Great video. I'm converting one of my 20A circuits to 240V to power my charger. Keep the awesome content coming

Great job outlining the nuances of all the electrical receptacles in the US. Two minor notes of correction; you mentioned mid-way in the video that you were still talking about receptacles that only needed a 14 or 12 gauge wire, but you had at that point talked about a TT-30 which as you pointed out is a 30 amp circuit and thus requires a 10 awg wire. Also Tesla doesn't sell a TT-30 adapter, so you have to purchase that third party. I purchased one, but I've not had occasion to use it yet as I thought I would. Typically at campgrounds they have NEMA 14-50 receptacles so I just use that instead because it's far faster obviously. And I've actually only stayed at a campground and charged my Tesla twice. The reason why I purchased the adapter is I stayed at a house once that had a TT-30 on the side of the house at an RV parking spot but I wasn't able to use it because I didn't have the adapter. I haven't run into a TT-30 receptacle since...but I have the adapter just in case! The #1 most common adapter I use is the NEMA 10-30 which is one you didn't mention. It's the outlet that clothes dryers use in homes built prior to 1993 and apparently I stay with family or friends with homes of that age or older. Also I get all my adapters third party and I have them all adapter to NEMA 14-50 so that I can use one NEMA 14-50 extension cord for all the adapters which means I only need to bring the one 50 amp extension cord and save on space and weight. I got a 30 foot extension cord and it's VERY helpful in reaching people's dryer outlets, or other 240 volt outlets to charge my car faster overnight. I need the extension cord 90% of the time.

Super! It's awesome to see your video as soon as it drops

Good Run down. Most people don't realize how little they can get by with. It is a nice convenience to go all the way up to something like the Tesla wall charger which (on a 60A breaker and hardwired), can charge at 240V 48A continuous = 11,502 W or 23 to 46 mph. So with an empty battery on a Tesla Model Y for example, you can refill it in about 6 hours of overnight charging.

That NEMA 6-15 really is surprisingly fast and anyone can convert a 15A 120v circuit to NEMA 6-15. At my rented workshop I found 240V going to a standard NEMA 5-15 outlet (the typical 120v 3-prong kind). YIKES! My 120v worklights didn’t like that one bit (RIP). The circuit was meant for 40A so I made lemonade by swapping in a NEMA 6-20 (fits NEMA 6-15 too) and made a NEMA 14-30 adapter for my 16A AmazingE EVSE. The Chevy Volt and Bolt EV have been charging plenty fast and the whole setup has been working great for nearly three years now!

Glad to be in Australia where 240v is standard. We can have single phase (standard which can deliver up to 9kW) or 3 phase (industrial or for commercial dryers or other heavy power uses which can deliver up to 22kW). I hope one day to set up a 3 phase home charging system.

None of this helps solve the problem that there's no outlets within 75 ft of the parking lot at my apartment complex.

CLICKBAIT: The video discusses outlet types for most of the video. At the end refers to an EVSE as a charger. Everything about this video is wrong.

@joythought

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Don't understand your complaint at all. Maybe you think the video is mislabeled. Perhaps but the information is fundamental to home charging setups.