Tesla Supercharger nozzles

[RickMachE]

Just returned from a 5,419 mile trip in the Lightning. 99.9% of fast charging was with Tesla chargers. At one charger, I noticed the following:

I reported it to Tesla as a "missing pin".

Then, as I continued charging on the trip, I noticed that SOME locations had 2 pins, and SOME locations had no pins... And, these weren't V3 vs. V4. So, what's going on?

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[hack-e]

Weren't V3 or V4??
I'm not sure how you would get routed to anything but V3 and V4.

That's quite a long trip! Glad you found charging despite these damaged plugs/connectors.

"Nozzles" made me laugh just thinking that electrons could be spewing out into the air.

 

[RickMachE]

What I meant was, I used many V3 chargers, and I noticed that some had 2 pins and some had no pins.

 

[kamorela]

What I meant was, I used many V3 chargers, and I noticed that some had 2 pins and some had no pins.

A good example as to why you should always visually check the charge plug for debris, damage or - in this case - missing pins prior to connecting to your vehicle.

 

[RickMachE]

The question is - should there be 2 pins, or no pins?

I noticed this nozzle had 1, so I didn't use it and reported it.

Then, I started looking at the next few and noticed some had 2 pins, and some had no pins...

 

[Tomm]

Did the ones with no pins work?

 

[RickMachE]

Yes, every one worked.

 

[mdolan92869]

Is it possible that those pins are AC and the three on the bottom are the DC pins? I don't know enough about the NACS pin layout, just thinking about how our DC pins are the 2 at the bottom, hence having to flip the little door down when fast charging.

 

[jefftuck]

The two big pins at the top carry power, either AC or DC. Without those pins, the charger can’t work.

 

[AZBill]

Those are just small guide pins, the receptacle has pins that mate to the outer part of that plug. Here are the pins in the adapter side:

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