Smokewagun
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- First Name
- Bob
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- N. Illinois
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- 2019 Ford F-150 Lariat 3.0L Stroke
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My barn load center is 100A. It is fed from my house 200A main load center through a 100A breaker. All installed by a certified electrician about 20 years ago. So, effectively, the barn is a sub-panel to my house. Can it deliver sustained 80A drawn from the house? I would think so, since it will be later at night.
Now, I had a Ford Connected Charger in the barn for my 2022 Lightning SR. Set to 48A through a 60A breaker in my barn’s panel. No issues, as it should be. I got rid of it six weeks ago thinking I’d never get another Lightning, and pocketed $500. BUT, the more I look at this, the more I think load sharing could be the best option. Really, if my son keeps topping off each night for a few hours, and I add afterward, we should be good in the summer. Winter, well, he’s on my service, so he will need to supplemental charge at a fast charger one day a week or so to kick back up to 80-90% because he won’t be able to replenish enough kW each night to cover his daily drive if I need to charge mine.
I’m looking at options. The Grizzl-E dual seems like junk with no real app control. The piggyback Teslas seem better. Are there other options? A switch might not work. We may need to adjust limits each night to accommodate out next days mileage.
Now, I had a Ford Connected Charger in the barn for my 2022 Lightning SR. Set to 48A through a 60A breaker in my barn’s panel. No issues, as it should be. I got rid of it six weeks ago thinking I’d never get another Lightning, and pocketed $500. BUT, the more I look at this, the more I think load sharing could be the best option. Really, if my son keeps topping off each night for a few hours, and I add afterward, we should be good in the summer. Winter, well, he’s on my service, so he will need to supplemental charge at a fast charger one day a week or so to kick back up to 80-90% because he won’t be able to replenish enough kW each night to cover his daily drive if I need to charge mine.
I’m looking at options. The Grizzl-E dual seems like junk with no real app control. The piggyback Teslas seem better. Are there other options? A switch might not work. We may need to adjust limits each night to accommodate out next days mileage.
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