Ford Mobile Charger at Campsite 30amp

[james_carey]

Have you personally seen the 12 Amp limitation on a TT30 using a TT-30 to 14-50 adapter?

I was limited to 12 amps when I tried the Amproad iFlow in this configuration and never bothered to try another charger. @hikinbengal is saying that they get higher amperage using the J+ Booster and I'm wondering if I should try another EVSE.

That additional 1.4 kW would be helpful for charging at the cabin, especially in the winter.

Hmmmmm...... so now I am wondering if the J+ Booster is a better solution than the Amproad iFlow? Any thoughts? Features and benefits of one over the other?

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[Maquis]

The last time we visited this rabbit hole, it was confirmed that the truck is limited to 12A when charging at 120V.

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/20-amps-120v.14507/

 

[jimfigler]

You should never try to pull 50 amps from a 30amp socket! And especially this corroded socket!
To charge from a 30amp outlet you should buy the SplitVolt (or similar) 24 amp charger. I use that and it works nicely. Charges at about 5.5 kW so much faster than the 1.4kW you get with the 112A @ 120V charger.

That is spider infested not corroded

 

[vandy1981]

Hmmmmm...... so now I am wondering if the J+ Booster is a better solution than the Amproad iFlow? Any thoughts? Features and benefits of one over the other?

I'm not convinced that they're actually getting more than 12 amps on a 120v circuit so it may not be worth paying the extra money for a J+ Booster for that reason.

The J+ Booster is a very well-built and likely safer unit, though, as demonstrated by @tommolog:

 

[jimfigler]

Ford mobile charger only draws 30 amps at 240 and 12 amps at 120.

Exactly so at 120V there would have been no "melting down"

 

[Amps]

Any thoughts?

See if your usual campgrounds have 240V power anywhere available for you to use to charge your truck. If so, use the Amproad and start low (10A) and work up gradually if the receptacles look anything as nasty as that TT-30 in your picture.

 

[Maquis]

See if your usual campgrounds have 240V power anywhere available for you to use to charge your truck. If so, use the Amproad and start low (10A) and work up gradually if the receptacles look anything like that TT-30 in your picture.

Repeat….TT30 is a 120V receptacle.

 

[Amps]

Repeat….TT30 is a 120V receptacle.

Thanks, I’m aware of that. They need to find Volts not Amps to get around the truck’s limitation on 120V charging. That’s why I suggested to contact their usual campgrounds to see if any 240V receptacles are available. They ain’t going nowhere for a couple days with a TT-30/Level 1 charging.

 

[xwing]

Hmmmmm...... so now I am wondering if the J+ Booster is a better solution than the Amproad iFlow? Any thoughts? Features and benefits of one over the other?

I use the AmpRoad charger in my garage as my daily charger. Works great and I charge at 40 amps (9.6kv).

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