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While picking up my car from the service department this morning, there was another e-Golf in for expensive service.
It turns out the owner was using his L1 EVSE on an extension cord, and the cord was sub-standard. It burned up the cord, the EVSE, and the J1772 port on the car. The car part by itself was $1,100 plus labor.
If you can, get an electrician to wire up a real outlet close enough to use the EVSE without extensions. Fire is a serious business.
It turns out the owner was using his L1 EVSE on an extension cord, and the cord was sub-standard. It burned up the cord, the EVSE, and the J1772 port on the car. The car part by itself was $1,100 plus labor.
If you can, get an electrician to wire up a real outlet close enough to use the EVSE without extensions. Fire is a serious business.