TeslaTap Mini 40AMP does not work for me!

kenchills said:

Also, FYI TeslaTap Mini 40 amp is undersized for the ID4, since the vehicle is capable of taking a charge up to 48amps or more if the Tesla Destination Charger can handle it. I personally wouldn't chance it with the 40 amp version.
The correct size TeslaTap Mini for the ID4 is at least 60 amp, if not the 80 amp version. Don't know if this might have anything to do with the issue you had with it not working

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Don said:

I agree - Since many (most?) Tesla destination chargers are capable of more than 40 amps and since you cannot adjust the ID.4 current acceptance down to 40 amps or less, I would not consider the purchase of any 40 amp Tesla adapter for use with an ID.4 because it would have 48 amps flowing through it at most stations - Those 40 amp units were designed for cars which cannot accept more than 40 amps, so the adapter could never be overloaded

Don

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avi1956 said:

I recently bought a teslatap mini 40 amp from teslatap online store. When I plugged it into tesla silver 240 v evse at Hilton hotel it did not charge my new id.4 pro s awd car and the light on plug inlet on car turned from white to red and i got error message on id cockpit that no charger detected! When I called Teslatap support they asked me if i had waited atleast 30 seconds prior to plugging it in and I told them i did then they blamed the tesla evse indicating although its label indicates 240 v it is indeed 270v and that wont work with teslatap when I indicated that i verified it was indeed 240 v they then blamed my id.4 as defective I told them vw had checked the car and there is nothing wrong with the car and I had successfully charged it via J1772 they said it is not possible for their teslatap to be defective! After I filled out return form online I have not yet received a return authorization number from them! I would advise caution when purchasing this product since it is more expensive than other adapters available on Amazon and although many youtube videos claim it is of high quality it has failed to work for me! I will let you know if they send me a return authorization number and refund my money!

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fiehlsport said:

The Tesla destination charger needs to be set to Legacy mode to work on all vehicles. It may have been set to work on Tesla only. Probably not a TeslaTap issue.

Have you only tried it at a single destination charger? I would try a few more, and even a Tesla wall connector installed at someone's home to verify. They come set to Legacy out of the box.



I've used my 40A Lectron adapter at 48A a hundred times - it does not get any warmer to the touch than when it runs at 40A. Their customer service has also signed off on its usage at 48A, as it's not a big jump like 40-->60A would be.

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kenchills said:

I have used TeslaTap Mini before with other vehicles, and it has performed flawlessly while destination charging at hotels.
Next chance I get when traveling, I will try it with my ID4.

Also, FYI TeslaTap Mini 40 amp is undersized for the ID4, since the vehicle is capable of taking a charge up to 48amps or more if the Tesla Destination Charger can handle it. I personally wouldn't chance it with the 40 amp version.
The correct size TeslaTap Mini for the ID4 is at least 60 amp, if not the 80 amp version. Don't know if this might have anything to do with the issue you had with it not working.

Perhaps others here have used the TeslaTap Mini with their ID4?
Hope to hear their experiences.

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Jace said:

I have the 60 amp it works great in my ID.4

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avi1956 said:

I recently bought a teslatap mini 40 amp from teslatap online store. When I plugged it into tesla silver 240 v evse at Hilton hotel it did not charge my new id.4 pro s awd car and the light on plug inlet on car turned from white to red and i got error message on id cockpit that no charger detected! When I called Teslatap support they asked me if i had waited atleast 30 seconds prior to plugging it in and I told them i did then they blamed the tesla evse indicating although its label indicates 240 v it is indeed 270v and that wont work with teslatap when I indicated that i verified it was indeed 240 v they then blamed my id.4 as defective I told them vw had checked the car and there is nothing wrong with the car and I had successfully charged it via J1772 they said it is not possible for their teslatap to be defective! After I filled out return form online I have not yet received a return authorization number from them! I would advise caution when purchasing this product since it is more expensive than other adapters available on Amazon and although many youtube videos claim it is of high quality it has failed to work for me! I will let you know if they send me a return authorization number and refund my money!
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avi1956 said:

I recently bought a teslatap mini 40 amp from teslatap online store. When I plugged it into tesla silver 240 v evse at Hilton hotel it did not charge my new id.4 pro s awd car and the light on plug inlet on car turned from white to red and i got error message on id cockpit that no charger detected! When I called Teslatap support they asked me if i had waited atleast 30 seconds prior to plugging it in and I told them i did then they blamed the tesla evse indicating although its label indicates 240 v it is indeed 270v and that wont work with teslatap when I indicated that i verified it was indeed 240 v they then blamed my id.4 as defective I told them vw had checked the car and there is nothing wrong with the car and I had successfully charged it via J1772 they said it is not possible for their teslatap to be defective! After I filled out return form online I have not yet received a return authorization number from them! I would advise caution when purchasing this product since it is more expensive than other adapters available on Amazon and although many youtube videos claim it is of high quality it has failed to work for me! I will let you know if they send me a return authorization number and refund my money!

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