kingjamez said:
That all happens in the EVSE, not in the vehicle.
I'm happy to have a "real" discussion about the safety of my implementation.
-Jim
You're starting to scare me... Yes, it happens in the EVSE, but the RCD is in every
residential switch board mandated several decades ago. They're not required and generally not installed in commercial J1772 chargers. Of course, if you use an adaptor like from your Leaf or my Outlander, the home version will trip the HOME RCD. But if you use a commercial one, there's no such protection.
Here's an example.
1. Assume someone follows your instructions but is less capable than you. They crimp the connector, but don't have the attention to detail - one single strand of the wire from the "active" touches the frame of the bike. As it's not currently charging, it's 100% safe.
2. They plug it in to their home charger. 5 amps (or whatever) should go to the Cycle Satiator. But since you have one wire touching the frame,a couple hundred milliamps from the active side goes to the frame. and 4.9 amps goes to the charger. On the neutral side, which is properly crimped, the full 5 amps goes to the charger. The RCD notices this, and kills the connection in milliseconds. No equipment damaged, nobody dies.
3. The inexperienced guy doesn't figure out what is going on, but thinks he'll try it at the local shopping centre. No RCD, the EVSE will keep pumping as much power as it can until it blows a fuse. Boom.
Unlikely? Very. Possible. Very.