Electric vehicles (EVs) are often supplied with a portable domestic charger, designed to charge the vehicle when access to a charging point is not possible. The charger consists of a 13A UK plug, the charging unit, a length of heavy duty rubber cable and a type 2 connector. It simply plugs into a UK socket and any EV with a type 2 plug, to provide convenient charging. Rather confusingly, the units are commonly referred to as 'granny chargers', as it is a lead to use when visiting relatives such as your granny!
In response to the increasing number of cheap non-compliant EV chargers on the market, we've carefully evaluated a wide range of units to select the very best. Whilst the design of the enclosure/display differs a little between units, they offer the same range of advanced features including:
- Adjustable charging rate 6A, 8A, 10A and 13A (10A max on 5m).
- Programmable delay in charging starting (by pressing a button each time), in order to take advantage of cheaper overnight tariffs.
- Advanced fault detection.
- Inbuilt type B RCD with 30mA AC and 6mA DC protection.
- Extremely robust enclosure, IP67 rated (protected against powerful water jets from any direction).
- Heavy duty H07BZ-F rubber cable.
- Plug temperature sensor ceases charging if the temperature rises above an acceptable limit for added peace of mind.
Check That Your EV Has a Type 2 Connector
This unit is only compatible with EVs with the most common type 2 connector (right). Type 2 connectors have 7 pins and were adopted as the EU standard for EVs in 2014.
Length and Design |
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5m
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10m |
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10m & 20m |
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Specification:
- 5m and 10m units are wall mountable using one keyhole shaped screw recess on the charging unit. 15m and 20m require a separate universal mounting kit.
- Programmable delay in charging starting by pressing a button, in order to take advantage of cheaper overnight tariffs. The delay is adjustable up to 5 hours for 5m, 10m (30min increments), 15m and 20m units and up to 12 hour for the 5m.
- Cable 11mm diameter.
- A storage bag is available separately.
Our combined type 2 connector and cable tidy wall mount is ideal for use with granny chargers.
