[Jim_330e]

Originally Posted by Jim_330e

I got one of those. Have never managed to get it to charge any faster than 10 hrs though but think that's my electrics in my garage.

Now I have my car back, I've got it set to max charging and it charges at 10amps which it never seemed to do at home before. Much quicker charging now.

[willougs]

is there any way to tell in the car what current it is currently charging at? Charging from the granny charger and it says "Max 10A", but not sure its at that.

Says fully charged (from 0%) in about 6 hours, and 3pin plug is a tiny bit warm, so guessing it might be.

[willougs]

The length of the granny charger cable supplied with the car is just too short.
I've looked at extension cables, at both 3-pin plug end and type-2 end. Both have pros and cons for my use case, but neither ideal:

• extending the 3pin end (toughleads etc) means I need to lug the brick about each time and protect it from the elements a bit under the car or whatever.
• extending the type-2 end means there's the join of the two cables, which doesnt seem particularly weatherproof. Plus cables are quite expensive and would be easy for someone to nick. They also seem surprisingly rare with only a few sellers about.

...so was looking at replacing the entire charger, as could at least keep the BMW one in the boot as a spare.

Has anyone purchased and using a third-party granny charger on their 330e with a longer cable? I see even Argos sell a 10m Masterplug one.

[paulockenden]

Originally Posted by willougs

extending the type-2 end means there's the join of the two cables, which doesnt seem particularly weatherproof.

The supplied granny cable isn't weatherproof anyway, I believe. Or rather, the brick in the middle isn't. Just splashproof, so you can't use it in the rain.

[willougs]

Originally Posted by paulockenden

The supplied granny cable isn't weatherproof anyway, I believe. Or rather, the brick in the middle isn't. Just splashproof, so you can't use it in the rain.

I think the brick is IP67 rated, so its pretty well protected.

[seelark]

Originally Posted by willougs

I think the brick is IP67 rated, so its pretty well protected.

Has anyone asked granny

[paulockenden]

Originally Posted by willougs

I think the brick is IP67 rated, so its pretty well protected.

Oh! I was certain I'd read somewhere that it had a much lower rating.

If it's IP67 then that's pretty good.

[paulockenden]

This is from the manufacturer's online manual (https://www.aptiv.com/docs/default-s...rsn=acac163e_2)

And yet in the specs it says IP67.

Those two don’t add up. IP67 isn’t 'do not splash’!!!

[willougs]

Sure. I wouldn't recommend sticking it in a bucket of water, but the manual does say IP67 (page 20; Specifications)... which is plenty robust enough to be left out in UK weather. I guess the contradiction is just them covering themselves.

Probably best to place it somewhere where it won't sit in water. I have hung mine from a hook on the wall.

It does say IP67 on the bottom of the charger itself too.

[paulockenden]

Yeah, it was the 'do not splash' that initially made me think it can’t be IP67. The manual seems to be a bit contradictory.

I’ll leave mine out in the rain from now on!