Power out. All good. No noise! Pro Power Onboard to the rescue

[Fastmikerx7]

Power out.
Running Fridge/TV/Router/WiFi/Fridge.

It Works!!! Neighbors jealous

 

[Fastmikerx7]

White Lightning saves the Nite

 

[chl]

Congrats! My plan when I get a Lightning is to do the same thing.

 

[davehu]

got mine setup a few weeks ago. I find my self, ashamedly wanting a power outage so I can brag about it!

 

[cal]

What were you running off of the 220 plug? The past weekend I sold my Honda 2000i generator and my Ego power station. I used the Lightning to work on my green house a couple of months ago. Love the onboard power!

 

[Fastmikerx7]

What were you running off of the 220 plug? The past weekend I sold my Honda 2000i generator and my Ego power station. I used the Lightning to work on my green house a couple of months ago. Love the onboard power!

Yes, i have a cord that does 240 30A twistlock to 4 120v outlets...or 220/110 if you prefer to say it that way.

I think it is this cord even though I don't think I bought it at Wallymart..(I don't go to that store).

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Champion...d_id=612734&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=6080654


I need to install the Generac gene panel so I can just do that in the future...

 

[cal]

Never heard of a cable that would split 240v to four 120v outlets. Will have to take a look.

Thanks I'll be ordering one of these shortly!

Can you run both the 240v outlet and the four Lightning 120v outlets at the same time?

 

[Fastmikerx7]

Not sure but it did seem to split power according to truck screen.

I think you could run the outlets in the frunk n bed at the same time 3600+3600+2400=9600

 

[Maxx]

got mine setup a few weeks ago. I find my self, ashamedly wanting a power outage so I can brag about it!

I get you. Last winter, we were powerless for a few days and froze our booties off. I rewired my gas furnace and hooked it up to 240V in the back the same way OP did and it passed the test with flying colors. I am ready for an outage. The only thing is my Pro SOC is usually between 40%-60% but even with that, I think I can last a few days before needing to go to DCFC.

 

[GoodSam]

This Reliance Control Corporation WKPBN30 Portable Generator Through-The-Wall kit is a nice, safe way to go to avoid cords running under doors or through windows:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743BQDT4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

changes the 240V to six 120V (2 groups of 3, splitting the 2 hot lines of the 240) receptacles. Just hate running cords through the house, but hate power loss more!
Eventually set up a dangerous backfeed to the house main panel, but I am a very careful electrician with a written checklist.
The Pro Power system will trip quickly if it does not like what it sees downstream.

 

[flyct]

I just ordered an interlock kit for my main panel that’s outside the cabin.

Eventually set up a dangerous backfeed to the house main panel, but I am a very careful electrician with a written checklist.
The Pro Power system will trip quickly if it does not like what it sees downstream.

I was going to just do a back-feed and use a checklist. But after finding an interlock kit for my panel I bought it as well. https://interlockkit.com/ This eliminates potential to back-feed into grid.

I just received a breaker panel interlock kit for my main input power panel that’s mounted on the outside wall of our cabin. Also ordered a 30 amp generator inlet box and a 30 amp generator cable. Hope to get it all installed next week.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Power out.
Running Fridge/TV/Router/WiFi/Fridge.

It Works!!! Neighbors jealous

Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

 

[hturnerfamily]

: ALL of the power OUTLETS in the truck bed, cab, and frunk, are available at the SAME TIME...

but, of course, you are limited to 'how much' each CIRCUIT can provide, at any given time... so...

: The CAB and FRUNK is powered by an inverter mounting under the frunk. This provides 120v power thru a 20amp single CIRCUIT, which is 20 x 120 = 2,400 'watts' of potential maximum power. Now, just because you have a total of 6 outlets between the cab and the frunk does not mean that each one has 20amps, even though they are 20amp outlets - the 'combined' output for all of them at the same TIME is 20amps. But, this is typically plenty for several things to happen together - whether charging you laptop and ipad in the cab, and running a hot pot or mini-fridge, or tools, from the frunk. As long as all of those together do not exceed 20amps, you are good to go.
: For those WITHOUT ProPower, as an option, will also have several BED outlets, which run off the same 120v inverter the Cab and Frunk outlets do: The same rules apply as they are on the same circuit as the others.

