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Cool. Thanks for the explanation. I'll buy a 72-hour license later today or tomorrow, poke around a bit over the weekend, and see what I can figure out. I'll plan to do it again when I have parts in hand because I know with certainty that I won't manage to print everything I need with all the...

I'm a little confused. If I try to sign up for 12-month subscription to the Professional Technician System (PTS) for $399, the site tries to bundle in a one-year linense to the Ford Diagnostic & Repair System (FDRS) software for another $1500. Would I need both? I have to say that I'm a lot...

Got you. Sorry for my misunderstanding.

He agreed to do it with THHN in conduit & then did it in the exact way you'd asked him not to? And you paid him? Was the work being done without permits?

100% normal and not any sort of concern. That breaker, the panel it's in, and the wires & MC cable connected to it all have maximum temperature ratings. All of those should be 75° C or 90° C. The lower rating controls and that's probably 75° C. You're not close to that.

What's the first step? Ordering parts or lifting the bed off and documenting what's already there?

If you were within 1000 miles. I might happily drive to you to beg for some help.

I have $2k+ I'm ready to spend with no guarantee of success and I'm willing to to take my truck off the road for a week. Let's talk when you have time to help. I have an idea of what parts are needed, but don't have any certainty about it. With a solid list of parts to buy, I can order them...

It boils down to a pretty simple and sensible rule. If you do something they ask you not to do (aftermarket parts, unapproved modifications, etc.) AND that thing causes damage, the warranty doesn't need to cover the damage that is caused by that thing you did. If a shade-tree mechanic does work...

If I had to choose, I'd rather have PPO work when the truck is off and not work when the truck is on, rather than the other way around. I'm not sure I've ever needed 120v power while I was using the truck as a vehicle. And it's been a pain in the butt to get 120v power out of it every time I've...

I'm not an electrician. But it's my understanding that the purpose of breakers and receptacles that only fit plugs for 15A or 20A loads is to protect building wiring (truck wiring, in this case), not the cords or appliances that get plugged into the receptacles. No non-defective product relies...

Whoops! I'm more used to RWD and I guess I didn't think that all the way through. You're right. If the front wheels are powered, they need a differential too. I think the difference in distance traveled is smaller between the inside and outside front wheels than between the inside and outside...

Edited to add this spoiler: I am mistaken. Unless I'm mistaken, front axles don't need or have differentials because they point in the direction of travel, even when turning, and absent some fancy 4-wheel steering setup, rear wheels don't do that while turning.

I can't say I'm glad to know that this is the state of affairs, but I'm very happy to know better what the state of affairs is. Thanks for sharing this information.

Thanks for the info. I'd love to be able to use my Lightning for limited home backup power, which doesn't need to meet my full usual power usage for the whole house, just back up the most essential circuits. I'd be happy to it it by installing in the rruck the second 7.2kW inverter that is...

Are the EV manufacturers using a standardized communications protocol for V2H/V2G that will allow products from Pointguard and others to request that the battery be connected to the DC pins in the power cord to power the inverter?

Are you sure? I read something on a Ford or Sunrun page saying it used the AC conductors. That stuck in my mind because it seemed odd. If that's not right, I should correct what I said, but the problem remains the same, persuading the truck to connect those conductors to the battery when...

Edited to add: The information I thought I read from Sunrun (or maybe Ford) that DC from the truck went to the Charge Station Pro & them the inverter through the AC conductors in the charge cable was wrong. This should have been obvious as the Charge Station Pro has DC pins that serve no other...

I'd commend him for clear labeling. I wish anything in my house were labeled that clearly. Heck, I'd be happy if they'd just labeled the breakers that are no longer connected to anything.

Funny. I had never wondered that until today when I read Jesse-Infotainment's post saying that there were different HV wiring harnesses. Maybe next week I'll pull my bed off and tike pictures of what's under the bed in a truck with the 2.4kW Pro Power. I'd be focusing on unused connectors and...