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For some of us the Lightning is almost perfect. At 79 years old I’m thankful that Ford didn’t wait another few years to bring it out. I don’t think it was rushed. I’m on my 2nd Lightning. I never have the need to use a DC fast charger so I don’t need another battery type. It’s fully charged...

@SpaceEVDriver Appreciate your report on the RST EV. I helped my friend negotiate a 2024 RST MAX range last year. He also has a Cadilac Lyriq. He has a great home charging deal that Florida Power and Light offered. IT’s $38/ month unlimited off-peak charging and it included a 50-amp EVSE...

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Great solution if the only power backup you do is with a Lightning. The only down side is you wouldn't want to use that modified cable with a gas generator.

The delta between modifying a standard cable and using a Ford Adaptor cable small. Here is my personal perspective, the difference is only about the cost of 20 gallons of gas at today’s price. It’s a nit when you compare it to a truck that has an MSRP between $60,000-$90,000. Last time I...

My custom cable lives in my Lightning in the swing out box. I have another standard cable looped over the gas generator. The custom cable is a 10/3 SJOOW https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-By-the-Foot-10-3-600-Volt-CU-Black-Flexible-Portable-Power-SOOW-Cord-55809799/204632922 probably 40...

@UFLightning What power utility do you have? FPL or otherwise? Are you in Jupiter? with a Sarasota address they rejected my order stating: “GenerLink is not approved by your utility company" We have FPL and I could not order the Ford Cable. I thought Jupiter was all FP&L. Please report back...

Thank you tor the response. It has not gone off again since that one time but I will keep an eye out for a Failing door switch.

With Ford abandoning the Lightning I'm glad I leased instead of buying. The truck is Awesome but the possibility of it becoming a paper weight scares me. I was planning on either buying it out after the lease term or buying another used Lightning if the residual is too high. Now I think I will...

I just tried to order the Ford Cable using the link above. After all payment information was entered it wouldn’t accept the order with message: “GenerLink is not approved by your utility company”. I wanted to order it so I could ohm it out to see if the ground was not connected, which made it...

Wouldn't it be easier and safer to wire the inlet box as designed and either make a short cable with male and female ends with no ground Or buy the GenerLink Ford Adaptor cable? That way you can my custom cable without ground was used to power my daughters house with my Lightning last year...

Very Ineresting. Did they say what the "Ford Connector" cable would cost if purchased by itself? Someone else said they were told $100 for the cable. It may be worth it to eliminate the potentially illegality of connecting a Ford to home using a Generator inlet kit properly installed...

I've been using a custom cable I built back in 2005 after Hurricane Wilma to power my house for 2 weeks when we lost power. It is a Length of 10-3 SOOW cable. I could not find a 4 wire SOOW cable in stock anywhere after the hurricane. At the time wired the SOOW wires to the 2 hots and neutral...

I was just about to fall asleep and my Lightning in my driveway set off the truck‘s alarm. The beeping horn got my attention. The horn stopped and the hazards were flashing for what seemed like about 2-3 more minutes. This is in the middle of a 5 acre remote property so it’s VERY unlikely...

Good solution. You could aways use a 3-wire 10-3 SOOW cord to male make the whip. that way no additional wire to terminate and seal off. You can buy it by the foot for about $3/foot at Home Depot. I used this cable to make my custom 30 amp long cable which I keep in my truck. My Generator...

I’ve recently had my Tesla home Wall Connector slow charge rate down due to the handle getting too hot. It’s happened on both of my Tesla Wall Connectirs when charging my Lightning. One uses a generic adapter and the other the Tesla Adapter with the Universal Wall connector. . It only happens...

I guess I'm a little late to the party! :( 1- Has anyone verified that the pigtail eliminates the ground conductor? of so 2- Has anyone verified that GenerLink will sell the pigtail?

I understand the single neutral/ground bond. I was wondering how GenerLink gets around this. I think I found the secret sauce that allows the Lightning to power the house through a Generlink. When you order the Ford GenerLink bundle they provide an additional “Ford Vehicle Connector". This...

A meter can does not have a ground connection from the transformer. It only has L!, L2 and Neutral. I don't think the GenerLink device as built provides a ground pass through. Installation Manual states: Step 2 Install the white Neutral lead, located on the bottom of the backside of the...

This is the first time i read that the Ford GenerLink cable has a deleted ground. That makes sense. Is there something that documents this? At new home I have a Code Compliant Generator Inlet box installed and a Square-D interlock bypass kit installed by an electrician. The inlet box has 2...