops in the cable is high risk.
If you had to do it, as a renter, I’d be investing in a 2.5mm cable with rated connectors (like the link to a welder cable), a small expense for a lot of risk mitigation and piece of mind.
As another commenter pointed out the biggest risk is actually the connections - wires in connectors and the contacts to power points and appliances.
That said, having loops in the cable is high risk.
If you had to do it, as a renter, I’d be investing in a 2.5mm cable with rated connectors (like the link to a welder cable), a small expense for a lot of risk mitigation and piece of mind.