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Loon610 OP t1_ir2kund wrote

Reply to comment by TrumpsPissSoakedWig in Wiring EV Charger by Loon610

That sounds like Reddit.

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slugo17 t1_ir338yy wrote

That's a pro move that predates Reddit. Same rule applied back when forums ruled the internet.

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rivalarrival t1_ir3a6x1 wrote

Yeah, this is known as Godwin's Law.

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somecasper t1_ir3msrw wrote

Unless I'm having a serious Berenstain moment, Godwin's Law is that any argument, if it goes on long enough, will eventually escalate to accusations of Nazism.

Edit: Goddamn you, I see what you did there.

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nill0c t1_ir3amxk wrote

Yeah, and I think he came up with it for BBS posts.

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sofa_king_ugly t1_ir4tvm2 wrote

Whenever my mom wanted something done around the house she'd start doing it herself. Dad was usually out building fences or evicting raccoons or whatever but she knew I wouldn't be able to stand not doing it. I found out later that she wasn't even really trying. My wife still uses the same tactic on me.

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gottapoop t1_ir3od00 wrote

Electrician here. Have you checked if the existing wire is aluminum or copper?

It's quite common to run #6 aluminum instead of #8 copper for 40 or 50a circuits because of the cost savings.

If it is aluminum you'll need to use proper connectors to junction to copper but really if possible it's most likely the simplest to just run the 6/3 straight to the charger.

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Loon610 OP t1_ir3pqir wrote

It is copper, thanks for the heads up though.

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St0nkHodler t1_ir54tuv wrote

This is how my electrician did our EV charger. Pulled the 6/3 Alum from the old hot tub connection and ran it to the EV charger with copper junctions. Ours is on a 60A breaker and we get 48A to the Tesla.

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Expensive_View4349 t1_ir4qi60 wrote

Why so huge cable, just go down to Walmart and by a TCP cable and u get 8 parts!!! The manufacturer have no idea what they talk about. Buy a cat 6A imagining charging at 100 gigabits per second!!!

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