Chevy Volt Charging Adapter Building a Chevy Volt Charging Adapter (updated 12/18/18) My 2016 Chevy Volt came with a 120 volt 'charger' (EVSE) that plugs into any standard 120 volt receptacle. When using the EVSE, the owner can select either 8 amps or 12 amps for charging his Volt. 12 amps is faster, and can charge a fully depleted battery in about 13 hours. Charging at 8 amps takes about 19 hours. If your 120 volt circuit can handle the 12 amp rate, most owners choose this option. But it's a bit of a pain, since you must override the default 8 amp setting in the dash control panel before you start the charging: But it turns out that Volt EVSE (GM part number 24277224) can also be operated at 240 volts, allowing you to charge at TWICE the charging rate!

That's only about 6 hours to charge a fully depleted battery. That's getting closer to a charge rate of a Level 2 charger, which also charges at 240 volts but at a higher amperage rate. We visit our son a lot, but he doesn't have a Level 2 EVSE at his house.

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But he DOES have a 240 volt receptacle in his garage for operating his power tools. It's likely that many Chevy Volt owners would like to take advantage of the 240 volt capability of the portable Volt charger. The problem is that the Volt charger doesn't have the right plug to allow it to connect to 240 volts. So we need an adapter to be able to plug in the standard charger to a 240 volt receptacle. These receptacles come in a number of various configurations, depending on the circuit in your garage. Here's a receptacle for a 20 amp 240 volt circuit: You might have a 30 amp receptacle (common for clothes dryers and water heaters) or perhaps a 50 amp receptacle for a welder, but you can use ANY 240 volt receptacle with the correct plug and wiring. Do a Google search for '250 volt receptable photos' and you'll see how many there are.

Here are a few: Here is a link to more details about NEMA connectors: Update 6/16/18 If you happen to have a NEMA 6-50 welder outlet receptacle, a Volt forum member found an adapter already available on amazon. Do an amazon search for 'ALEKO WAC105015'. It's only $11 bucks!

And the model WAC125015 is less than $9 bucks. Download game ultraman fighting evolution rebirth ps2 iso. It has 12/3 wiring instead of the heavier 10/3 wiring, but that's plenty big for 12 amps.

Update 7/21/18 Other Volt ESVE part numbers will work too. Besides the 24277224, the 24280118, the 24288872, and the 24291478 are compatible with a 240 volt input. Update 12/18/18 Per the Volt Forum, Post #1029 on the L1/L2 thread advises that the 23254904 and 23254905 are also compatible with these 240 volt adapters. If you don't have one in your garage already, you can wire one in. Even the lowest amperage rating of 15 amps is suitable for the Chevy Volt, since the EVSE is only capable of accepting 12 amps. Note that most 240 volt receptacles have three conductors - two hot terminals and a ground.