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A project log for J1772 Hydra

Charge two electric vehicles at once

nick-sayerNick Sayer 03/13/2015 at 02:180 Comments

For the first time, I can actually confirm that someone besides myself has successfully constructed a Hydra.

I won't say who, because I didn't ask him first, but I've sold two board sets from my Tindie store, and one of them (so far) has reported he's successfully constructed his Hydra.

I'm going to put together a Splitter variant board this evening possibly for a fourth unit to go where I work. The company has graciously funded construction of three Hydras to allow the charging resources that we have to be fully utilized (without them, PHEVs and 1st generation LEAFs would only use half of the capacity of a single charging station).

Meanwhile, this weekend I am going to upgrade the Hydra EVSE variant we have here at home to the latest v4 board set and contactors to replace the 12V relays that it currently uses.

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