MEGEAR Skysword Ⅱ Level 1-2 EV Charger, 100-240V 16A 23FT Portable EVSE, NEMA 6-20 Plug with NEMA 5-15 Adapter Electric Vehicle Charging Station

UPDATE: Seller reached out and apparently, the charger I have was the "old" unrevised model which was later revised and released as the current version. The new version of the charger (the later 2 pictures) is significantly different from the previous version. The charge handle itself feels much more premium compare to previous version, and it's now much easier to plug into my vehicle and pull without getting stuck. That's a huge improvement for us! And for the 240V to 120V adapter which is what caused the burn and overheating issue with my old charger, the new version just used an adapter without any extension cord involved, and I can totally see the reason behind it since the longer the cord is, especially with extension cords, on the adapter which conduct the electricity, it has more chance to generate heat which is what happened to my previous charger. And I've been tested this charger on daily basis to charge my vehicle at least 4-5 hours a day, and for 1 month now, the adapter portion gets a bit warm, but nothing compared to what happened to my previous charger. I think this revised version is much safer to use, and the quality improved quite a bit compared to the previous version Have this as my spare EV charger for our Prius PHEV, kind of like the idea with it being able to operate with both 240V and 120V. Never actually use it on 240V outlet since I already have my level 2 charger installed with it. Occasionally, I like to drain the battery all the way down and top it off using level 1 charger for optimize battery health. Have use this for a while now and never noticed any issue with it, however, the biggest issue with this budget charger is poor "charge port" design. With my TOYOYA OEM charger, it's easy to hook and unhook the charger from the vehicle, however, with this charger, it's hard to hook the charger up to the vehicle, and especially hard to unhook it from the vehicle, I think this due to the poor charge point design. I can live with it since it's a budget EV charger. However, few weeks ago, I started to smell very strong plastic smell in my garage. At first, I thought it's something from outside. But it started getting worse and worse every time I use this charger. So I decided to investigate into this and find out where's that smell came from. After few mins of searching different plugged in devices, I decided to check the circuit of this charger, and to my surprise, the cord was insanely HOT! And trace it up, the connection between 6-20 to 5-15 connection was the hottest point, and it actually burned my finger! After unplugging it from the outlet and let it cooled down, I unplugged the connection, and discovered from what show in those 2 pictures!!! I don't know what kind of material they used in this charger, but it's definitely something that's not able to let this charger operate normally!!! I even double checked with OEM charger to make sure this is not something with my garage outlet, and during the whole charging process, the entire circuit of the OEM charger nevers gets hot! If you're looking for level 1 charger, this is definitely not the one you should consider because it nearly started a fire in my garage if I didn't look into this in time!!!

I have a new BMW X5 45e with a 24kw battery and could never get a full charge (in a reasonable amount of time)with the charger that came with the car. It would take 16+ hours to get me 30 miles and honestly my car would never be plugged in that long before I would need to go to work in the morning. I read all the reviews on this charger and the price point was good compared to bigger level 2 charger that we really don’t need. Since my car is a Plug in hybrid (not all electric) this charger sounded great! Well it has worked out and my car can now get a full charge in a relatively short amount of time about 6-7 hours! We did end up getting a dedicated 220volt to plug into- but prior to that it worked with a regular 110 outlet with a connector that came in the package. Don’t hesitate and do yourself a favor and buy this charger. Like another reviewer said BMW should be embarrassed with the garbage charger they included with a very expensive car!

If you are reading this, yes I'm a real person and providing a solid, honest review. Great product thus far. I have used this charger for the last 2 years and it also came with wall adapter for regular electrical socket. It's also portable with level 1 and 2 charge range. Level 1 charges about 6 miles per hour while level 2 does around 18-22 miles per hour. The product support has also been fantastic from this company as I needed a replacement part for the charger and the company was happy to provide it.

I had this charger for about a year or 2 when I had moved to a new town. This charger worked really really well, survived some of the worst rain, snow, and hail that I had ever seen even over night, and charged my car in half the time my original car charger came with. For context I have a 2012 chevy volt used cat, my original charger would take the whole night to charge where this particular charger would have my car fully charged after an 8hr shift. The only negative to this charger is that the wall plug broke. It was hanging out of the wall socket so luckily no other damaged was caused and I also don’t put it past my ex employer to have damaged this charger as it was found broken on my last week with them after putting my two weeks in. But this was a great charger for me, my car, and my charging habits. I’m getting this cable again.

