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VoltBox

Portable charging with a timer, not an app

Five current settings and a timer, and nothing else to depend on.

The steps

6 A, 8 A, 10 A, 13 A, 16 A. Discrete values rather than a slider.

That matters more than it looks. A setting you can name is a setting you can check against the circuit; a slider position is a guess. Sixteen amps for a modern dedicated socket, six for an old ring with other things on it.

The timer

Delayed start from one to twelve hours, built into the control unit.

No app, no account, no network. Set twelve hours and it starts when you said, and it will still do that in a decade.

The build

TPU sheath, IP65, −30 °C to 50 °C. TPU stays flexible when cold, which on a cable coiled in a frozen boot is the property you notice.

Something recorded rather than interpreted

The charging cable carries the manufacturer reference VPC-B5-16AC. So does a cable sold here under a different brand, with near-identical listing text, under a different EAN and ASIN.

That is what the records show. What it means is a question for the two sellers.

VoltBox in this catalogue

  • VoltBox Mobile 11 kW, 6–16 A in five steps, 7 m cable, IP65

    11 kW at 400 V × 16 A · three-phase · 7 m Type 2 cable with CEE adapter, portable · delayed charging function · no solar surplus charging · metering not described · IP65, −30 °C to 50 °C

    A portable 11 kW charger with current selectable at 6, 8, 10, 13 or 16 A, a delayed charging function, a 7 metre TPU cable and an IP65 rating.

    Best for: A driveway on a time-of-use tariff, where charging should start in the night without anyone getting up.

    ≈ €153

Everything VoltBox puts on these shelves

  • VoltBox portable Type 2 charger with a Schuko plug and control box

    VoltBox Schuko to Type 2, 3.7 kW, 7 m, 6/8/10/13/16 A, TPU, IP65

    A seven-metre Schuko to Type 2 portable charger with five current settings to 16 A, in TPU rated IP65 from −30 °C to 50 °C, with a delayed charging timer.

    Current rating
    Five settings — 6 A, 8 A, 10 A, 13 A, 16 A — for a maximum of 3.7 kW at 230 V, first bullet
    Coding
    IEC 62196-2, fifth bullet
    Phases
    Single phase, from the title
    Length
    7 metres, third bullet
    Cross-section
    Nowhere in the listing
    Flexibility
    TPU sheath, fourth bullet; no flexibility figure is given
    Weight
    Nowhere in the listing
    Storage
    Nowhere in the listing. IP65, weather-resistant from −30 °C to 50 °C, fourth bullet; delayed charging can be set from 1 to 12 hours, second bullet. NOTE: this product carries the manufacturer reference VPC-B5-16AC, the same reference as the WityCharge cable in this family, under a different EAN and ASIN
    Amazon reference
    B0FP4NFC9V (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6979047250034
    • Five discrete current settings rather than a range, so the value is unambiguous
    • A 1 to 12 hour delay timer for off-peak charging, with no app required
    • The same manufacturer reference appears under a second brand in this family

    Best for: Off-peak charging from a household socket without installing anything.

    ≈ €108
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