Lucid Connected Home Charging Station
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kosherbacon
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How did you get it? Is it available to anyone or just Reservation Holders?
How did you get your hands on that?! That and mojave floor mats?
I received an email last week that they were accepting orders for Dream Edition owners. I placed an order and it arrived today.
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I see, thanks. So it sounds like owners will have invitations to purchase roll-out to them over time.
Appreciate the quick response.
Appreciate the quick response.
Nice! what is the final price for the unit? thanks
$1,200
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See my post here: https://lucidowners.com/threads/charging-station.681/post-76401
I appreciate the input! I am going to go WiFi for now.
My goal is to not get the job half done and not be able to charge for a few days
I don't have compression lugs. We'll see how it goes getting the conductors in the charger.
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Are you installing it yourself? You will, without question, require either compression lugs or chair lugs, and make sure to heat shrink it.I appreciate the input! I am going to go WiFi for now.
My goal is to not get the job half done and not be able to charge for a few days
I don't have compression lugs. We'll see how it goes getting the conductors in the charger.
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Buy some chair lugs at Home Depot.I appreciate the input! I am going to go WiFi for now.
My goal is to not get the job half done and not be able to charge for a few days
I don't have compression lugs. We'll see how it goes getting the conductors in the charger.
That was my intention. To Home Depot!
Anything special I need? What would be heat shrunk?
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Best to read the instructions first. Thick-wall heat shrink is right next to the chair lugs at Home Depot. Insulate the lugs with that so they can't move and touch each other.
Buy the correct size lugs for your wire gauge. You'll also need a T20 security torx bit - I bought an inexpensive folding Husky set at HD. To do it right, you'll also need a torque screwdriver. I'll check Amazon tonight for that. In the meantime re-painting the garage wall where the charger will go, and installing a plywood backer as the studs aren't ideally located.
Buy the correct size lugs for your wire gauge. You'll also need a T20 security torx bit - I bought an inexpensive folding Husky set at HD. To do it right, you'll also need a torque screwdriver. I'll check Amazon tonight for that. In the meantime re-painting the garage wall where the charger will go, and installing a plywood backer as the studs aren't ideally located.
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I just used a 2x4 next to a stud, but my garage is unfinished so it was trivial.
I prefer compression lugs, but chair lugs are fine (and what we used)
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Can someone post a link to the installation manual or some photos of any pages with wiring diagrams/instructions? I’m mostly curious.
Also, what is a chair lug? Never heard this name but probably would recognize it if I saw it.
Also, what is a chair lug? Never heard this name but probably would recognize it if I saw it.
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I'd prefer compression lugs too, but didn't want to buy the large tool to properly crimp them. Probably could've made do with my ferrule swaging tool though I didn't want to find out later that it was a bad idea. So I ordered a torque screwdriver from Amazon and bought chair lugs.
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Many chair lugs are square, made of tin-plated aluminum, but I liked the look of these rounded copper lugs especially if they need to be insulated with heatshrink. My old Tesla charger was set to 60 amps with 4 AWG feed wires and a #8 ground, so these lugs should work well.
Commercial Electric 14 AWG to 4 AWG Copper Barrel Mechanical Lug (2-Pack) G22502 - The Home Depot
Commercial Electric's Mechanical Lugs are used to create a secure and reliable electrical connection between electrical conductors, such as wires or cables. Mechanical lugs can be either bolted or crimped
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It's it ready to hookup to bidirectional charging?
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It is, but there are still many regulatory hoops to jump through before it gets approved. Not only that, but there will be additional hardware required to get it to work.
