That’s exactly what we did. We installed a 40 amp outlet. I purchased a 3rd party EV charger that we charge my daughters Chevy bolt with and when my wife wants to charge her Model S or my Model 3, we just clip on the small adapter that came with our teslas. All of our cars charge at 28-30 miles per hour at home, one at a time. The ladies charge at night and I charge from 5:00am to 11:00am, reason is, I work the night shift. We have never had any issues
What i did with mine is make up a male to male cable, with one end connecting to my pro power 240v plug and a Nema-1450 male and connect to the receptical on your wall you installed to charge the truck. It gives the house 30 amps of power, which runs most of my house, minus the heat pump. I've used it several times.
I’m trying to understand how that works. You are reversing power through your receptacle on your wall? Did you have to shut the power off to your house first?
No, it doesn't hurt the truck. It's one of the intended uses of the Propower. Yes, you need to trip the main breaker to the power grid before you plug it into the wall to prevent the power. It's how an electrical transfer switch works, but you are doing it manually at the main breaker panel. Also, you realize you only have 30 amps, but it the house pulls too much power, it will trip the switch in the truck, but you can easily reset it and try again with less draw inside your house.
This is extremely dangerous. Tripping the breaker doesn't disconnect the neutral and puts utility workers at risk. Creating a cord like this puts you, your family, and your house at risk. There is a reason that cords like this are called "suicide cords."
The Tesla connection there you see in your Ford is about using an adapter so Fords can charge in high speed Tesla DC super chargers your lighting and any other EV out there (except Tesla) have SAE J1772 connections. Both of those chargers you have there also are SAE J1772 which is the standard in the US for charge any car and they dont going to go anywhere anytime soon. Even if you buy a Tesla you can use any of those chargers you have with a SAE J1772 to NACS adapter, actually every Tesla comes with one.
I actually recorded this video before the adapter came out. Here’s a video of me trying an adapter at a Tesla supercharger. First Time Using New Adapter at Tesla Supercharger - Lightning Mike ua-cam.com/video/iGD4lNc7OT4/v-deo.html
Should be fine to leave plugged in when using AC charging it's the trucks on board Systems that are handling the charging the "charger" is basically just a fancy adapter that adapts either the 240v or 110 volt outlet to a J1772/NACS plug and then the onboard charger converts that to the correct DC voltage for whatever vehicle you have, the onboard charger will prevent overcharge situations
Not an issue. It's got some phantom draw like any electronics, but it's not going to output power because it communicates with a vehicle when plugged into a vehcile and wont output power unless that communication happens.
Sorry I didn’t answer this yet, but pretty much what I do is plug it in at night if it’s below 50 percent or if I know I’m going to drive a bunch the next day, and I let it charge up to 90% unless I’m doing a test or going on a trip.
Look up 4 prong range cord. Get the 50amp rated one and cut the ends (cap the neutral white line - not needed). Install other three lines on the Charger Pro. Dial the amps down on the dial on the board. Plug in. Done. Yes, it’s annoying that you can’t use it on other vehicles but it is a nice charger (WiFi and all) and gets you full 40amp if u can use 50amp breaker.
Thank you. That’s good advice. Still up in the air on whether or not I’m just going to sell it though because the setup that I have with the portable charger works pretty well. It charges at 6kw and I can still connect to my truck with my phone and tell it to stop charging and set up a schedule and stuff.
@@F150LightningMike Yeah, I get that. I see a lot of used ones for sale on EBay. I almost bought one thinking it was all I needed to hook up to house power (was I surprised to see all the other stuff needed). I was also surprised to see it came free with my slightly used Lightning. Previous owner never installed it. Still in box in the Frunk.
I had an electrician install a 240v outlet. The portable charger comes with a wall mount as you can see in the video I just mounted it right under the plug. It gets me 3-6 kw/hr, which is plenty and I didn’t have to spend the 1,500 that Sunrun wanted to charge me to install my “free” ford pro charger.
I have a 30 amp drier plug will this charger automatically sense the amperage and adjust? I read somewhere about needing a 50amp breaker for this charger
I’m not an electrician, but I do know that the plug for a dryer is different. Ford does not recommend that you use adapters unless it comes with the charger. So you will need electrician to swap out the plug to match the four prongs that are on the charging plug as far as 30 amp goes mine is actually a 30 amp plug because that’s all that was left available with my panel. The only downside to it is that it will charge slower usually between four and 5 kW per hour instead of 6-8 if you had the 40-50 amps.
It's a 32 amp charger. You need a 50 amp breaker and a 14-50 outlet. The voltage cannot be adjusted, other than switching the ends between 120v/12amps and 240v/32amps.
