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Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging (tech.lgbt)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/teslamotors@lemmy.zip

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Disclaimer: It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. Source. Thanks @WalkingOnEggshells@beehaw.org for the correction.

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[+] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

This whole thing is one giant notification that our regulatory bodies are corrupt.

[–] mark3748@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

We can shit on Tesla all day, but this is on whoever installed the charger. Live and neutral are reversed, this could be faked for the video or pure incompetence.

I agree otherwise, just not because of this.

[–] shartedchocolate@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

You can electrify the body and wheels of a car via the charging port, the one part that consumers should be safe to assume is fully insulated against reversed wiring, surges, etc.

[–] westo232@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe neutral and ground are reversed in this video, along with another fault.

From safety standpoint neither live or neutral can't ever be connected to something you can touch with your hand. Phase and neutral can both kill you equally, that's why under all current laws neutral and ground are separated.

Phase and neutral are supposed to be reversible because the current inside is alternative and flows back and forth anyway.

[–] FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Has someone pulled this joke on other cars? I feel like I should have seen someone bring this up by now--how can this be the first time it's happening, unless the Cybertruck lacks some design or feature that other cars have?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'd be curious to see if another car plugged into the same charger would exhibit the same effect.

[–] UnityDevice@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Wait, this isn't a broken car, they're all death traps like this? That's even worse. A device with a metal chassis should be earthed, not connected to neutral, that's just an accident waiting to happen.

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Are you trying to tell me tech.lgbt is not a reliable source of factual information?

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

I mean, it's not legal on European roads.

[–] WalkingOnEggshells@beehaw.org 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. source

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Still means the car doesnt have any protection against electrical faults then right?

[–] andrewth09@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If it's 120VAC on the body of the Tesla, I would start by checking the wiring on that charger. The charger's ground is probably connected to hot. Otherwise, the 120VAC would flow though the ground pin on the charger ground pin, causing the current to spike, and throw the breaker.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Don't worry, I'm sure Elon will claim it's a security feature.