Pro Power Onboard - technical implementation?
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Mountain Pass
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Pro Power Onboard - technical implementation?
I don't have the Pro Power option installed on my '23, but I was curious how they set up the hardware when a truck is configured with that option. It's some serious amperage when the power starts as DC, so there must be some fairly large wires run. Once it's AC, they would be much smaller.
Where is the inverter located and how is the whole thing wired up? Is there some 2-gauge wire run to an inverter in the engine bay?
Where is the inverter located and how is the whole thing wired up? Is there some 2-gauge wire run to an inverter in the engine bay?
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It shouldn't matter if it's just being used to supply power to tools and such. If it were powering sophisticated electronics then it'd be an issue, IMO.
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[QUOTE=Tsax6010;21056741]DS Trucks on YouTube has a few videos testing out the Pro Power system on Super duty, and mentioned that it is a 24v system to reduce wiring costs.
Oh wow, that's exactly what I was curious about. That's wild. It's basically a 24v alternator tied into some aux batteries, and then connected to the inverter.
Oh wow, that's exactly what I was curious about. That's wild. It's basically a 24v alternator tied into some aux batteries, and then connected to the inverter.
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[QUOTE=ytechie;21056788]
I believe it's actually 2 12V alternators but could be wrong. Anybody?
DS Trucks on YouTube has a few videos testing out the Pro Power system on Super duty, and mentioned that it is a 24v system to reduce wiring costs.
Oh wow, that's exactly what I was curious about. That's wild. It's basically a 24v alternator tied into some aux batteries, and then connected to the inverter.
Oh wow, that's exactly what I was curious about. That's wild. It's basically a 24v alternator tied into some aux batteries, and then connected to the inverter.
I believe it's actually 2 12V alternators but could be wrong. Anybody?
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Mountain Pass
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Seems to depend on the truck. If you have a diesel with the 410 amp alternator for the supplimental heater, then the 400watt 120volt comes from that one alternator.
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[QUOTE=Hutch350;21056821]The order guide spells out a 12v alternator for the truck and a 24v alternator for the 2kw pro power.
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I have 4 trucks with it, I really haven't looked into it very much but it seems to work well.
I will investigate more tomorrow/pics. My 6.7s only have two Alt, pretty sure of that.
I'm still trying to picture on the 550s that are coming with it, I asked where the outlet would be on a CC, at the time of order he did not know.
I will investigate more tomorrow/pics. My 6.7s only have two Alt, pretty sure of that.
I'm still trying to picture on the 550s that are coming with it, I asked where the outlet would be on a CC, at the time of order he did not know.
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The factory Warn winch option requires dual alternators, so yeah, you should have two. I looked into adding that option to my XLT, but it was very cost prohibitive buying all that was necessary (it's actually cheaper as a build option, IIRC).
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The 7.3L with Pro Power will have one 12v 250amp alternator and one 24v 150amp alternator, same as the 6.7L
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