Perfect! That’s I wanted to know.
Just one more clarification. Do we need to connect it to meter wiring/panel or it can be connected to distribution panel.
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It can be connected to distribution panel.
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Old Pot Charging time is 0 to 80 % is ~2.3 Hrs, But New Dot Charger takes ~4.5 Hrs Why ?
New Dot Charger Time is 2 times higher compare to Pot Charger.
Point Home Charger:
0-80% in 2hrs 40mins i.e., 160 mins which is 1% in 2 mins
0-100% in 4 hrs 18 mins i.e., additional 118mins for the last 20% which is ~ 1% in 6 mins
The slow charging for the last 20% is understandable and also practical.
Dot Home Charger:
0-80% in 4hrs 30mins i.e., 270 mins which is 1% in 3 mins 22.5 seconds.
0-100% in 5 hrs 15 mins i.e., additional 45mins for the last 20% which is 1% in 2 mins 15 secs.
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I taught the installation of the charging unit is done by the ather team as its more safe and advisable and that’s how it was I think
Y is it that now the users or electrician should do it
Y can’t the service be like the way it was
A certified ather technician doing it
Paying for the installation now ? Seriously
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Of course it is safer if the installation is done by the Ather team. Because they are experienced. Your local electrician isn’t experienced in installing the Ather dot or whatever. Probably they are laying off the installation team to cut costs. And if you want the installation to be done from Ather itself, they’d call the electricians on demand. This way they would be able to cut a lot of cost.
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Thanks for clearing the cloud.
There is not that the users should do it. It is only that users can do it. If you still want the Ather technicians to install it, it’ll be a chargeable affair at ₹1800/-. I think of this like this…the free standard installation was like an introductory offer that user got till now. That is gone and will be chargeable from now on.
Will it save costs to Ather? Yes, definitely. Are they laying off the technicians? Probably not, I’m not a 100% sure but the installation technicians will be on contract or called as and when needed. It will continue as usual I guess.
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What would happen to customers who pre-ordered before the pricing was introduced. I obviously did not know that I’ll have to pay for the charger installation and that was one of the factor for me to order one. Btw I ordered in July
Can anybody clear my doubt !
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Was casually going through Ather Website and found this. Did they forget to change it? or add conditions applied?
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Can the earlier home charger be used to charge all the Ather 450s ?
The earlier home charger is only compatible with the earlier set of Ather 450s.
This is from your page as link below.
https://www.atherenergy.com/faq/vehicle/charging
My point is with this new home charger ather dot which will be for new bike.
If I want the bike to charge anywhere in the grid which has the older charging system ather point
Would not be able to charge ??
Also I find the cost cutting measures which has been taken my replacing the ather point to ather dot
Which we ultimately loose the fast charge ability but there is no price reduction for the same.
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There is no change in how old and new bikes use public grid chargers. The public grid chargers support both versions of the bike since both retain the DC charging pins in the charging socket.
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Old AC home charger(Point)>Old Ather 450 
Old AC home charger(Point)>New Ather 450 
New AC home charger(Dot)>Old Ather 450
New AC home charger(Dot)>New Ather 450
Public DC charger(Athergrid)>Old Ather 450
Public DC charger(Athergrid)>New Ather 450
Old AC portable charger(cable)>Old Ather 450
Old AC portable charger(cable)>New Ather 450
New AC portable charger(cable)>Old Ather 450
New AC portable charger(cable)>New Ather 450
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Sir, the new AC home charger (DOT) should have read new DC home charger i think.
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Chennai’s first Ather Dot Installation.
Ather team contacted me on oct 3rd at 3pm. They fixed an appointment for installation on oct 4th at 9am. I was expecting them to be here by 9-9.30 but to my surprise i received a call from the engineer at 8am to confirm the installation and also he asked me to send my location. At 8.55 they reached my place. 3 persons had come. They quickly unloaded all the materials from the van and started the work sharp at 9am which was great. As i had already decided where to fix the Dot it was easy for them to quickly plan and begin the work. The work was done by Mr. Suresh & Mr. Vinodh and was supervised by Mr.Abbas. They asked me if the connection has to be taken from the mains or from the switch box , i opted for switch box as it was very near to the installation area. They opened the switch box checked for earthing , voltage and amps, as everything was perfect they started the markings & drilling. It was a very straightforward installation. The engineers knew what they were doing and were confident about their work. I told them how the pipeline has to be routed and levelled and few minor adjustments during the installation and they were happy to hear my suggestions and did the job to my complete satisfaction. They were not in a hurry. Total time taken for the installation was 1.5 hours. They completed the work at 10.30 and quickly gave me a demo of how to switch it on and off and what to do in case of troubleshooting. Meanwhile when they packed up all their materials Mr.Abbas was explaining me more about the Dot charger and about the delivery process. All three of them were very friendly and did their job with a smile. Before leaving Mr.Suresh voluntarily asked for a broom and cleaned the installation area neatly which most of the electrican don’t. It was a very clean & professional installation. I really appreciate Ather for hiring the right people for the right job. Uploading few pics during the installation.
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How’s the quality of the dot? Can you recall the point quality? How’s it in comparison?
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Build quality is pretty good . Plastic is solid. Disappointed with the charging socket as its not magnetic like the older home charging point, it will make a fall even with slight disturbance. Have to be very careful when keeping it back as the whole weight of the socket balances in a very small plastic . Ather should have taken a little more time in designing a hook like lock for the socket. Already the engineer while fixing it dropped the socket once, then while giving demonstration they dropped once. Not to blame them but the design needs improvement. I dropped it once when trying it out. Guess i have to do some DIY once i start using it frequently after the bike gets delivered.
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Looks cool. Did the water level come with the box?
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Noo they brought it separately, all their tools were new as this was their first installation.
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Looks like the MCB has changed to a switch like contraption. The DOT is definitely quite small compared to the POINT. the build quality also seems to be well made by the photos, have to get the review once it starts charging and the noise levels of the fan.
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The new charger (DOT)has a small charger box inside and the ourter cover is used to enclose the charger.
But the old changer had more circuitry than the new one hence lot bulkier.
Outer design on the new DOT is just a cover. Could have been made even smaller too based on photos shown on the charger inside.
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That’s a bummer 
I can’t imagine the pod without the magnetic lock. They shouldn’t have removed it. The wiring looks different too. And the mcb is replaced by a switch/buttons. Interesting to see if this is a Chennai thing or will they use it for blr too.
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