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|Description=A DC bi-directional electric car charger. | |Description=A DC bi-directional electric car charger. | ||
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This article is a very slow work in progress. Please feel free to add suggestions. | This article is a very slow work in progress. Please feel free to add suggestions. | ||
The Quasar (not to be confused with the Quasar 2) is a DC Vehicle to Grid (V2G) electric car charger with a CHAdeMO connector. It is rated to charge or discharge a car at 7kW. | The '''Wallbox Quasar''' (not to be confused with the Quasar 2) is a DC Vehicle to Grid (V2G) electric car charger with a CHAdeMO connector. It is rated to charge or discharge a car at 7kW. | ||
There is an official app to monitor and control the charger. The app can connect directly via Bluetooth, or indirectly over the internet if the charger is connected via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. The charger also has hand gesture recognition, and can be automated using a modified version of OCPP 1.6 . | There is an official app to monitor and control the charger. The app can connect directly via {{Wplink|Bluetooth}}, or indirectly over the internet if the charger is connected via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. The charger also has hand gesture recognition, and can be automated using a modified version of {{Wplink|Open Charge Point Protocol|OCPP}} 1.6. | ||
==Consumer | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
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====Reset | ====Reset procedure==== | ||
In the event that something malfunctions and the charger needs to be reset, there is a restart button and a factory reset button in the app.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to restore your charger to factory settings? |url=https://support.wallbox.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-restore-your-charger/ |access-date= | In the event that something malfunctions and the charger needs to be reset, there is a restart button and a factory reset button in the app.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=How to restore your charger to factory settings? |url=https://support.wallbox.com/en/knowledge-base/how-to-restore-your-charger/ |website=Wallbox |date= |access-date=22 Feb 2025 |url-status=live | ||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002111653/https://support.wallbox.com/na/knowledge-base/how-to-restore-your-charger/ |archive-date=2 Oct 2022}}</ref> If the app is unable to connect to the charger, and power cycling the charger does not fix it, there are 2 reset buttons inside the unit. | |||
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Wallbox decided not to provide instructions to reset the charger, and instead stated that a qualified technician would need to perform the reset procedure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Understanding Wallbox app Error Codes and How to Resolve Them |url=https://support.wallbox.com/na/knowledge-base/understanding-wallbox-app-error-codes-and-how-to-resolve-them/ |access-date= | Wallbox decided not to provide instructions to reset the charger, and instead stated that a qualified technician would need to perform the reset procedure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author= |title=Understanding Wallbox app Error Codes and How to Resolve Them |url=https://support.wallbox.com/na/knowledge-base/understanding-wallbox-app-error-codes-and-how-to-resolve-them/ |website=Wallbox |date= |access-date=22 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223014414/https://support.wallbox.com/na/knowledge-base/understanding-wallbox-app-error-codes-and-how-to-resolve-them/ |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> The reset procedure involves removing and disassembling the display unit to access the 2 reset buttons inside, then re-attaching the disassembled display unit to the charger. | ||
Once the opened display unit is attached to the charger and the charger is powered: | Once the opened display unit is attached to the charger and the charger is powered: | ||
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Any other combination of button pressing or holding will have no effect. | Any other combination of button pressing or holding will have no effect. | ||
====Wallbox | ====Wallbox app==== | ||
The Wallbox app is designed to control all Wallbox chargers, not just the Quasar. | The Wallbox app is designed to control all Wallbox chargers, not just the Quasar. | ||
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The Wallbox website lists app error codes,<ref name=":0" /> but the app can display "Error" with no additional information. | The Wallbox website lists app error codes,<ref name=":0" /> but the app can display "Error" with no additional information. | ||
The charger has a red status LED on the front which flashes status codes. These codes have not been made available by Wallbox, and are not included in the owner's manual<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wallbox QUASAR User Manual |url=https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1799429/Wallbox-Quasar.html |url-status=live | | The charger has a red status LED on the front which flashes status codes. These codes have not been made available by Wallbox, and are not included in the owner's manual,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Wallbox QUASAR User Manual |url=https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1799429/Wallbox-Quasar.html |website=manualslib |date= |access-date=22 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830060843/https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1799429/Wallbox-Quasar.html | ||
|archive-date=30 Aug 2025}}</ref> installation manual,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Quasar - Installation Guide |url=https://support.wallbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/EN_Quasar_Installation_Guide_multilingual.pdf |website=Wallbox |date= |access-date=30 Aug 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210232047/https://support.wallbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/EN_Quasar_Installation_Guide_multilingual.pdf |archive-date=10 Feb 2024 |format=PDF}}</ref> nor the technical datasheet.<ref>{{Cite web |author= | |||
|title=Quasar - Technical Datasheet |url=https://support.wallbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EN_Quasar_Datasheet_English.pdf |website=Wallbox |date= |access-date=30 Aug 2025 |url-status=live | |||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329155744/https://support.wallbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/EN_Quasar_Datasheet_English.pdf |archive-date=29 Mar 2023}}</ref> The status codes have been made available on third party websites.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=WallBox Quasar Fault - Red Service / Error Light |url=https://parkrecharge.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/69000817597-wallbox-quasar-fault-red-service-error-light |website=Park & Recharge |date= |access-date=30 Aug 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110013231/https://parkrecharge.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/69000817597-wallbox-quasar-fault-red-service-error-light |archive-date=10 Nov 2024}}</ref> | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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