EVSE in the bed?

[FreshDaddyE]

Heya fellas,

I'm headed to see family for Thanksgiving (NC mountains where Helene has wreaked havoc) and they're cool with me hooking the Lightning up to the house and bumming some juice for a few days.

At home I have a sweet fast charger setup since purchase, so I've never done much with the factory EVSE on good ole 110v. While I'm there I'm planning to run my 100' 10AWG extension cable from the house to the factory EVSE then to the charge port. I've been testing this at home for a few days with no issues.

My question is this... in order to protect the EVSE and plug junction from weather (and unlikely theft) do y'all think it's ok to run the extension cord into the bed where the EVSE is situated under my locking Retrax cover and then have the EVSE cord running back out to the charge port?

I just didn't know if there's a general safety concern I'm overlooking.

BONUS QUESTION: Does anyone have any recommendations for ease of storage and deployment of a 100' AWG extension cable? Dang it's unwieldy. I was thinking of something like this... Amazon.com: Quick Winder RAP-100 Electric Cord and Fiber Optic Cable Reel : Electronics

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[Maquis]

Whatever you use for cord management, be sure to fully unwind/extend the entire cord.

 

[Adventureboy]

10 AWG will be adequate. @Maquis 's warning is valid and definitely the safest to make sure it is unwound. If you are only charging L1 through 10 AWG you'll be fine. I'd be worried if you were trying to do L2 through it. Leaving it in the bed will be fine, especially for L1.

 

[htobin]

Make sure it works on 110. Mine doesn’t

 

[MaintGrl]

IDK, can you fit 100' of 10 ga in that, even the bigger one might be tough...

 

[RickKeen]

Reading in other threads. the mobile charger supposedly has a weatherproof rating of IP67. If so, it can handle being outdoors in light rain. Just make sure its not laying on the ground in a low spot, puddle, or the gutter and it should be fine.

Protect the plug end where it connects to the extension cord in the same way. As long as its not laying in a puddle or actively raining cats and dogs, probably won't pop the GFI.

The charger cord is going to be a reach all the way to the back of the bed. The frunk may be a closer reach. Or just loop the cords over the mirror so the charger and connections are hanging up off the ground is likely sufficient.

 

[chl]

Heya fellas,

I'm headed to see family for Thanksgiving (NC mountains where Helene has wreaked havoc) and they're cool with me hooking the Lightning up to the house and bumming some juice for a few days.

At home I have a sweet fast charger setup since purchase, so I've never done much with the factory EVSE on good ole 110v. While I'm there I'm planning to run my 100' 10AWG extension cable from the house to the factory EVSE then to the charge port. I've been testing this at home for a few days with no issues.

My question is this... in order to protect the EVSE and plug junction from weather (and unlikely theft) do y'all think it's ok to run the extension cord into the bed where the EVSE is situated under my locking Retrax cover and then have the EVSE cord running back out to the charge port?

I just didn't know if there's a general safety concern I'm overlooking.

BONUS QUESTION: Does anyone have any recommendations for ease of storage and deployment of a 100' AWG extension cable? Dang it's unwieldy. I was thinking of something like this... Amazon.com: Quick Winder RAP-100 Electric Cord and Fiber Optic Cable Reel : Electronics

For the bonus points: Easiest way to roll a cord so it won't get tangled: plug the ends together and then just make a series of loops with both sides of the cord together - to unwrap/unroll it, just throw it out in front of you holding the plugged in ends in one hand.

Many ways to wrap and unwrap a long cord, but that is the simplest as the video shows (at the very end):

 

[chl]

10 AWG will be adequate. @Maquis 's warning is valid and definitely the safest to make sure it is unwound. If you are only charging L1 through 10 AWG you'll be fine. I'd be worried if you were trying to do L2 through it. Leaving it in the bed will be fine, especially for L1.

Based on the many retailers carrying 100ft. 240V 30A generator cables, it appears that 10AWG should be adequate for L2 at 30A.

These 100ft 10/4 generator cables are alleged to safely carry a current of 30 amps at 240VAC.

There are quite a few 100ft 240V 30A generator cables that are 10AWG. sold by generator outlets, big box hardware stores, Amazon, etc.

ETL Certified and UL Listed:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...8QFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw22CALsvmu6ZJF6Zejn5Dws

However, does the Ford Mobile Power Cord draw 30A or 32A?

I have seen both numbers bandied about.

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