Ev hook up adaptor

[The laird]

Anyone used one of these adapters? Vobor ev adaptor

 

[saxonborg]

Used the HowseHold version, had to buy one in Norway because the site wasn’t very upto date.

 

[marchie]

Anyone used one of these adapters? Vobor ev adaptor

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Used the middle and rh side version without a problem. They were part of the purchase package when we bought the M/Home 5 years ago. We also use a French 4 socket adapter with a 13 amp English plug inside the M/Home for charging the ebike batteries, hair clippers and sundry other bits of electrical kit that we have bought in France and Spain. We also carry a French plugged extension lead with a 4 socket 13 amp attached from our French hovel days

Steve

 

[Trotter]

Gordon, I saw the EV adapter on a YouTube video. I asked the boss if it could be worth trying to get one, by a PM.
I know that he is busy with his new build, so I didn’t want to bother him again.

If it works, it could be a very cheap alternative to the Juicie Brucie.

 

[The laird]

Gordon, I saw the EV adapter on a YouTube video. I asked the boss if it could be worth trying to get one, by a PM.
I know that he is busy with his new build, so I didn’t want to bother him again.

If it works, it could be a very cheap alternative to the Juicie Brucie.

Exactly what I was thinking .you tuber life unchartered has been using one to great success no issues so I think I may get one as a back up del

 

[oppy]

Hi Gordon, we have both the two blue ones, I made them up for our travels and they are wonderful , although they have longer leads!!

 

[wildebus]

Anyone used one of these adapters? Vobor ev adaptor

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That EV Adapter requires the use of your existing EHU Cable and from what I can see is basically an adapter from a 16A 'Commando' Socket to an EV Socket.
EVs are not my area of knowledge but I don't think it has any of the key features that the Jucie Brucie does apart from the physical connection.

 

[Trotter]

That EV Adapter requires the use of your existing EHU Cable and from what I can see is basically an adapter from a 16A 'Commando' Socket to an EV Socket.
EVs are not my area of knowledge but I don't think it has any of the key features that the Jucie Brucie does apart from the physical connection.

I accept what you are saying, although under £35 compared to £195, when you are already carrying a yellow cable, seems attractive. I’ll bear this in mind unless you or the boss says otherwise

 

[Obanboy666]

I made up a couple of the right hand side ones. Use them to connect my EcoFlow delta 2 max & extra battery to my motorhome / caravan.

 

[Admin]

I’d personally avoid the short commando adapters that just let you plug your standard orange hookup lead into an EV point.

When we looked into this properly and spoke to companies that supply EV charging equipment, the clear guidance was to use a proper Type 2 EV charging cable, not a standard 16A campsite hookup lead.

The Juicy Brucie cable is built using the correct H07RN-F heavy-duty cable, which is the proper spec for EV charging applications. Yes, it has a commando connector on one end, but the cable itself is the correct EV-rated type. That’s the key difference. The EV charger is rated at 32A per phase, and the hookup cable cannot carry that. There is no fuse to protect the smaller cable.

Using a normal orange hookup lead isn’t what EV points are designed for, and technically, you could end up in a grey area if something went wrong.

Another thing worth mentioning — the Juicy Brucie cable has a locking mechanism in the handle.

• It physically locks the cable so it can’t be stolen
• When you turn the key, it tells the charger to stop charging properly

The cheaper adapters don’t have that facility.

It’s obviously up to everyone what they choose to use, but personally, I’d pay the extra and use the proper cable designed for the job.

If anyone is buying one, the code BEX15 gets £15 off.

Juicy Brucie | EV Hookup Cable for Campervans and Motorhomes

The Juicy Brucie EV hookup cable is 10 meters! Long enough to park outside the EV-designated charging bays and still charge your leisure batteries. Use responsibly!

www.juicybrucie.com

 

[merl]

Your vans not going to consume any additional current just because it's connected to an EV point so nothing changes re current rating/requirements.
The EV point however will be fused too high for a conventional EHU lead and 15A plugs with a fuse don't exist. A work around would be to adapt from the EHU plug to a 13A plug with the adaptor on the right of the three images(most people already own one of these anyway) and then adapt back to a 15A plug again with a 15A plug to 13A socket. That way you get a fuse at the supply end of the lead.
Don't leave it unattended, that way it won't get nicked and you can unplug it if it's starts raining or someone with an EV starts moaning because you're taking up a charge station. The latter point is actually quite important IMHO, we piss enough folks off already and can do without offending another bunch of people.

