Sitat fra: iDriver på onsdag 13. januar 2021, klokken 15:26Sitat fra: iDriver på torsdag 07. januar 2021, klokken 17:53Got an update from the dealer now (Autoria).Sitat fra: minibiti på onsdag 06. januar 2021, klokken 13:51Tried the charger now. Does not work
Let us know if you get any feedback for the Raydiall UCase charger... I never tried to use it in cold temperatures.
It is strange though because it usually generates some heat which should help in this situation.
It has stayed in the car since I picked it up from the workshop yesterday, so it is thoroughly cold (minus 5). Have taken it inside, and my guess is that it will work (at least for some time) when it has heatened up.
I agree it does generate some heat, but apparently not enough. Maybe some faulted condensators on mine, which cannot handle the cold, as I get the blue light when hooking it up, and the fans start to spin. Just no white lights and no power going to the car...
They had been in touch with Renault, as when they tested my charger there were no issues (they tested with Type 2, not Schuko).
After the temperatures dropped considerably in Norway over the last couple of weeks, Renault has received a large number of reports with chargers not working, so apparently there is a major issue going on here. At the moment Raydiall does not have a solution, hence they saw no point in replacing my charger, as the replacement would most likely have the same issue.
Their advise was to keep the charger inside in warm conditions before charging, at least as a temporary solution.
Not quite sure to make of this...
Seems like using Type 2 and charging over 16A creates just enough heat in the charger to "keep it alive", and Schuko at only 10A does not. Strange that they have not included some kind of temperature controll on the cooling - the fans spin up at full speed also at -17 degrees which we had the other day, so no wonder it gets cold. It looks to be designed with only cooling in mind, with the aluminium case and all. I did try to slightly cover up the air vents to reduce air circulation, and that actually improved the situation. The aluminium case did still not get warm, but it did not go sticky cold either, like it usually does (and it kept on charging).
Will be interesting to see what solution they come up with. If this is an issue with the design, there will probably be a recall on the chargers with a change of certain parts, or full replacements.
Did you try to warm the cables? Specifically the one with the pink plug, that was the problem for me after a tip from the dealer..