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Recharge - Solid Red lights Granny Charger

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Old May 17th, 2022, 14:00   #1
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I’ve got a 2020 S60 T8 and the charging has always been a little unreliable. I’m using the supplied granny charger and most of the time it’s fine, however last three nights I get the notification that charging has been interrupted, I go and check and the two red lights on the charger are solid on(not flashing). This sequence is not even mentioned in the manual, anyone have similar issues with a recharge model?
I don’t really want to spend £1000 on a dedicated charger as the Volvo only takes 3-4 hours fully to charge, I’ve got Octopus Go so fits the window perfectly. It’s currently plugged into a standard 13a socket and doesn’t feel hot, would it be worth getting a new 16a circuit put in and single socket solely for the charger?? Unless anyone has an idea to get a cheaper charging solution.

Not sure if related but when the battery is empty, the app shows full, never used to do this, however this does not always stop it charging, even with the red lights, I power recycle resumes charging again. Any help appreciated.
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Old May 17th, 2022, 14:24   #2
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Try it on someone else's electricity supply first, and if you know someone else with an EV, try their charger on your car. Check that the pins are clean and undamaged.

Does it only fault when it's plugged into the car, or the moment it gets power?
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Thanks for the reply, it happens normally about 2 hours in, stops charging, solid red lights, a quick on and off again then all ok.

As it doesn't happen all the time, it's a little difficult to try at someone else house. It was happening more when I charged during the day, pre Octopus Go, moving to Go about three weeks all was fine, I put it down to the reduce electric demand at night, however back to being unreliable again.

I was thinking maybe the socket, hence idea to run a separate circuit just to eliminate that.
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Old May 17th, 2022, 18:05   #4
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My mate had a similar issue and it was caused by a loose connection in the socket. A new 13A socket seems to have fixed it.

I'm just guessing here but maybe the charger has arc-fault detection which would cause it to trip if there was a bad connection.
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