Comments by "Zrips" (@Zripas) on "Munro Live"
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"Where else in daily life do little old ladies or kids talking on their cell phones attach/detach 150 amp circuits with arc-drawing 500 volts behind them?"
Its not like charger keeps supplying 150 amps when you disconnect... How much it carries have no actual impact here. Current stops at the moment you disconnect, its not like you have actual live connectors while you carrying it to and from car charging port...
"What matters is the person manipulating the charging plug in a blinding rain storm isn't found dead on the pavement from electrocution as a result of using it."
Ok, and which plug increases chances of that happening? Your point is mute here...
"The CCS plug is physically larger because it offers greater arc tracking space and reduces the likelihood of an arc-over event."
No, CCS plug is physically larger because it was made that way. Its quick slam on existing thing to get new functionality. Best example would be USB-B Micro superspeed connector. You had existing one and then you just add extra stuff on it to increase its capabilities. Tesla uses same wires for AC and DC, while CCS added additional connector to existing to have AC and DC wires. And clearly Tesla managed to prevent arcing with their connector without any troubles here. Have you ever heard of reports about arcing with Tesla connectors?
"The Tesla plug's design has a much smaller grounding pin than its supply pins, a no-no in high voltage/high power system design."
"Weirdly" enough this "unsafe" connector passed safety checks.
"There was no legal barrier to the CCS committee adopting a smaller lighter plug like Tesla"
No legal barrier, yes, doesn't mean that they had any interest in making one. Why do you need plug with separate wires for AC/DC when you could have same ones?
"and more than 100 years of engineering practices to be considered"
Yes... Old tech... This is why Tesla reinvented plug instead of using 100 year old engineering practices...
Do you have like real point here? Or like actual reports from someone actually testing this and confirming that Tesla plugs are less safe or anything?
Some basic googling here CCS can handle around 350kw while Tesla plug should handle around 900kw, so weirdly enough Tesla not only made smaller plug, but it can output more current, so clearly Tesla invested more time and money in their plug than CCS board meeting managed.
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