Flashing blue light means it is on but nothing is connected. Steady blue means you've usually just plugged in the cable and its waiting for you to plug in the car.

I'd try turning it off and on again and testing the trip. Also unplug the cable and check it's ok.

 

I think it is the same as on the mainpine and it means ready to negotiate current setting/start charging, looking for a vehicle to be connected. If plugging an open ended cable into it makes it go solid blue, that tells me you have a cable which was designed to make the car unnecessary so it just has a resistor in the plug to limit the current, but allows cars with non-compliant onboard chargers like the early iMiev and some home built cars. Can you borrow a different cable to test it.


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Unfortunately I don't have access to another cable. I've only had it installed for about 5 weeks but never had an issue before. I guess I'll have to wait and see what the installers say.

 

I mustn't have noticed the flashing before. I've never had it unplugged before yesterda. Maybe it's the cable. I'm asking on the UK Leaf Facebook page if there's someone near me I can borrow a cable from. I don't fancy spending another £130 on a cable just to see if it's faulty.

 

I don't fancy spending another £130 on a cable just to see if it's faulty

Are you close to a dealer / Asda / similar? They might have a charge point that you can test your cable in. Or you could politely ask a dealer to lend you a cable to test your charge point (assuming car is under warranty / good faith from dealer)

 

Bromsgrove (south of Birmingham, where the M5 meets the M42)

 

Snap, have virtually the same issue. Have the blue flashing, plug the car in, briefly goes green then solid blue and no charge. Have contacted Jorro who supplied and fitted....

 

That suggest vehicle is set for delayed charging, sold blue means connected and waiting for request from vehicle.

@MrMaxP youve probably tried this but, unplug and reset the unit wait for it to cycle back to flashing blue. The with cable not connected to car make sure it's properly seated, connect to car. The only time I have had problems like you desricbed is when the controller got confused in the charger, and the second was when I hadn't put the socket in properly.

 

I'll try resetting again and check the charge timer. However, since it's charging fine with the brick charger I guess it's not that. It'll have to wait till tomorrow though, I need a full charge for work tomorrow and there's at least 6 hours left to go on the brick

 

Had a similar problem with one of the ZCW units at Cheese & Grain in Frome last year. I think that one uses a Mainpine controller. Tried all the usual things like shutting off the timer and pressing the override. No Joy.

It connected after I had pressed the start button in the Leaf twice without my foot on the brake then plugged in. It was like the charger did not realise the car was there until the car was "alive".

Sorry I cannot remember which end of the cable I plugged in first and it may have just been a coincidence. I was trying everything that morning.