Uk InstaVolt issue at 80%

[ct4s]

Had to Visit a GridServe DC charger on Tue.
1st charger threw an error, but it worked on a second charger.

I'm now wondering if I have a DC charger socket issue. (I'll have it checked when I have the brake recall in late Oct.)
Someone on this thread mentioned they could be sensitive and this may be the cause given the charger cables are heavy, not very flexible and seem very quite short at all of the stations I have visited (which is not many). And this is true even when the front of my car is almost touching the barriers / guard.
I suspect this puts the charging port under strain.

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[W1NGE]

I’m at Rhug Instavolt now. It charged okay up to 85% then threw an error charging not possible. I don’t need more but in the past have got over 90% here without error. I am the only car on the charger

So possibly my earlier theory of local operator throttling may be the reason to control demand and time spent charging?

Instavolt's website claims they don't do this but...

 

[ct4s]

So possibly my earlier theory of local operator throttling may be the reason to control demand and time spent charging?

Instavolt's website claims they don't do this but...

Yep, could be that they throttle at 80%.
But at one stage I was the only car (8 chargers) and at 83p I'd image they'd want to extract as much money from me as possible.
If Porsche have any useful comments, I'll pass it on.

 

[f1eng]

So possibly my earlier theory of local operator throttling may be the reason to control demand and time spent charging?

Instavolt's website claims they don't do this but...

On the way home we stopped there again planning an early lunch and a quick burst of electrons enough to get us home.
The car was at 74% and it failed the charge, so we had lunch elsewhere and got a coffee at Porsche Wolverhampton and a few electrons.

It is a nuisance since that was the ideal charger stop for us on our most frequent trip requiring charge away from home.

The car charged fine to over 90% on all the 50kW chargers I tried on Anglesey so Instavolt Rhug remains the only charging spot I have had a problem, and then only this month.

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