When I originally got this charger it was a little hard to get out of the charging port. It worked great but after a month I had a hard time getting it out and when I did one of the prongs came loose on the charger and it no longer worked. I contacted the customer service and they were so easy to work with and sent a replacement right away. The new one has a button where it clips into the car which makes it so much easier to remove. I think they did this update as a few people were having the same problem. If the first charger didn't have a prong come loose I would have given five stars for material. The new one that I received as a replacement feels improved. I highly recommend this over paying $500+ from a dealership.

This Zencar charger never charged my 2012 Prius plugin hybrid as fully as the one it was replacing (doesn't show as many EV miles available from a full charge). Now, after about a year of use, it has spontaneously interrupted the charging twice in one month. I did not touch the connection nor have we had any power outages, so the interruption must have been caused by the charger itself. Unfortunately interrupted charging causes an error message to appear on my dash telling me to pull over immediately in a safe place and get the electrical system checked. The only way to clear the message is to take it to a dealer or mechanic. The first time the Toyota dealer charged me $200 for "diagnostics" on my car's electrical system (not on the charger), only to determine that the error was caused by interrupted charging, external to the car. The second time the dealer grudgingly reset my error code for me without further diagnostics, but warned me he wouldn't do it again for free (thank for the great service, Toyota). So now I am stuck with a defective charger that I don't dare use because who knows what's happening when the charger "interrupts" -- might it send a jolt to the car, causing actual damage? I've notice also that over time the cable from the charger to the car has gotten kind of shriveled and lumpy. Not a very good quality cable - maybe this is related to the interruptions. Between the lack of a full charge, the interruptions and the poor cord, I rate this a "1" for material quality. Lastly, the charging plug (the J1772) does fit, but it's a VERY tight fit which my wife cannot even make herself. I have to push very hard to plug it into the car and pull hard to unplug it. The previous charger was not nearly so tight. This is why I rated it only 3 ("average") for ease of use. If you're wondering, my previous charger was the original from Toyota, only replaced because the cord accidentally got mangled by a snowblower and no electrician would agree to repair the cord for me (afraid of liability). I charge from 110 volt line, not 220. But that hasn't changed.

Still using till this day and bought this like a year ago. I would say it works better than the original one that came with that was destroyed within the week I had the car. I got this for my 2015 Nissan Leaf and it’s still going strong today and I’ve left the front end (not the box) in the weather for so long and no issue

First warning: it may help to talk to an electrician or someone who knows about the flow of electricity before use. WHY? I plugged this into a circuit strip designed for high amp use. The circuit strip was then plugged into the house line. BUT the GAUGE of wire on the circuit strip was NOT AS THICK as the guage on this product. Eventually the three prong end of this product melted. What's GREAT is that the manufacturer designed that end to be capable of being easily replaced if it melted. Still because the circuit strip (from a reputable company and allegedly capable of high amps matching this product) I thought something wasn't right. An electrical friend pointed out that by my plugging this into a circuit strip with a smaller GAUGE wire (even though the strip itself could accomodate high amps), I had created a FIRE HAZARD. By going from LARGE / HOUSE GAUGE WIRE to smaller gauge circuit strip wire to LARGER GAUGE WIRE ON THIS HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT, I had melted the ciruit strip (and the attached 3 prong plug end of this charger). SOLUTION: IF you use an extension cord or circuit strip with this product (which generally is NOT advised) at least make sure that it is HEAVY GAUGE ( eg - 10 gauge or wider). And learn how these gauge numbers work ( smaller is thicker!). Since using a 10 gauge extension cord (DIRECTLY into the house outlet NOT a circuit strip), I've not had any melting or even hot lines - BUT I check regularly. PLUS this company's support, though slow to respond, DID respond. And upon request they promptly sent me a new three prong end wire. ... This is as good as it gets folks. I'd happily buy from them again.

Todo excelente con el producto Cumplió con mis expectativas.

Los materiales son de calidad, cumple con lo que prometen