[kwsmith007]

I'm sure this subject has been covered endlessly somewhere but I'm sorry I can't find anything out about this. As I'm sure everyone is aware the Lear/Home Depot equivalent charger is only rated at 16 Amps @ 240 Volts for a charge rate of 3840 Watts. Most other SAE J1772 chargers are rated at either 30 or 40 Amps For a potential charge rate of 7200 or 9600 Watts. Does anyone know definitively if these higher current chargers will charge the Fisker faster? Are there other issues such as cooling or warranty? Is the charging circuit in the car limited to 16 Amps? The Lear charger is such a POS compared with some of the others and it's huge as well.

 

[kwsmith007]

Interesting... Thanks for the quick response guys. It seems kind of strange that the Fisker uses the A123 Lithium Iron Phosphate cells, who's claim to fame is fast charging that they would limit the charging rate to 16 Amps. That's like .2 C charge rate which is crazy conservative.

 

[kwsmith007]

This is slightly off topic but I just installed a Lear/Home Depot charger in the garage. Doug is correct it is only a switched outlet for safety purposes.

It works well but the problem is the coil cord excessive tension and weight (only 2 ft from the car). So much so that I made a strain relief to take the pulling force off of the Fisker plastic charging socket.

I'll be purchasing a 2nd charging unit for the office but it will not have a coil cord output.

Yes.. I have the same problem, I park about 30 inches from the charger and the giant heavy cord is a pain. The funny thing is where I'll mount my office charger is about 16 feet from the charge port on the car, so I'm going to take the Fisker charger to my office and get a new non-coil cord charger for home.