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Charging in the rain
The design of the charging socket on our eDeliver 7 looks like it would be safe if there was a light rain shower during charging, however, in a torrential thunderstorm downpour with strong wind, I suspect water might be forced into places it shouldn't be, ie high voltage electrical connections.
Many public charger locations are pretty bleak places, with no protection from the elements over the charging parking area, also little if any protection offered for people if they don't want to sit in their car.
For situations where I would like to charge in the rain, I've made a simple protective cover from re-used 2 litre ice cream containers, which is kept under the passenger seat, which has plenty of space left with the portable 15A charger and a few tools kept there.
The socket with our 32A charger plugged in
The rain protection cover over the cable and plug
PeterCa
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7 months ago
Seems unnecessary. All EVs I have owned have had socket designs that seal well onto the standard plugs.
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