Honda OEM Charging cable length

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Drew Peaballs

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Hey Folks,

Does anyone know the length of the OEM Charging cable? I'd like to not have to creep up so close to my garage to charge mine, but not sure how much longer I can get.
 
Do you have one that you could measure? My recollection is that it’s about 15’. Even though Honda advises against using an extension cord with the cable, a number of members on this forum have used extension cords without negative outcomes.

Drew Peaballs said:
Hey Folks,

Does anyone know the length of the OEM Charging cable? I'd like to not have to creep up so close to my garage to charge mine, but not sure how much longer I can get.
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Landshark said:
Do you have one that you could measure? My recollection is that it’s about 15’. Even though Honda advises against using an extension cord with the cable, a number of members on this forum have used extension cords without negative outcomes.
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Nobody will have a negative outcome using an extension cord *of the proper length:gauge:amps ratio*. The clarity charger will draw 12 amps. Account for that in the extension cable, and you'll be fine, as with any device.The nonsense about extension cables somehow being inherently unsafe needs to die.
 
I need to use an extension cord in either case - What I'm trying to avoid is the actual transformer brick being used for it's length and possibly hanging or sitting on the ground. Ideally it would get mounted and I'd just use the Wire itself. An extra 5-10 feet would be great.
 
petteyg359 said:
Nobody will have a negative outcome using an extension cord *of the proper length:gauge:amps ratio*. The clarity charger will draw 12 amps. Account for that in the extension cable, and you'll be fine, as with any device.The nonsense about extension cables somehow being inherently unsafe needs to die.
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Howdy. Are you suggesting that an extension cord, used in accordance with your guidelines, will never fail or cause another component to fail?

I worked for nearly 4 decades with everything from 18/2 zip cord to 4Ø wire and witnessed numerous failures, some resulting in fires, all where loads were less than rated capacity. It’s wonderful to believe that nothing will ever go wrong if all the necessary precautions are taken. Experience teaches us otherwise.

It would be nonsense to suggest that extension cords are “inherently” dangerous. Did I say or imply that they are?
 
Most of the time extension cords failed at the plug or receptacle ends or at the joints. The plug and receptacle ends oxidized over time and create a layer of non-conducting material and generate arcing affect and heat up the connection and eventually melt. The joints ends to fail because of repeat bending which caused strands of wire inside to break. Over time, the wire size will go from whatever to a size that is not big enough to carry the load and then burn or melt.

So an extension cord in good condition should have no issue carrying 12 amps.
 
I once tried using a heavy gauge appliance extension cord, 4 foot, and it would get fairly warm.
 
My father in law has a plug-in Toyota RAV4 and his L1 charger appears to be the same OEM part, but with a much longer cable. I estimate mine is 15 feet and his is 25. So I believe this part exists and ordering one through Toyota could be a possibility.
 
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