Do the 12 volt power outlets have a delayed shut off or do they stay hot? I thought they stayed on, but I've noticed a few times that something I forgot to unplug had somehow turned itself off. The manual seems to indicate that they stay on.


If there is a delayed shut off, how long does it take to shut off? Is there a choice of settings?


Thanks,
2016 F150 XLT FX4 SCREW

 

I believe they all turn off after 75 or 90 minutes.

 

When the truck is off, mine will shut off as soon as a door is open or after a few minutes, whichever event occurs first.

 

I've noticed that the wall outlet thing doesn't work if the engine is off. So the 12V turns off after a period of time, eh?

 

They time off just like the 12 volt outlets.

 

The 12 volt outlets remain live for 30 minutes if the ignition is in ACC mode and 75 minutes if you shut the vehicle off.
The 110 volt outlets are live only if the engine is running and can supply 400 watts (about 3.6 amps) in Park and 300 watts (about 2.7 amps) in Drive.

 

That's the amperage on the 110VAC side. The amperage for 400 watts on 12VDC is 33 amps, and the amperage on 12VDC for 300 watts is 25 amps. This would be the actual draw on the battery.

 

The DC draw is mostly irrelevant since the inverter only operates with the engine running. You need to know the current draw of the device that you're plugging into the 110 volt side. Exceed the limit and the inverter goes into a shutdown mode.

 

I don't think it's irrelevant. 30 amps is a whole lotta current. If the wire's aren't big enough, you can end up with real problems at that current.

 

Factory time out on the 12V outlets is 1:15. This can be changed using Forscan to on all the time to any amount of time from a few seconds to hours.

Problem is that the battery monitor will turn them off if it thinks the battery is getting low. On some trucks this is very quick..
I came up with a mod to the engine fuse box using a jumper wire to provide power straight from the battery to the outlets.. This bypasses all protection so you can kill the battery if not careful..

 

I think it depends if you have something like a cellphone plugged in. In that case, it seems to be more than two hours. If I had nothing plugged in while it was turned off then plugged something in, it won't charge.