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Is there a Silicone Charging cable available?
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OpenEVSE Support
said
2 days ago
The cable we sell in the OpenEVSE store, is the best we have found to date. It has twin conductors for each hot to keep the cable diameter very thin, which helps a lot in the extreme cold.
https://store.openevse.com/collections/all-products/products/j1772-cable-48a-ultra-flexible
Pir8radio
said
2 days ago
Two 12’s are only equal to a 9ga wire, which is good for less than 40a and that drops even more as outside air temps hit summer values. Not sure I would promote that on as 48a. It will work but the cable will warm and show signs of voltage drop at 48 amps.
OpenEVSE Support
said
about 21 hours ago
@Pir8radio, The cable is UL listed at 48A. The cable ampacity ratings do not usually list cables with 105C insulation.
Pir8radio
said
about 12 hours ago
I wouldn’t mind testing one. I’ll have to look at them again.
Pir8radio
Various code requirements aside. Does a silicone jacketed EVSE 48A cable exist? I have tried many, some have silicone inner conductors but all have a particular jacket that I assume is required to meet various code requirements. Ignoring that for the purpose of answering this basic question, "does one exist and do you have a link if so". I don't care to hear opinions about scuff resistance etc.. :-) Just looking for a fully silicone jacketed evse cable. Any one seen one in your internet travels?
Tired of frozen stiff evse cables lol.. The closest I have found are the two in the background on my openevse converted chargepoint evse.. those even stiffen up on the jacket.