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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by simondotau on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @10:08PM (#36413504)
I wouldn't imagine so; a short, rigid adapter could have very thick conductors which would have low resistance relative to flexible cable. And being a passive adapter, it would be easy to make very heat tolerant.
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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by Turskarama on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:20AM (#36414664)
The current high speed connectors are actually water cooled.
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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by simondotau on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @01:29AM (#36414716)
Correct, but that is necessary in order to get a relatively lightweight and flexible cable to carry huge loads. It’s not nearly as important for an adapter which is, for the DC pins at least, a solid bus bar encased in heat resistant plastics.
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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by Nick87633 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @07:34PM (#36426231)
I was thinking that the contact resistance would create quite a bit of heat as well, and if there's nowhere to dissipate you can get quite hot. Even if a high temp plastic can take it, you might burn the person handling it.
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