Public charge point does not lock cable ..

celtic_oz

Hi

The public charge point I'm using does not lock the cable, so I'm afraid of the cable getting nabbed

Does anyone recommend a cable lock I could buy ?

thanks

goz83

What car are you driving?

zilog_jones

Is it really something worth worrying about? It's such a niche item that I can't imagine most opportunist thieves would even bother stealing.

k123456

Cable lock switch in car (leaf) should lock it ?

ELM327

If it's a leaf you can use the "lock" switch. I leave mine switched to "auto" in general but you can set "lock" aswell.

goz83

kangoo ze from post history. no lock that i know of

ELM327

goz83 wrote: »

kangoo ze from post history. no lock that i know of

Wow ok, wouldnt have expected that. Cant be too many of them in private ownership!

celtic_oz

yes Kangoo Ze .. cables are not cheap and Id be screwed without it

ELM327

celtic_oz wrote: »

yes Kangoo Ze .. cables are not cheap and Id be screwed without it

Is it a standard 16a type 2 to type 1 cable? Assuming it is it's still the guts of €200. You'd think the cable would lock to the car!

goz83

Highly unlikely to be robbed, but if concerned, you could go old school.

Tighten a towing eye into the tow hole using a wrench as leverage. Attach a heavy duty lock to the cable line and when plugging the van in, you lock the cable to the tow eye. Make sure the lock is small enough that it cant be slipped over the cable end, but big enough that it can secure the cable and the thickness of the tow eye.

sgalvin

The Fluence ZE locks the cable to the car with the central locking.
I would imagine the Kangoo would use the same hardware?

ELM327 wrote: »

Is it a standard 16a type 2 to type 1 cable? Assuming it is it's still the guts of €200. You'd think the cable would lock to the car!

celtic_oz

sgalvin wrote: »

The Fluence ZE locks the cable to the car with the central locking.
I would imagine the Kangoo would use the same hardware?

Correct and right .. just realized couldn't pull the cable out with the doors locked this evening! (first time public charging )

sgalvin

On a similar note. When you're finished charging, unlock your car/van and press the blue plug release at the car end to unplug.
The charging will stop and you can pull the plug out of the charger without your ecars card.

celtic_oz wrote: »

Correct and right .. just realized couldn't pull the cable out with the doors locked this evening! (first time public charging )

Calahonda52

sgalvin wrote: »

On a similar note. When you're finished charging, unlock your car/van and press the blue plug release at the car end to unplug.
The charging will stop and you can pull the plug out of the charger without your ecars card.
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And leave the cp unusable for next fool

BoatMad

Calahonda52 wrote: »

sgalvin wrote: »

On a similar note. When you're finished charging, unlock your car/van and press the blue plug release at the car end to unplug.
The charging will stop and you can pull the plug out of the charger without your ecars card.
[\quote=sgalvin;103602062]


And leave the cp unusable for next fool

Not at all. By and large there is no requirement to use your card to end scp sessions. The charge point will terminate the session when the car kills the sessio.

ELM327

BoatMad wrote: »

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Not at all. By and large there is no requirement to use your card to end scp sessions. The charge point will terminate the session when the car kills the sessio.

Sometimes I arrive to SCP with the screen flashing blue saying "disconnect cable". If people are disconnecting without the card perhaps that explains it

BoatMad

ELM327 wrote: »

BoatMad wrote: »

Sometimes I arrive to SCP with the screen flashing blue saying "disconnect cable". If people are disconnecting without the card perhaps that explains it

I disconnect all the time from SCPS, the session ends correctly and the shutter comes down on the SCO socket.

I suspect what you are seeing is a fault message

ELM327

What car do you drive?
In my leaf I cannot disconnect from a SCP unless the card is swiped.

BoatMad

ELM327 wrote: »

What car do you drive?
In my leaf I cannot disconnect from a SCP unless the card is swiped.

Leaf

The plug is not locked in at the SCP side

ELM327

BoatMad wrote: »

Leaf

The plug is not locked in at the SCP side

I was pretty sure it did.
Then again, I never leave the car long enough at an SCP until the charge finishes. I must check this for myself!