Introduction
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Warning Assembly of a Electric Vehicle charging station requires wiring Alternating Current (AC) components that will be exposed to voltages from 100 to 250v. If you do not have the experience and knowledge required to safely work with AC voltages please consult with an experienced electrician for assistance and inspection of your work.
Note Regularly inspect your charging station. Pay special attention to excess heat, components, handles, and wiring will be warm but they should not be HOT...
Always Disconnect your charging station from power before performing an inspection and/or maintenance
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Position the plate with the FOUR holes for the OpenEVSE controller up top-left.
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Mount the FOUR 4.5 Hex x 10mm standoffs to the top side of the plate with FOUR M2.5 x 6 mm screws.
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Mount the Struthers-Dunn relay using TWO 1/2" self threading screws.
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Mount ground bar to the plate with ONE washer and ONE 1/4" self threading screws.
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Attach the relay coil harness.
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Mount plate in enclosure with SIX coarse threaded 6mm screws.
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Install the TWO cable glands.
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Insert EV Cable through the Cable Gland on the right and tighten.
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Connect the ground wire to the ground block.
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Thread ALL hot and neutral lines through the 4 wire GFCI coil with the orange self test loop.
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Screw the ring terminals on the EV cable directly to the pads on the relay with the wiring harness on top.
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Connect the longer lead on the harness to the bottom position and the shorter the top position.
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Insert the input cable through the left gland.
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Connect the ground wire to the ground block.
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Screw the ring terminal on the EV cable power conductor to the top position of relay along with the red wire on the wiring harness.
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Screw the ring terminal on the EV cable power conductor to the bottom position of relay along with the black wire on the wiring harness.
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Mount OpenEVSE controller to the hex standoffs with FOUR M2.5 x 6mm screws.
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Connect the pilot wire to the OpenEVSE controller.
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Connect the keyed wiring harnesses to OpenEVSE controller.
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Connect the 6 pin WiFI cable to the controller.
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Connect the 4 pin Display Cable to the controller.
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Peel the red backing on the 3M VHB industrial mounting tape.
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Install the WiFi module with the antenna in the top of the enclosure.
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Connect the WiFi harness.
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Attach display with FOUR coarse threaded 6 mm screws.
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Connect display Cable to EITHER port
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Place the enclosure lid on and ensure there are no wires pinched in the lid.
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Start all SIX 6-32 x 1 1/4" screws before tightening.
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Mount station with template. Mounting Your Charging Station Quick Start Guide
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Setup Wifi - WiFi - Join Network Quick Start Guide
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