: The BED, for those WITH ProPower, will have not only the 240v 30amp 'twist lock' outlet, but also a couple more 120v 20amp outlets. These are all powered from a separate 240v Inverter, mounted above the rear motor. This provides up to 7,200 watts of power, which is a max of 30amps at 240volts, or a combination of 240v power AND the additional 120v outlets being powered at the same time. You could run your HOUSE from the 240v outlet, and STILL be able to use power from the bed outlets, again, as long as the two combined power outputs don't exceed the 7,200 total watts.

If you want to make use of almost ALL of the truck's output power of a combined 9,600 watts, you could use the frunk, cab, and several bed outlets, AND the 240v bed outlet, all at the same time... in various ways(generally extension cords and/or devices/appliances plugged directly into the outlets)... if it were really needed.
The design and capability of the ProPower output and outlet choices, with the TWO separate inverters, gives us MANY choices and ways to 'draw' that power, when needed, for MANY different situations. You could even be Charging another ELECTRIC VEHICLE, while at the same time, powering your mini-fridge in the bed, charging your devices in the cab, and cooking some 'tail gating' meals in the Frunk : )

 

[Maquis]

: ALL of the power OUTLETS in the truck bed, cab, and frunk, are available at the SAME TIME...

but, of course, you are limited to 'how much' each CIRCUIT can provide, at any given time... so...

: The CAB and FRUNK is powered by an inverter mounting under the frunk. This provides 120v power thru a 20amp single CIRCUIT, which is 20 x 120 = 2,400 'watts' of potential maximum power. Now, just because you have a total of 6 outlets between the cab and the frunk does not mean that each one has 20amps, even though they are 20amp outlets - the 'combined' output for all of them at the same TIME is 20amps. But, this is typically plenty for several things to happen together - whether charging you laptop and ipad in the cab, and running a hot pot or mini-fridge, or tools, from the frunk. As long as all of those together do not exceed 20amps, you are good to go.
: For those WITHOUT ProPower, as an option, will also have several BED outlets, which run off the same 120v inverter the Cab and Frunk outlets do: The same rules apply as they are on the same circuit as the others.

: The BED, for those WITH ProPower, will have not only the 240v 30amp 'twist lock' outlet, but also a couple more 120v 20amp outlets. These are all powered from a separate 240v Inverter, mounted above the rear motor. This provides up to 7,200 watts of power, which is a max of 30amps at 240volts, or a combination of 240v power AND the additional 120v outlets being powered at the same time. You could run your HOUSE from the 240v outlet, and STILL be able to use power from the bed outlets, again, as long as the two combined power outputs don't exceed the 7,200 total watts.

If you want to make use of almost ALL of the truck's output power of a combined 9,600 watts, you could use the frunk, cab, and several bed outlets, AND the 240v bed outlet, all at the same time... in various ways(generally extension cords and/or devices/appliances plugged directly into the outlets)... if it were really needed.
The design and capability of the ProPower output and outlet choices, with the TWO separate inverters, gives us MANY choices and ways to 'draw' that power, when needed, for MANY different situations. You could even be Charging another ELECTRIC VEHICLE, while at the same time, powering your mini-fridge in the bed, charging your devices in the cab, and cooking some 'tail gating' meals in the Frunk : )

One caveat - in order to utilize the full 7200, any 120V loads must be perfectly balanced across the two legs. You can’t pull over 30A from either side.

 

[Ecstatic]

Yes, i have a cord that does 240 30A twistlock to 4 120v outlets...or 220/110 if you prefer to say it that way.

I think it is this cord even though I don't think I bought it at Wallymart..(I don't go to that store).

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Champion...d_id=612734&campaign_id=9383&sharedid=6080654

Amazon has this same cord at $52.
https://www.amazon.com/Champion-250...mzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

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