Two locations.
Rear Cargo area, right-hand side:
Rear seat area center console:
Rear Cargo area, right-hand side:
Ford labels all 110 outlet equipped “Pro Power Onboard“, though 400W is hardly “pro”. Good for charging stuff, not so much running anything.
I know the F-series is more legitimately “pro”, up to 9.6KW and 240V. If they put a hybrid in the BS, we could possibly see a 1KW output.
Per Ford: https://www.ford.com/support/how-tos/electric-vehicles/charging-management/what-is-ford-pro-power-onboard/?srsltid=AfmBOooFA524HDOGgcBzIqNy4Wo0Gi8_3gprsauefNvUmOh5NeXnK63E
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I carry a separate, 50 Amp hour LiFePO4 battery with inverter for tent power when camping; I don't see much value in having an inverter on board (though I do have a number of them stored in the garage, with different power outputs, for different jobs)...
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I'm happy to get the 400W version. I've had 150W factory inverters in other vehicles that won't even keep up with my laptop charger. Like most things, it relative.
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Them calling the 400 watt BS inverter by that other name is ludicrous.
Vehicles With Pro Power Onboard Capability
Pro Power Onboard* systems offering 2.0 kW and greater output are currently available on:
Vehicles With Pro Power Onboard Capability
Pro Power Onboard* systems offering 2.0 kW and greater output are currently available on:
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Can't remember ever needing it once in the last 5 years. Guess it's one of those "better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it." ??
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I have a number of friends that drive Fords. Many have AC power available in their vehicles. None have ever used it. Making it standard in any form seems strange. Plus, it makes their products higher priced and more complex than it needs to be.
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I mostly use inverters for tent lighting (and charging USB toys while camping.
The biggest portable inverter that I ever tried was, I believe a 1400 watt (0utput) unit drawing power from a pair of 100 amp hour LiFePO4batteries to run a microwave or a small inductive hotplate as a trial for flame-less camping during a burn ban.
...It did work but was 'way too much trouble to repeat.
Enjoy!
The biggest portable inverter that I ever tried was, I believe a 1400 watt (0utput) unit drawing power from a pair of 100 amp hour LiFePO4batteries to run a microwave or a small inductive hotplate as a trial for flame-less camping during a burn ban.
...It did work but was 'way too much trouble to repeat.
Enjoy!
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In defense of the low power (400 watt) inverter;
for roughly the last decade , more or less I have used an 85 to 150 watt inverter to power the tent lights (and recharge USB toys)... This tiny inverter has very little idle draw; allowing me to use 14 or 50 watt solar panels and a MPPT solar controller to keep the tent battery charged on longer trips.
All it takes is self discipline and a bit of effort to make it work...
One of the larger power consuming devices that I have used was a 110/12 volt refrigerator (it needed a 100 amp hour battery and a 100 watt solar power system). It would likely be ideal for overlanders (who drive from place to place, thus keeping a battery charged, and camp).
But for me (I prefer base camping in one place for long weekends or a week or two) a better option is a high performance ice chest.
Enjoy!
for roughly the last decade , more or less I have used an 85 to 150 watt inverter to power the tent lights (and recharge USB toys)... This tiny inverter has very little idle draw; allowing me to use 14 or 50 watt solar panels and a MPPT solar controller to keep the tent battery charged on longer trips.
All it takes is self discipline and a bit of effort to make it work...
One of the larger power consuming devices that I have used was a 110/12 volt refrigerator (it needed a 100 amp hour battery and a 100 watt solar power system). It would likely be ideal for overlanders (who drive from place to place, thus keeping a battery charged, and camp).
But for me (I prefer base camping in one place for long weekends or a week or two) a better option is a high performance ice chest.
Enjoy!
The 400 watt AC is good for things while you're driving. A small refrigerator (if it's not one that runs on 12 volt, like if you're using a small dorm style one, usually less than 300 watts at max cooling) charging a laptop, one of the 5g mobile routers usually used in RVs, charging a battery bank when you don't have or don't want to install a DC to DC charger or just a 20 amp charger (around 300 watts if I'm remembering that correctly).
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