Background story: had an OpenEVSE since 2021. But it was hidden in the crawl space under the house since then. No attached cable, it was a Type 2 socket installation.
Recently got an issue with the aforementioned female Type 2 socket (no more ground, faulty lines, etc…) so I decided to move everything back into the sunshine.
That’s not the prettiest installation, but it’s working and the attached cable makes it way easier to use.
Next step would be to move it inside an old gas pump for decoration and laughs!
I chose the openevse for my car charger because all the parts are available and can be repaired or upgraded as needed. Because I just changed cars (EV9) it is now a nacs port. So I could in the future when I am more annoyed with the adapter swap the j1772 cord for a nacs cable. Could also upgrade the display to a full color better screen or swap out the brains for something better, could add Ethernet if my WiFi was spotty. It’s open.