sobayimage
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I learned something today, never assume and past teachings can cloud those assumptions. I stayed at the Montage resort in Laguna Beach this week. A place where some arrive driving a Lamborghini and their luggage arrives in a Rolls Royce Phantom. I took my RAV4 EV and knew they didn’t have a charging station but they did have a 220 volt 14-50 outlet where I could charge my car. My EVSE has a three prong 6-50 plug and I had made an adapter to charge from their 14-50 outlet. I assumed on the 14-50 plug (RV type plug with four connectors) that the center blade was the neutral and round connector was the ground. I found out the round connector is the neutral and center blade is not used. I got a fault light on my EVSE and the car didn’t charge. When I drove home I had enough charge left to make the 57 miles without a problem. I rewired my adapter for next time I run into a 14-50 receptacle.