The minimum hardware required to upgrade the Juicebox electronics would be:
OpenEVSE Controller
GFCI coil
LED display
With Enel X Way closing their doors, you might just get more interest with this.
I bought a JuiceBox 40 this summer, this might be an interesting project. Admittedly I have not touched electronics in a while, so any pointers or ideas are definitely welcome.
There are now a choice of two direct replacement boards for Juiceboxes.
A very easy and affordable retrofit, see the OpenEVSE parts store (ALL).
This direct replacement retrofit option is great... Excellent work Chris!!!
I just bought two of the retrofit kits, one for my old juicebox and one for the juicebox that my dad bought last year.
However, I wish I knew these were being worked on when I ordered the full OpenEVSE kit a couple months ago. Then I could've just waited a bit saved myself several hundred bucks :(
Andrew Morris
I have an old JuiceBox Classic 40a that just died, I believe its the main control board.
I'd like to retrofit the JuiceBox with the OpenEVSE controller. What parts from the openevse store would I need to do the retrofit? (beyond the controller) I want to do a simple retrofit for now, until I get to ordering more parts for a second openevse.
One note: my Juicebox is not standard. Its been modified as I didn't want to keep the evse outdoors.
I've been using it with a tetherless outdoor Type2 outlet. with a Type2-Type1 cable for my i3 and 500e
The plan is to have a 2nd complete openevse set up to use a tetherless outlet as well.
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