Installing Pro Power Onboard 9.6kW Inverter - OEM

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I believe the 240V output comes from a pair of 120V inverters, at least that is the way it is displayed on my dash when running backup to my house - like a split bus system.

Since a Ford dealership won't add the 7.2kW system after manufacture, it must fairly involved and/or prohibitively expensive - probably a lot of labor involved with HV wiring and cooling system plumbing changes. (Electrical wiring the inverter pair to the HV battery, interconnecting the cooling system has to the new inverter pair, and reprogramming the computer are involved.)

If there are preexisting electrical sockets and capped plumbing connections, it would be much simpler, but so far no one seems to have confirmed there are, or done the upgrade. That tends to indicate it may not be that straightforward.

It was worth it to me to pay the $1200 option price on my 2023 Pro, that's about what a 240V 30A gas generator would cost.

And a DIY upgrade would void the battery warranty if something goes wrong:

WHAT IS NOT COVERED?
Damage Caused By: ...
• modifications to the high voltage battery assembly, high voltage system, or associated wiring

The fact the Ford won't do trim/option upgrades has NOTHING to do with how involved or expensive anything is. Once a good DIY is made for this mod I think it will be a <1hr job excluding bed removal/reinstall. None of this would void the warranty as long as you don't do something stupid and take it into the dealer and say, "I broke my truck trying to do X now fix it under warranty". None of the mods anyone is talking about on any of the public forums deals with modifications that don't conform to the original module programming or mode of operation designed by Ford. Modifying module configurations does not change anything about the actual functions as they are programmed/intended by Ford.

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The fact the Ford won't do trim/option upgrades has NOTHING to do with how involved or expensive anything is. Once a good DIY is made for this mod I think it will be a <1hr job excluding bed removal/reinstall. None of this would void the warranty as long as you don't do something stupid and take it into the dealer and say, "I broke my truck trying to do X now fix it under warranty". None of the mods anyone is talking about on any of the public forums deals with modifications that don't conform to the original module programming or mode of operation designed by Ford. Modifying module configurations does not change anything about the actual functions as they are programmed/intended by Ford.

Sure, I get that point of view, that's one way to look at it.

Factory installed options are generally more complicated and hard to do after assembly is completed, so I think that is the biggest reason dealerships won't do them, that's all I meant. But what is your theory about why dealerships won't do the PPOB upgrade? They can get all the parts.

You think it would take an hour, but what are you basing that on? Do you know for a fact the connections are there just waiting for the second pair of inverters? Maybe the whole wiring harness would have to be replaced. Maybe the battery packs would have to be removed to get to the wiring and plumbing.

So you think if you have an HV battery problem Ford is not going to figure out you made a modification to the wiring? Have your experts ready to prove what you did didn't cause the problem, and good luck.

Let me know when someone actually does the modification/upgrade, then we'll talk.

 

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Sure, I get that point of view, that's one way to look at it.

Factory installed options are generally more complicated and hard to do after assembly is completed, so I think that is the biggest reason dealerships won't do them, that's all I meant. But what is your theory about why dealerships won't do the PPOB upgrade? They can get all the parts.

You think it would take an hour, but what are you basing that on? Do you know for a fact the connections are there just waiting for the second pair of inverters? Maybe the whole wiring harness would have to be replaced. Maybe the battery packs would have to be removed to get to the wiring and plumbing.

So you think if you have an HV battery problem Ford is not going to figure out you made a modification to the wiring? Have your experts ready to prove what you did didn't cause the problem, and good luck.

Let me know when someone actually does the modification/upgrade, then we'll talk.

I've had 2 battery modules replaced under warranty, both after I made extreme modifications to my truck, even middle manning the HV charger for experimentation with adding a generator to charge while driving, adding blue cruise, adding passive entry, etc. They didn't blink an eye. Yes, if you actually cause a problem and you ethically are trying to get something fixed under warranty that you caused or contributed to, then sure, there are going to be issues and pushback.

The reason dealers won't do ANY option upgrades OEM is b/c Ford doesn't support that and even tells them not to. Service tech's who ARE savvy like us here on the forum DO do it, but they can't offer it to customers openly. This is well known by service techs if you ask them "why". FDRS doesn't even provide a documented way to change module configurations bit by bit, byte by byte like FORScan, on purpose, they don't want dealers to even be able to add factory options, it would open a huge can of worms for Ford and is beyond the competency of a lot of old school service techs quite honestly.

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