Portable charger

[DaveAusNor]

Yes I'm pretty sure of that also.
I'll see what I do in the next 2 months I think.

Keep us posted. I'm interested in a light weight portable charger (can be low 1kW). I'd be super interested if someone made a ccs type 2 cable that communicated with the bikes BMS to fast charge it without the need to carry a charger.

 

[imchrisf]

I think that's the first time I see someone who managed to do this backpack thing and actually plug it to a charging station.
Kudos to that guy, and to you for finding this and posting it here.

This shows this shouldn't be terribly hard for Stark to have an onboard charger when they release their first proper road bike. Somehow I don't think an onboard charger will be included for the incoming supermoto, the lack of it would be even weirder than for the EX.

Has anyone posted an adaptor to go from USA public EV charging stations to a plug that the Stock Stark charger can connect to? I have not seen one yet.

 

[imchrisf]

I just ended up getting my stock charger replaced with Stark under warranty. The new one came wtih a formed plug instead of the screwed on one that shipped originally. They were great to work with, but did not seem happy to hear I had removed the charger from the original case. Anyone hear of anything documented on it voiding our warranty? I still got a replacement, but they may have just been being nice.

 

[Hinkelstein]

Has anyone posted an adaptor to go from USA public EV charging stations to a plug that the Stock Stark charger can connect to? I have not seen one yet.

Can't tell that for US. But in Europe a working method is:
- remove the charger from box and put it in a backpack, tank or tailbag,
- get an adaptor like this, it can be put into charging stations and has a
standard power outlet on the other side. You can then plugin the power cable from the
varg charger.

 

[imchrisf]

Thanks, that is what I am looking for, but for a US charger. Unfortunately not all the public EV chargers are even the same here. So annoying.

 

[rs911]

Has anyone posted an adaptor to go from USA public EV charging stations to a plug that the Stock Stark charger can connect to? I have not seen one yet.

These EV connector types seem to be the most common in the US :
SAE J1772 – Type 1 (AC)
NACS (both AC and DC)
CCS - Type 1 (DC)
CHAdeMO (DC)

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Then, you could only get an adapter for the Stark AC charger with SAE J1772 and/or NACS.
Like this

World's Smallest EV Station Charging Adapter, J1772 to Nema 5-15 Plug

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSBC995C/?tag=sce0f-20

But beware, it will deliver 240V, like we have in Europe, not the 110–120V you have.

I previously shared made in China Type 2 (IEC 62196-2) to type F (Schuko) adapters before, but I don't trust them.
The only one that that comes with EV cars is made by Metron and I got a brand new unit on a second hand site for half the price.

[AC01] Type 2 to Type E / F (1 x 16A)

Connector AC01 for use on charging stations with Type 2 socket, to power devices with domestic plug (like E scooters, E motor bikes, E-quadricycles).

eauto.si

 

[imchrisf]

I believe that our US Stark Chargers are supposed to be able to do 240 or 120. Stark did tell me that the charger won't work well with the 30 Amp RV plug we have at campsites and generators. They said it is limited to 16 amps or something.

 

[AL_V]

I believe that our US Stark Chargers are supposed to be able to do 240 or 120. Stark did tell me that the charger won't work well with the 30 Amp RV plug we have at campsites and generators. They said it is limited to 16 amps or something.

RV 30 amp plugs are only 120v. You can charge your stark on 120v if you have an adapter.
The charger is much faster on 240v.