@@i6s1if peak amperage draw is only 32 you’re fine with a 40 amp breaker, you wouldn’t need a 50 unless you don’t want it tripping when an over current of 18 amps goes through and fries your charger
@atomicgamez445 It's technically allowed by code but poor practice. You never know if the next homeowner is going to plug In a 40 amp charger when they see a 50 amp plug. Plus it's a no-brainer decision for future proofing to use 6awg and a 50 amp breaker.
Didn’t see this in the video but this was my question and I can’t find a answer to it anywhere I’m new to electric and my ford charger is showing orange and not charging the truck
Blue means it’s good. Orange means there is a problem. Sometimes a problem can be solved by unplugging the charger from the wall and waiting a little bit then plugging it back in which has worked for me the one time that it was orange. however, I’ve heard that sometimes people are having to get theirs replaced.
Your "electrician" put a 50 amp outlet on a 30 amp breaker, and you're running a 32 amp charger with it? I really hope you misspoke and it's a 40 or 50 amp breaker with appropriately sized wire.
Not being an electrician myself I could have misunderstood what he did, so it could be a 40 amp. My max charging speed at home has been 8kw per hour so it could be a 40.
@@F150LightningMike Can't do that. The appliance can't be rated higher than the breaker, and 32 is higher than 30. The charger probably runs a little under that so it isn't tripping the breaker, but it's still not allowed. Max continuous load on a 30 amp breaker is 24 amps.
I understand your point and thanks for bringing it up. Something else to think about, I’m thinking it would be the same for your truck/portable charger, I have two different adapters that came with this Ford charger. One plugs into the 240v and the other plugs into the 110v outlet which is only 15 amp max. Shouldn’t I be ok since it obviously is made to handle the lower 110v as well?
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That’s exactly what we did. We installed a 40 amp outlet. I purchased a 3rd party EV charger that we charge my daughters Chevy bolt with and when my wife wants to charge her Model S or my Model 3, we just clip on the small adapter that came with our teslas. All of our cars charge at 28-30 miles per hour at home, one at a time. The ladies charge at night and I charge from 5:00am to 11:00am, reason is, I work the night shift. We have never had any issues
Good info. Yeah it really seems to work the best. It seems to be a waste to do anything different.
@Lampstand144 pretty cool all in the family have an electric vehicle, my daughter has the id4 and I have the lightning. Greetings
I agree that is awesome!
What i did with mine is make up a male to male cable, with one end connecting to my pro power 240v plug and a Nema-1450 male and connect to the receptical on your wall you installed to charge the truck. It gives the house 30 amps of power, which runs most of my house, minus the heat pump. I've used it several times.
That’s interesting. It doesn’t mess up your truck at all when you do that?
I’m trying to understand how that works. You are reversing power through your receptacle on your wall? Did you have to shut the power off to your house first?
No, it doesn't hurt the truck. It's one of the intended uses of the Propower. Yes, you need to trip the main breaker to the power grid before you plug it into the wall to prevent the power. It's how an electrical transfer switch works, but you are doing it manually at the main breaker panel. Also, you realize you only have 30 amps, but it the house pulls too much power, it will trip the switch in the truck, but you can easily reset it and try again with less draw inside your house.
Thanks, that’s some good info.
This is extremely dangerous. Tripping the breaker doesn't disconnect the neutral and puts utility workers at risk. Creating a cord like this puts you, your family, and your house at risk. There is a reason that cords like this are called "suicide cords."
The Tesla connection there you see in your Ford is about using an adapter so Fords can charge in high speed Tesla DC super chargers your lighting and any other EV out there (except Tesla) have SAE J1772 connections. Both of those chargers you have there also are SAE J1772 which is the standard in the US for charge any car and they dont going to go anywhere anytime soon. Even if you buy a Tesla you can use any of those chargers you have with a SAE J1772 to NACS adapter, actually every Tesla comes with one.
I actually recorded this video before the adapter came out. Here’s a video of me trying an adapter at a Tesla supercharger.
First Time Using New Adapter at Tesla Supercharger - Lightning Mike
ua-cam.com/video/iGD4lNc7OT4/v-deo.html
Hi Mike. Here Jesus. New to your channel. One question, do you keep the charger plugged in all the time, is it safe?
I keep it plugged in most of the time. It seems safe to me. Sometimes I will unplug it to give it a break.
