So over the past 2 weeks I have noticed a decrease in range-like my EV wasn't getting a full charge. There have been a few times where I plugged it in and it blinked green then yellow. Once I unplugged it from the wall outlet and re plugged it back in it would go back to charging normally. Yesterday afternoon I noticed it had gone from solid green to the dreaded 6 blinking red. I unplugged it again and re-plugged and it helped for a little while then went back to red flashing. My last attempt to plug it in after leaving it unplugged for 3 hrs ended with now the dashboard lights are dead all together. No blinking indicator, illuminated switches or anything. The charger was still clicking when I plug it in. Checked the MPC and low and behold it is fried/burnt up. Please see pics. Plan is to order a new one from the dealer and install. Will that fix charging issue and dash illumination? Anything else I will need to do/check? What caused this so I can avoid it moving forward? Could it be that I was using a light use/regular extension cord/16 gauge orange one you would get from like Home Depot? Do I need a 12 gauge? Please help! Hunting season has started and it's my only ride!
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