[Scotty1890]

Has anyone tried to use say like a portable 6k watt or so generator to charge truck say like in emergency situation yet ?

 

[Bandit]

I've charged my Mach E without issue, using the Ford provided portable EVSE and a large commercial generator.

Charging the Lightning, you will want to use the Level 1 120v adapter when using the Ford mobile charger. If you want to charge using the generator's 30 Amp outlet, you will want to use a mobile charging cable that is adjustable down to 24A. You may need to purchase an L14-30P to L14-50R adapter since most EVSEs use the 14-50plug. Keeping a 14-30 to 14-50 adapter in your Lightning will give you ability boost any stranded EVs using the pro power onboard.

I have also tested one of those EGO battery power stations to give my Lightning a level 1 charge. It took an hour to deliver 2 miles of range, but it worked.

 

[doublekandtpropertie]

Great. Thanks. I’ve found 50 to 30. But not 40 to 30. Would the 50 work ?

 

[Henry Ford]

It would almost certainly trip a 30 amp breaker. It charges at 32 amps so you'd be a 40 amp breaker minimum. I'm not familiar with home generators but I'd guess they put a 30 amp outlet on them because they are 30 amp breakers. YMMV.

 

[Roddiaz1]

How about this one:

It has 35AMP at the NEMA 14-50 plug.

What would be really cool would be to find a way to connect the DC output of this generator the DC input of the truck by passing the double inverter, but that is WAY beyond me.

 

[Henry Ford]

35 amps still isn't enough. The max you ever want to stress an electrical circuit is 80%, hence a 40 amp breaker for a 32 amps charger. This is especially important for an EV charger that will be drawing max amperage for extended periods. Maybe 35 amps would work but my guess is it would be very unreliable.

 

[Leaf-clarity]

You can borrow a F150 hybrid with power pro onboard and charge that way.

Kidding aside, any generator would work but won’t be fast. I guess if you are stuck on the side of the road with 0 charge then having a friend with F150 lightning or hybrid would be nice.

 

[Roddiaz1]

Some guys on youtube did that. They took a Lightning and a Hybrid up to Alaska on a multi-day thousand mile trip and the recharged the Lightning every night with the Hybrid. Worked for them, so it's not out of the question.

I think the questions is, can you travel with a generator in the bed of the Lightning and charge yourself up (albeit for many hours at a time, maybe while you sleep in the cab) and get enough range for next day?
Is there a portable generator that wouldn't take up the whole bed and need a forklift to move it that would do the job?

Curious minds want to know.

 

[davehu]

Some guys on youtube did that. They took a Lightning and a Hybrid up to Alaska on a multi-day thousand mile trip and the recharged the Lightning every night with the Hybrid. Worked for them, so it's not out of the question.

I think the questions is, can you travel with a generator in the bed of the Lightning and charge yourself up (albeit for many hours at a time, maybe while you sleep in the cab) and get enough range for next day?
Is there a portable generator that wouldn't take up the whole bed and need a forklift to move it that would do the job?

Curious minds want to know.

or be so loud you couldn't sleep!

 

[Roddiaz1]

True that!

 

[dnrsys]

Has anyone tried to use say like a portable 6k watt or so generator to charge truck say like in emergency situation yet ?

Powered our Tahoe house for 24 hours New years as all of Meyers was out. Had to bypass the 50 amp GFCI breaker as the truck has it's own ground fault circuit.

 

[Scotty1890]

35 amps still isn't enough. The max you ever want to stress an electrical circuit is 80%, hence a 40 amp breaker for a 32 amps charger. This is especially important for an EV charger that will be drawing max amperage for extended periods. Maybe 35 amps would work but my guess is it would be very unreliable.

So you don't think the Wen Generator would work? I was about to purchase it but if it's not going to charge without tripping ill be wasting my money

 

[Scotty1890]

How about this one:
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It has 35AMP at the NEMA 14-50 plug.
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What would be really cool would be to find a way to connect the DC output of this generator the DC input of the truck by passing the double inverter, but that is WAY beyond me.

Gave you tried this one? Very curious if it would work.

 

[Scotty1890]

35 amps still isn't enough. The max you ever want to stress an electrical circuit is 80%, hence a 40 amp breaker for a 32 amps charger. This is especially important for an EV charger that will be drawing max amperage for extended periods. Maybe 35 amps would work but my guess is it would be very unreliable.

I think the specs say 50 amp if I'm not mistaken

 

[Henry Ford]

The photo of the panel shows a 35 amps main breaker.

I did a quick search and was able to find an RV ready generator that would work.

If you put ohm's law to work; 32 amps * 240 volts = 7680 watts. That is the minimum continuous running wattage generator that would work. Yes, it has to be running watts. EV chargers create A LOT of heat. Anything less would certainly cause a trip.

To be clear, I'm talking about the Mobile Charger with the 240 volt adapter. You can use the 120 volt adapter with any 15 amp outlet, it just charges very slowly.

 

[Scotty1890]

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The photo of the panel shows a 35 amps main breaker.

I did a quick search and was able to find an RV ready generator that would work.

If you put ohm's law to work; 32 amps * 240 volts = 7680 watts. That is the minimum continuous running wattage generator that would work. Yes, it has to be running watts. EV chargers create A LOT of heat. Anything less would certainly cause a trip.

To be clear, I'm talking about the Mobile Charger with the 240 volt adapter. You can use the 120 volt adapter with any 15 amp outlet, it just charges very slowly.

What brand and model did you find ? Thanks

 

[Henry Ford]

I Googled "RV ready 50 amp generator." There's a 12500 watt Westinghouse generator on Amazon that would work. I'm sure there are more.