Power outlet are timing off after 6 minutes!

[RLXXI]

You'll need to apply a load (~100W) once for a few seconds every 5 minutes to defeat Ford's auto-shutdown, or you'll need to keep the truck running. I suggest a short interval switch and a personal space heater.

Another option is to daisychain your dashcam to a power bank (that supports passthrough charging) which is plugged into the truck. Assuming you drive the truck once in a while, it will charge the bank, then the bank provides continious power to the dashcam.

That solution did the trick, I got the timer you linked and a small 200W heater, dash cam ran all night long. Woohoo!! Thanks for the tip.

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[Eddiewill9]

It's insane that all of this is required to be able to do something so simple. Does anyone think Ford will "fix" this?

 

[P-38]

I don't know if they will fix it.

I'm just hoping for a manual update so it's documented with maybe a note to not power a fridge or other intermittent load, like a saw at a job site...

@Ford Motor Company can you at least fix the manual? Even better if you can fix the function.

Yes there are work arounds but you have to research them and perhaps purchase additional hardware to make it work the way it's show in advertisements.

 

[RLXXI]

It's insane that all of this is required to be able to do something so simple. Does anyone think Ford will "fix" this?

Go thru all of what? All you do is plug the timer and heater in then tuck it into the console side pocket and forget about it. Took me all of 1 minute to be up and running.

I do agree we shouldn't have to do this but it is what it is for now.

 

[P-38]

There are a few steps to go thru:
Figure out why it's shutting off...(in my case I re read the manual and still did not know why, several weeks later someone posted about it)

Read possible solutions
Complain to Ford or dealership
Decide what to do about it.
Purchase things if you want to go timer route\verify truck cannot shift if left on without keys in it.

It's a lot for something that should just work and is explained like it would just work in the manual. I want to use the features of the truck not figure out how to make the truck do the features.

 

[Eddiewill9]

There are a few steps to go thru:
Figure out why it's shutting off...(in my case I re read the manual and still did not know why, several weeks later someone posted about it)

Read possible solutions
Complain to Ford or dealership
Decide what to do about it.
Purchase things if you want to go timer route\verify truck cannot shift if left on without keys in it.

It's a lot for something that should just work and is explained like it would just work in the manual. I want to use the features of the truck not figure out how to make the truck do the features.

Exactly!

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