Should be fine to leave plugged in when using AC charging it's the trucks on board Systems that are handling the charging the "charger" is basically just a fancy adapter that adapts either the 240v or 110 volt outlet to a J1772/NACS plug and then the onboard charger converts that to the correct DC voltage for whatever vehicle you have, the onboard charger will prevent overcharge situations
Not an issue. It's got some phantom draw like any electronics, but it's not going to output power because it communicates with a vehicle when plugged into a vehcile and wont output power unless that communication happens.
Sorry I didn’t answer this yet, but pretty much what I do is plug it in at night if it’s below 50 percent or if I know I’m going to drive a bunch the next day, and I let it charge up to 90% unless I’m doing a test or going on a trip.
Look up 4 prong range cord. Get the 50amp rated one and cut the ends (cap the neutral white line - not needed). Install other three lines on the Charger Pro. Dial the amps down on the dial on the board. Plug in. Done. Yes, it’s annoying that you can’t use it on other vehicles but it is a nice charger (WiFi and all) and gets you full 40amp if u can use 50amp breaker.
Thank you. That’s good advice. Still up in the air on whether or not I’m just going to sell it though because the setup that I have with the portable charger works pretty well. It charges at 6kw and I can still connect to my truck with my phone and tell it to stop charging and set up a schedule and stuff.
@@F150LightningMike Yeah, I get that. I see a lot of used ones for sale on EBay. I almost bought one thinking it was all I needed to hook up to house power (was I surprised to see all the other stuff needed). I was also surprised to see it came free with my slightly used Lightning. Previous owner never installed it. Still in box in the Frunk.
Yeah I think a lot of people figured out the same thing I did and didn’t want to pay the high priced install.
I have this charger , can I use this to my garage or do I need to modify something , ....
I had an electrician install a 240v outlet. The portable charger comes with a wall mount as you can see in the video I just mounted it right under the plug. It gets me 3-6 kw/hr, which is plenty and I didn’t have to spend the 1,500 that Sunrun wanted to charge me to install my “free” ford pro charger.
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I have a 30 amp drier plug will this charger automatically sense the amperage and adjust? I read somewhere about needing a 50amp breaker for this charger
I’m not an electrician, but I do know that the plug for a dryer is different. Ford does not recommend that you use adapters unless it comes with the charger. So you will need electrician to swap out the plug to match the four prongs that are on the charging plug as far as 30 amp goes mine is actually a 30 amp plug because that’s all that was left available with my panel. The only downside to it is that it will charge slower usually between four and 5 kW per hour instead of 6-8 if you had the 40-50 amps.
It's a 32 amp charger. You need a 50 amp breaker and a 14-50 outlet. The voltage cannot be adjusted, other than switching the ends between 120v/12amps and 240v/32amps.
That’s correct.
@@i6s1if peak amperage draw is only 32 you’re fine with a 40 amp breaker, you wouldn’t need a 50 unless you don’t want it tripping when an over current of 18 amps goes through and fries your charger
@atomicgamez445 It's technically allowed by code but poor practice. You never know if the next homeowner is going to plug In a 40 amp charger when they see a 50 amp plug. Plus it's a no-brainer decision for future proofing to use 6awg and a 50 amp breaker.
Didn’t see this in the video but this was my question and I can’t find a answer to it anywhere I’m new to electric and my ford charger is showing orange and not charging the truck
Blue means it’s good. Orange means there is a problem. Sometimes a problem can be solved by unplugging the charger from the wall and waiting a little bit then plugging it back in which has worked for me the one time that it was orange. however, I’ve heard that sometimes people are having to get theirs replaced.
Make sure is plugged in correctly. It happened to me also. Unplugged and plugged back in.
Agreed!
Your "electrician" put a 50 amp outlet on a 30 amp breaker, and you're running a 32 amp charger with it? I really hope you misspoke and it's a 40 or 50 amp breaker with appropriately sized wire.
Not being an electrician myself I could have misunderstood what he did, so it could be a 40 amp. My max charging speed at home has been 8kw per hour so it could be a 40.
@@F150LightningMike It's pretty easy to tell, you just look at the breaker at it will say 30/40/50
The breaker says 30. The charger says MAX 32 amps so I’m glad I’m not sending more than 30.
@@F150LightningMike Can't do that. The appliance can't be rated higher than the breaker, and 32 is higher than 30. The charger probably runs a little under that so it isn't tripping the breaker, but it's still not allowed. Max continuous load on a 30 amp breaker is 24 amps.
I understand your point and thanks for bringing it up. Something else to think about, I’m thinking it would be the same for your truck/portable charger, I have two different adapters that came with this Ford charger. One plugs into the 240v and the other plugs into the 110v outlet which is only 15 amp max. Shouldn’t I be ok since it obviously is made to handle the lower 110v as well?