Charging with Lincoln/Ford home charger?

[chl]

Thank so much for the detail info!! Since my knowledge of electricity is very minimal, I really appreciate you taking the time to explain what happened!! If I have any further issues, I will consider getting a new line put in but since the Lincoln has worked so well, and so trouble free, I am hoping for the best!!

However ... IF I were to do this, and add in a higher EVSE ... would that be a problem for the Lincoln? Or would I have to maintain two units at that point in time?

Cheers!!

Ken

Always glad to share my knowledge.

No problem for the Lincoln assuming any new EVSE you get has a J1772 type plug - the Lincoln will not ask for more current than it's internal circuitry can handle.

I have a 2012 Nissan Leaf with a similar low-ish current on-board charger that I have used since I got it with a 30A 240V EVSE (GE Watt Station).

Some of the Ford EVSE's use a CCS1 which is the combo-plug on the Lightning (unless they've switched to the NACS/Tesla plug already). The CCS1 includes J1772 pins and adds 2 big pins for DC fast charging out on the road.

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[Kenstjohn]

OP, I know you have heard it already, but its worth mentioning again.

You just had a "burn your whole house down" situation happen and you were saved from that more by accident than anything else.

I am not embellishing.

Please, just give Google 30 minutes of your time and read a few articles on how to safely use an electric vehicle charger, etc. You have it sorted now, but I strongly recommend introductions to the concepts necessary to be safe here.

Done. Thanks!

Ken