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  • Gusprojectgus@aus.social
    Nov 13, 2026, 5:49 AM

    @xssfox One thing I've seen discussed about running EV chargers off outdoor 10A sockets (although that's starting at 2x the power) is that many older outdoor GPOs have quietly been oxidising for decades, and aren't really ready to run continuously for many hours.

    Probably more of a problem at 10A than 3.5A though (and I reckon it's one of the reasons that new cars seem to often come with 6A or 8A slow chargers nowadays.)

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  • xssfox (crossy)xssfox@cloudisland.nz
    Nov 13, 2026, 5:53 AM

    @projectgus oh interesting. Curious to know the cause of that.

    I suspect if we reinvented power sockets today they'd have thermal fuses built in

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  • Gusprojectgus@aus.social
    Nov 13, 2026, 5:56 AM

    @xssfox It's only something I've seen discussed anecdotally, so may not be as much of an issue as it was presented as.

    But it kind of makes sense to me that the contacts inside an 40+ year old outdoor outlet may have some resistance that wasn't there when they were clean and new.

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