Keep checking your Stark Varg changing plug

[Philip]

@Fog 25 alerted us to Check your Stark Varg charger plug almost a year ago.

I didn't check. I thought maybe the issue was fixed. The issue was indeed addressed... but not fixed.

The wires are now stripped longer, twisted, and soldered. But, apparently, the monkeys didn't tighten the contacts well enough. And when the twisted and soldered wires are squeezed between two flat plates, we have a thin line contact area, or maybe even a point contact, if there is a blob of solder. This blob quickly overheats, melts, and now you have a loose contact that overheats more and melts everything around it.

This is exactly what happened with my charger. Below are the photos from last weekend.

 

[Philip]

Luckily, I had my special 240 Plug to 110 Socket adapter, which used the same plug. I was able to borrow the plug from it, install it on the Stark charger, and not lose a day of riding.

Strip those damn wires about 5/8" (or 15 mm), twist them, do not use any solder, push them in all the way, tighten the screws, wiggle the wires hard, and tighten the screws again. Done.

 

[AL_V]

@Fog 25 alerted us to Check your Stark Varg charger plug almost a year ago.

I didn't check. I thought maybe the issue was fixed. The issue was indeed addressed... but not fixed.

Actually this has been fixed from the factory, they are now shipping with molded plugs.
However, if I was you, I would send those photos to Stark support, and I would expect them to (at least) send you a new cable.

 

[Satellite]

Dump that cheap Stark connector. Go to Lowes and get a high quality Eaton.

 

[UKLee]

My UK 240v plug gets quite hot but that is moulded on so can not check the connections.
Difficult to see how the whole charging rate can move on unless they use 415 volt 3 phase.