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I installed and tested mine in June...still waiting to use it for emergency back-up...tick, tock, tick, tock...

Yes, they ALL have vents...so they won't explode if there is a major defect or extremely overcharged. Under normal conditions, the gasses get recombined and very little is vented (1% they say). Still want to know if any Lightning owners have noticed a hydrogen smell from their sealed AGM OEM...

Anything is possible...despite the odds. Even winning the lottery.

Maybe it is 'unexpected' that your brothers car HASN'T? That I can see.

A sealed AGM battery?

Because the Lightning LV batteries are sealed AGM batteries - they should not leak unless extremely overcharged (causing the safety valve to open and vent) or physically damaged. During nomal charging they are designed to be recombinant and NOT release the gases produced during charging. So...

As everyone knows, wires connect point A to point B electrically with low resistance. So the jump terminals thereby electrically connect to the battery via wire in some low resistance manner and that manner for the negative terminal is downstream of the BMS as shown in this picture by the blue...

Note there are 4 wires to the two lights and 4 wires to the toggle switch. If you look at the images post here, maybe you could trace the wires by color from, e.g., light to molex connector to be sure you have the right ones in the right places. The wire color is the same on both parts of the...

A couple more from videos of others' installations:

Just be aware, they change the small control and switching wire colors seemingly at random. I compared my 6853 with some I saw on youtube videos and the wire colors were all different except the hots and neutral. I was trying to figure out where the unattached wire might go, but it turns out...

Keep us posted on the progress, it'd be a good subject for a youtube video if possible.

I guess if the truck is on, it depends - do you have some accessories on, like the HVAC radio or other electrical stuff? In theory when it is ON it should be trickle charging the battery, but it was not enough for me back in the summer of 2024 before they updated some 12v battery things with a...

Yes, I went back and edited it to specify that after I proof-read it, but I guess not before you read it. I agree it's a Ford Flaw that needs attention from Ford. But my 2012 Leaf is pretty much the same, all the electronics will drain the 12v when the car is off (unless it is in the sun and...

Everyone focused on "broke down" but...what about the 'unexpectedly' part? Are break downs ever 'expected?' That has me gruntled!

Wow, good thing it did not cause the airbag to deploy!!!

The 12V battery message: The 12V battery has been an issue for many of us. The truck only charges the 12V when driving or when the truck is charging on a 'charger' (technically an EVSE, Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment). Or when it gets really low for 48 hours. Not good for AGM batteries! I...

This video goes into some detail including how to properly power your home with the PPOB 240V 30A outlet (hint-through a transfer switch and NOT by cutting the ground wire to avoid tripping the GFCI).

BTW, with just 110 miles on your truck (at delivery), the module variations have not had a chance to be evened out by the BMS. Over time the BMS tries to even out module differences, but it does take time. It will do that whether you charge to 100% or not. There are always slight variations...

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