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> the adapter is only for DC fast charging, not for Tesla's AC destination chargers

I wonder what actually happens if you try to use a Tesla destination to J1772 adapter with a NACS DC charger? In that case, the 400-1000VDC pins are connected to the 240VAC pins on the vehicle. Is the NACS handshake smart enough to detect this fault before the power turns on?

I have one of those adapters, but I stuck a "120-240V AC ONLY" label on it because I don't want to find out.




In NACS the DC and AC pins are the same pins. The car only connects the charge port pins to either the AC/DC charger or to the DC battery after it communicates with the charger and tells the charger what voltage / amps it wants.


You are describing the behavior of a NACS vehicle. I'm wondering what happens if you connect a DC charger to the AC pins of a CCS1 vehicle, and then start the DC handshake.

If the DC charger is required to passively sense the battery voltage before charging, then it's probably fine. Otherwise, magic smoke!


The signalling won't work, so nothing will happen.


How do the endpoints know the difference between a J1772 or CCS1 adapter, if the adapters are passive? Don't they use the same signalling pins?


No power is provided until negotiation using the signalling authorises the power transfer.


Sure, but the vehicle and charger both support DC. How do they know that the adapter in the middle does not?




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