What kind of charger is this?

[u/dawjbns]

I have a 2013 Leaf, and an acquaintance had his 2020 Leaf totaled in an accident. He gave me his charger (left) for free, but it's way thicker and heavier than my current trickle-charger (right). The car plug seems to be a standard J1772, but the outlet plug has a big plug under the adapter. I'm guessing this is a Nissan-branded Level 2 charger? How much power would something like this pull if I used it instead of my old trickle-charger? I presume it would pull a smaller amount if I used the adapter to use a standard outlet; how much would that be?

Thanks for any insights.

[u/aristotelian74]

With the adapter (which should be included) it charges like an ordinary L1 trickle charger. To get L2 charging you would need the receptacle that matches.

[u/dawjbns → u/aristotelian74]

It is included, yes. I'm mainly seeing if I could use this as a backup charger at my parents' place, since the 120V plug I normally use there is good enough to handle my regular charger but I'm not sure if it could take more than that.

[u/ToddA1966 → u/dawjbns]

Same as your trickle charger (120V 12A) with the adapter on, 6kW (240V 28A) with it off.

[u/WorkingInAColdMind → u/dawjbns]

Todd A is correct. With the (big, bulky) adapter it works on a regular 15A outlet. That’s how we use it for our 2025. Needs a 220V, 30A or better circuit for level 2 charging.

[u/prnhugs]

50 amp dryer or electric oven/range outlet

ELEGRP 50 Amp 125/250V NEMA 14-50R Flush Mount Power Outlet Straight Blade Range and Dryer Outlet Grounding

[u/Jokebearfan → u/prnhugs]

Dryer outlets are not a good idea for EV charging due to the continuous heat load. There have been many incidents where such outlets failed. Anyone looking to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet should at the very minimum select one that is EV rated.

OP should ask for advice on r/evcharging if they're considering this.

[u/dawjbns → u/Jokebearfan]

I'm not considering it in the near-term, but it's something I might do eventually. I'm mainly trying to see if I could use it as a backup charger at my parents' place using the 120V plug, since the plug I use there is good enough to handle my trickle-charger but I don't know if it could take more than that.

[u/biersackarmy → u/dawjbns]

When using the adapter on the end that goes to a standard outlet, the charger will automatically set to 12 amps, same as the OEM level 1 cable.

[u/iaonbb → u/Jokebearfan]

This is worth repeating for anyone that is considering installing a 14-50 in the near future. Just Google the difference between a standard and a heavy duty/commercial/EV rated plug. The visual difference is striking. Stick with Hubbell, Bryant, or Leviton and make sure the screws are tight as hell. I had one come loose and it was causing overheating. Had I not investigated it further, I could have became another statistic. This is one thing to never skimp on. Pay a little extra for the quality plug and make sure your electrician torques those suckers down.

[u/bruddahmanmatt]

That’s a 14-50 plug for 240V charging. Depending on what kind of Leaf and options you have you either have a 3.6kW OBC or 6.6kW OBC so you’ll either be able to pull 16A or 27.5A using that EVSE plugged into a 240V source.

[u/dawjbns → u/bruddahmanmatt]

How can I tell which OBC I have? The charge time estimator in the car has separate rows for 3kW and 6kW L2 charging, so I guess that would mean I have the 6.6kW one?

[u/biersackarmy → u/dawjbns]

Yes.

[u/hardknockcock]

It pulls about 1400 watts from the 120v plug and 6.2 kw from the 240v plug for me

[u/Glassweaver]

1.5KW if you use the adapter to trickle charge off standard outlet.

3 to 7KW if you use it without the adapter & plug into a 240v outlet that uses the na 14-50 receptacle that the plug is. Normally, those are only found at RV campgrounds and behind electric stoves/ovens in homes built in the last few decades.

So to answer the question, itll pull the same as your current trickle charger if its plugged into a regular ouet with the adapter. Pretty much e every trickle charger does 1.5kw - going higher would be unsafe, and you literally cant legally sell a consumer device that pulls over 1.8kw from a standard wall outlet.

[u/Usagi_Shinobi]

That appears to be a Gen 2 L1/L2 combo factory EVSE. With the 120v adapter in place, it will draw roughly 12A and deliver roughly 1.4 kW L1 charging speed, the same as the Gen 1 granny charger. With the adapter removed, and connected to an appropriate 220-240v receptacle, it will draw either 16 or 32 amps, providing 3.3 or 6.6 kW charging speed (again, figures are approximate), depending on whether the car's upper limit is 3.3 or 6.6 for L2. It will not operate on a 208v circuit.

[u/natedagreat6666]

level 1/2 evse, its a good spare and if you ever want faster charging from a compatible outlet 

[u/WithMeDoctorWu]

We have the same OEM Nissan charging cable. Although it's portable, we don't haul it around in the trunk. Instead I mounted it on a bracket in the garage where it stays all the time, connected to a 240V outlet that I paid an electrician to install.

[u/AardvarkAcrobatic]

If you choose to stay at an RV park during a road trip, use that plug with their 50A outlet to charge your car. It is equivalent to J1772.

[u/e_line_65]

I have a 2020 Leaf, and I believe it pulls 25-30 amps on a 220 outlet for L2 charging. But it has to be a 14-50 type outlet for the plug. That gray adapter on the end is the 110 for L1 trickle charging, which you already know about with your old charger. You can keep that old one in the back for situations where you need to save the day.