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jridley
These things are super safe. They are 100% waterproof up to the plug and won't energize the plug if there are any faults.
TooRahLooRyeAye
The bigger issue is the civil engineering behind this
MrWizard1979
Is that for the new cyber boat?
PoopiesEverywhere
*Stares in Elon*
dereklarsen
It would be reasonably safe, even if the wires were uninsulated. The copper is far more conductive than the water.
PoppaBeenSmoothSinceTheDaysOfUnderoos
U reposting sum of a batch
Tekktokk
They are fine and Teslas themselves handle water better than combustion cars.
jhuckaby
Thank you for the 4 emojis. They really add to the meme.
WhoTheHellDoYouThinkIAm
Would you push one of your kids in there for the lawsuit money?
whodat54321
could they speed it up a bit by tapping into that high tension line?
binhood
They have all groundings and are water proof. Imagine being this dim.
DirtPoorFarmerSeedingUsersub
Imagine being that trusting
Bulmero8
Yeah so stupid, not knowing information you were never given. Imagine.
fleetwood20
Imagine having no sense of humour
Toyotech1984
GdebMueller
Is that how you grow them like cranberries or rice?
KrillinLikeAVillan
Budanker
Love it!
mangrovia
Electric. Fuckin. Six.
PrinceOfSpace
This was my college jam. Such a good song.
BrontTheGoodBoy
Certified Youth™ here. Is the song called "High Voltage?"
xComputer
It sure is, it’s by a band called Electric Six, who did some other jams, such as Gay Bar, and When Cowboys File For Divorce
lemmonjello
Electric have done a new album like every year for over a decade its truly a prolific volume of work
Valaffel
DANGER DANGER
LiteralVampirePotBellyGoblins
WHEN WE TOUCH
keggers1
WHEN WE KISS
kristiman
Fyi:Water is not actually a conductor. It is an insulator. If you put salt in it it becomes a conductor. Only destilled water is clean water
kristiman
Still that water there in the picture of course has minerals in and is conductive. Just fun fact you probably didn't know
soulmata
Fun fact you didn't know: it's spelled distilled.
NZSheeps
Like a charging station would just explode .... https://i.stuff.co.nz/travel/117662821
ImtheYeti
Not a Tesla specific one either
KrillinLikeAVillan
As far as explosions go that's a bit underwhelming.
NZSheeps
Yeah, we don't have any nuclear power stations to explode.
trondason1
Yeah. I mean, compare it to almost any other explosion. A Gas Station for example, FAR more destruction than that.
fromages
If you don't putt your tong on the socket you'll be fine
WeAreAllStoriesInTheEnd
What about my spatula?
FBKatB3tadotcom1
But if we dont do the tongue test how do we know its fresh electricity and not short dated own brand crap?
cousteau
I wasn't planning on putting my tongue
DarthLabradoodle
As long as you click 'em three times first, you'll be fine.
TrustMeIWouldntLie
How do you know it's working then?
RackhamTheRed
Put it on your peepee first
Jagerbeast
Dont tell me where not to put my tong!
misho
*putt
spacecasethebassface
what have we told you about putting your tong??!
retroman688
The Tong have no place here. We here at Imgur are upstanding responsible pillars of society.
mmckee44
1/ There's zero electricity in the car cord until the computer in the car connects with the computer in the station. So connecting the car
mmckee44
2/ would have no risk. So the issue is the water getting into the base of that charger and if it does getting into the wiring...
mmckee44
3/ and both of those issues are pretty easy to assure that it does not. Thus that entire lot is pretty safe. Plus, I suspect the whole
mmckee44
4/ operation is protected by GFCI circuits.
JamiePittman0000
One of the times I got shocked that hurt the most was on a GFI protected circuit. Yes, it was a wet location. No, I do NOT trust GFIs
JamiePittman0000
Lifetime totals from age 15 - 60 yo include 4- lightning hits, 1- 480 three phase, & a 230 vac yesterday that I had left off owner turned on
Radmebad
Alot of charging are 208v and just now seeing gfi of that. But this would have tripped a main breaker if the gfi and everything submerged
Freddy67h
Thats all probably 100% true but I've seen enough wonky shit in Res construction (I know not the same) to not trust others work that much.
Freddy67h
Or my own for that matter. I just don't like tempting bad situations.
mmckee44
I hear you but do you take elevators? Do you walk across a second floor? Do you drive a car and expect brakes to work? The issue is...
Smidge204
I'd be fine plugging in there if I had to. (Rather not, wet feet suck...) but safety wise it's actually 100% fine.
nomadicgear
And you thought smoking at the pump was risky! ??????
zapbranagan
Go for it, I’ll film
MadFamousLove
i'd probably wanna wear some serious rubber boots.
NoClueII
who's going to risk plugging in when they are ankle deep in water. Do these systems have ground fault protection for personnel?
bigguywhokills
You're right. Tesla probably didn't think to design them to be safe in the rain.
h0wkeye
They do. Look up the SAE J1772 standard. It has many features from safety, communication and power delivery.
EverythingThatFallsToTheGroundIsMine
Yes
poughdrew
Plugged in my EV many times in pouring rain. It's fine. This isn't a live power cord until connected and the car +charger agree
bigguywhokills
And even then, the charger monitors the circuit multiple times per second. If anything is wrong, power is cut instantly.
0202inferno
No! You are 100% fine!
shimmernshine
Calm down there, Keanu
amIrightsurelynot
Fine! You are 100% no!
0202inferno
Your right
skysailor93
My right
mikeatike
You're left, right left!
Snaggley
You're putting alot of trust in whoever installed that.
UnattendedDeviant
Seems like we do everyday inside our homes.
erinaceus
that's the key.
bigguywhokills
The charger checks the circuit multiple times per second. If anything is out of spec, power is instantly cur.
bigguywhokills
You are FAR more likely to die from slipping and hitting your head than to be electrocuted by a EV charger.
Emaref
Yeah, as long as water doesn't get through the cabling insulation, it's fine...right?
Daxton
Yes, because there's a surge shutoff that controls each 2 superchargers or every 4 standard chargers. It cuts power when shit goes down.
Daxton
PS this is why you'll see Teslas parked at every second super-charger, if 2 park next to eachother the charge speed gets cut in half
bigguywhokills
That's the GFCI. There is also a repeating check of the circuit by the charger. Power is cut off instantly if anything is out of spec.
MostlyJeffGoldblum
And even then, it has to be designed to fail safely.
Pafolo
Probably has a gfci type protection.
itisanimgurnaccount
'I'm sure they put in a safety. They'd have to, right?'
3Davideo
I would imagine there's a breaker if the current goes too high (such as due to electrocution), it will cut the circuit.
bigguywhokills
There is a GFCI as well as a constant check for circuit problems performed by the charger.
rv6502
This breaker is designed to handle charging at a rate of 200kW. Regular USA home outlet: 1.8kW.
Arcanum3000
The breaker or fuse is not necessarily there to keep you from dying.
Eliwoodthegoothoonter
Yeah it's more there to make sure the expensive shit doesn't go boom boom bang bang
ConfirmologistUK
I think he was referring to a ground loop detector, but yeah, you're right.