Rivian Dual Power Distribution Switch: A potential game changer

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Vincent

Member

Dec 12, 2024

Everyone who know me, knows I'm a full time RVer. I go from park to park with my Rivian and and most parks have an electrical pedestal that has both 50 and 30 amp connections. Since the Rivian work off the 50 amp. You can also hook an RV to the 30 amp while the rivian is charging but this requires a physical changing of the connection.

A week ago, I met someone who made a Dual Power Distribution Switch that swaps the 30 and 50 amp connections. First iteration by the flip of a switch. Thinking the next generation will have Bluetooth control. Conforms to National Electrical Codes. NEMA approved enclosure for wet locations. Not UL listed. 80amp rated relays. Switches fast enough where most electronics will not be affected. I attached a photo of prototype.

Unlike Lectron, Splitvolt, and Neocharge, this is not a socket splitter. This physically switches the two inputs and the two outputs. If you use a "dog bone" to charge the EV off the 30amp circuit, your rate of charge is the same as if you were using the 15amp circuit. So, to keep from continually switching/making physical connections, I can just flip a switch and the other vehicle won't even know that it lost power.

In case you were wondering if you could switch the plugs at any time, yes, you could. You could actually just switch the plugs all the time. This Dual Power Distribution Switch allows for easy switching without having to reset clocks, wifi, and other electronics. In the next generation you won't even have to go outside to the pedestal. I find the switch very useful and was hoping someone else could benefit from it.

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