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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by applied_heat on Monday May 27, 2024 @11:13PM (#40496990)
>I don't know if there's a way to determine if they're behind the same breaker or not.

Turn the breaker off and plug something in and see if it turns on

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by toast0 on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @12:51AM (#40497434)
Well yeah, but it'd be a bad idea to make a charger with two 120v plugs, because chances are people will plug them both into the same circuit.
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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by philsnow on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @01:37AM (#40497652)
I'm not defending the idea of using two out-of-phase 110V circuits, but... this theoretical EVSE could detect its two inputs not being out-of-phase, blink its red "110V only" light, and only use one of the inputs to charge at 110V instead of 220V.
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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by applied_heat on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @06:25PM (#40506271)
I’ve seen carpet cleaners where their machine had two 120v cords that needed to be on different breakers
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