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For the last six months, our house has been in the hands of builders for major renovation. During this time we have been living on our boat and charging the Ampera using the "Granny Charger" on a long extension lead from our shore supply.
I was surprised that this would work because our shore supply is notoriously shaky and the extension lead to reach the parking spot is over 30 Metres long. Nevertheless it has worked very well and I have been able to charge the car every night.
Yesterday, our house was handed back to us by our builder who had completed the job at last. I plugged the Ampera into the EO Mini that we had installed last year but there was no orange or green light illuminated on the dash top so I powered the car up and got the usual beeps and message on the info screen to confirm that the charge cable was connected.
When I powered down, the info screen displayed the message "Unable to Charge". I suspected that the builders may have disturbed the earth rod so I had their electricians back to check - they fitted a brand new earth rod and tested it to confirm that it was significantly more efficient than the old one. They also confirmed that all the power connections to the EO Mini were functioning as they should. Unfortunately, despite several more tries, the car remained "Unable to Charge".
Just to be sure - I took the Ampera back to our mooring and it charged up fine using the "Granny Charger" on the extension lead.
So I have a challenge! Is the problem:
a. The EO Mini charger?
b. The cable that I use to connect the charger to the car?
c. The car?
I have the car booked in to Bellingers next month so this will answer question c.
I have tried to contact the manufacturer and the installers of the EO Mini charger to see if it can be checked out but, so far, I have been unsuccessful with this line of enquiry.
My plan is to try and get the charger and the car checked out before I shell out on a new charging cable.
Have other forum members seen this "Unable to Charge" message? If so what was the cause?
I was surprised that this would work because our shore supply is notoriously shaky and the extension lead to reach the parking spot is over 30 Metres long. Nevertheless it has worked very well and I have been able to charge the car every night.
Yesterday, our house was handed back to us by our builder who had completed the job at last. I plugged the Ampera into the EO Mini that we had installed last year but there was no orange or green light illuminated on the dash top so I powered the car up and got the usual beeps and message on the info screen to confirm that the charge cable was connected.
When I powered down, the info screen displayed the message "Unable to Charge". I suspected that the builders may have disturbed the earth rod so I had their electricians back to check - they fitted a brand new earth rod and tested it to confirm that it was significantly more efficient than the old one. They also confirmed that all the power connections to the EO Mini were functioning as they should. Unfortunately, despite several more tries, the car remained "Unable to Charge".
Just to be sure - I took the Ampera back to our mooring and it charged up fine using the "Granny Charger" on the extension lead.
So I have a challenge! Is the problem:
a. The EO Mini charger?
b. The cable that I use to connect the charger to the car?
c. The car?
I have the car booked in to Bellingers next month so this will answer question c.
I have tried to contact the manufacturer and the installers of the EO Mini charger to see if it can be checked out but, so far, I have been unsuccessful with this line of enquiry.
My plan is to try and get the charger and the car checked out before I shell out on a new charging cable.
Have other forum members seen this "Unable to Charge" message? If so what was the cause?