 

[Trotter]

Your vans not going to consume any additional current just because it's connected to an EV point so nothing changes re current rating/requirements.
The EV point however will be fused too high for a conventional EHU lead and 15A plugs with a fuse don't exist. A work around would be to adapt from the EHU plug to a 13A plug with the adaptor on the right of the three images(most people already own one of these anyway) and then adapt back to a 15A plug again with a 15A plug to 13A socket. That way you get a fuse at the supply end of the lead.
Don't leave it unattended, that way it won't get nicked and you can unplug it if it's starts raining or someone with an EV starts moaning because you're taking up a charge station. The latter point is actually quite important IMHO, we piss enough folks off already and can do without offending another bunch of people.

Your last paragraph has been covered in Darren’s YouTube video (Urban Motorhome).
He recommends charging in the evening, at a public charging point. When something like a supermarket carpark is empty, and being happy to move on, if asked.
Again in his video, he charges his 460ah Fogstar for £4.14
His latest video, recommending the Jucie Brucie again with a 15% discount.

 

[marchie]

I must have the wrong end of the stick. My Post #3 referred to my 'internal' leccy arrangements. I use the EHU cable + connectors for house supply mains power to charge the M/Home battery, via a professionally installed 16A socket. Everything inside the Van is on 230v via the Inverter with adapters for UK/French/Spanish kit.

Steve

 

[forthpilot]

Always carry the two pin Household adapter and a self made changeover connector for reverse polarity. I have used them in the north Netherlands in Friesland and elsewhere in the Netherlands on rural sites. I often find the two pin connection in Germany, again on rural sites and some sites in France.
Stewart.

 

[Trotter]

I must have the wrong end of the stick. My Post #3 referred to my 'internal' leccy arrangements. I use the EHU cable + connectors for house supply mains power to charge the M/Home battery, via a professionally installed 16A socket. Everything inside the Van is on 230v via the Inverter with adapters for UK/French/Spanish kit.

Steve

Wrong, sticky end this time Steve. This thread has gone onto Electric Vehicle charging leads.
A cheap adapter vs the real McCoy.
Try to ignore the second and third pictures on Gordon’s first post.

 

[nabsim]

I must have the wrong end of the stick. My Post #3 referred to my 'internal' leccy arrangements. I use the EHU cable + connectors for house supply mains power to charge the M/Home battery, via a professionally installed 16A socket. Everything inside the Van is on 230v via the Inverter with adapters for UK/French/Spanish kit.

Steve

Silly old git you didn't read the thread

Clearly says has anyone used the Vobor EV Adapter. Must try harder Steve

 

[Trotter]

Silly old git you didn't read the thread

Clearly says has anyone used the Vobor EV Adapter. Must try harder Steve

Leave the silly old git alone. All is good and happy ( most of the time) in Steve world.
Like me, he has made selective reading his life’s work.

 

[marchie]

Silly old git you didn't read the thread

Clearly says has anyone used the Vobor EV Adapter. Must try harder Steve

Still trying my ardour, Neil, and, whilst these things are never easy, it's not getting any 'arder either ...

Steve

 

[nabsim]

Still trying my ardour, Neil, and, whilst these things are never easy, it's not getting any 'order either ...

Steve

I can pick on you cos you know my sense of humour

 

[Boris7]

The Vobor type works just fine, but you’ll be limited to 3kw so no faster that EHU, you’ll be paying 44p kWh at PodPoint and more elsewhere.
But there are also free charge points around the country, some in Supermarkets, some in council car parks and several other places. One advantage with the Vobor is if you park out of the EV bay and plug in, should you wander off and an EV driver turn up they can park in the EV space and unplug your lead, then charge themselves (I’ve done this and when the motorhome driver returned he was fine)
That said from a MH point of view it’s a waste of money and effort unless like me you have an EV charger at home, I use the Vobor to charge the MH on the cheap overnight rate 5p kWh I’ve never used it on the road.

Also be aware that you’ll need charging accounts generally to use public chargers.