1 ST post..XC90 T8 Charging

[Nauti]

Hi All

just made the leap from VW to XC90 T8 a 2016 what a lovely drive and sooo comfortable...taken a while to work out all the configurations but getting there

now then the problem

I have tried to plug in to charge and I have got nothing...no lights on charger supplied with car...


is it something i am doing or a duff charger ??

car is charging battery when on the move ..

bit dissapointing tbh

any help or input greatly appreciated...

thanks
Tim

[amadan]

I have a V60 T8 based car not the XC90 so not 100% sure but certainly on the V60 you should have lights around the charging port on the car, hopefully these are working and it's just the charger.

WRT to the charger - assuming your charger has a normal 3 pin plug on one end I would expect it should have a set of lights on the top of the "box". If you're not getting any lights at all and assuming the socket you're plugging it into I could only think to try the fuse.

Even when not connected to the car I get a light on the charger (blue I think).

The one thing I did notice when charging off a 3 pin charger was that I wasn't able to use a plug in RCD.

[Mobileadam]

My supplied charger goes through a start up sequence and the two lights flash different colours. Does yours show anything when plugged into the wall?

[Nauti]

Hi guys thanks for the input thus far

i can confirm i have 'zero' lights on the charger module....??????

either plugged into car or just plugged in on its own...

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Nauti

Hi guys thanks for the input thus far

i can confirm i have 'zero' lights on the charger module....??????

either plugged into car or just plugged in on its own...

Sounds like the charger is goosed. I assume you have checked that the plug is live and all OK?

Garages tend to give out all sorts of b******* about chargers, like they have to be on a dedicated spur, not on a ring main, not on an extension etc..... but basically all it is is a very high drain appliance. Like a kettle. So if your house is wired properly you can plug it in anywhere and it should work. Just be aware it is going to draw close to 13amps and do so for about 3 hours. So if you use it on the same ring as the iron, kettle and toaster then you might trip the 32amp breaker.

But back to the matter in hand. If no lights and the socket is definitely good then the charger is knackered.

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Nauti

Hi guys thanks for the input thus far

i can confirm i have 'zero' lights on the charger module....??????

either plugged into car or just plugged in on its own...

Just also checking, do you have a light on the car socket? Think it is blue, then yellow when you plug something in. Then if it charges OK it goes to pulsing green.....

[Nauti]

Yep i think your right

Sockets fine for powering everything else including a hot tub....

Used a plug in earth tester from Screwfix that shows all is ok ....

Soooooo has to be the charger ....have changed fuse in its plug still no lights

Grrrrrr....will ring them in morning

Thanks all ....ah well petrol it is for now ...love the car though

[Philip Fisher]

Originally Posted by Nauti

Yep i think your right

Sockets fine for powering everything else including a hot tub....

Used a plug in earth tester from Screwfix that shows all is ok ....

Soooooo has to be the charger ....have changed fuse in its plug still no lights

Grrrrrr....will ring them in morning

Thanks all ....ah well petrol it is for now ...love the car though

If you are thinking of keeping the car then a PODPoint or similar is quite neat and not too pricey with the government subsidy. Mine was about 300 quid all in for a 16amp one and sits very neatly on a post at the edge of the drive. It also runs off it's own dedicated 16amp breaker in the garage fuse board and runs through a small sub-meter which shows me how much electric I have used. I went for a tethered cable podpoint as the charging cable sits very neatly on the unit and it is very simple to plug in the car.

[Moonlanders]

Originally Posted by Philip Fisher

If you are thinking of keeping the car then a PODPoint or similar is quite neat and not too pricey with the government subsidy. Mine was about 300 quid all in for a 16amp one and sits very neatly on a post at the edge of the drive. It also runs off it's own dedicated 16amp breaker in the garage fuse board and runs through a small sub-meter which shows me how much electric I have used. I went for a tethered cable podpoint as the charging cable sits very neatly on the unit and it is very simple to plug in the car.

Mine is very similar. Attached to the outside of my garage, but I did not go for the tethered option. Similar price.

[Nauti]

Awaiting dealership ringing me back re 3 pin charger

So in the meantime i need to use Lidl and other local charge points

Can anyone send me a link to a good cable provider and which one i need

Many thanks