Ford Maverick Hybrid DIY Power Generator? 

Thanks!

It worked great!

I personally would not put this big inverter back there. Maybe a 350-400 watt one (which I might do). It is better to have shorter thick wires from the battery to this high power inverter. You can then wire a pair of lines to the back and install an outlet (I might do this option also).

If you are ok with connecting directly to the battery like I did, I don't see a problem. But if you just want to swap out the 400w for something bigger, I don't have any experience with that.

Maybe I need the same super long cables now.

@@GearGadgetExperiments Lol. They can be useful for jumping two cars parallel parked on a city/town street, especially if traffic (or one way roads) obstruct turning the jumping car to be nose-to-nose with the car receiving the jump. But, AFAIK (without actually having a Maverick) the Maverick has jumping terminals in the engine bay so you don't have to go directly to the battery. My '07 Saturn Ion (with battery in the trunk next to the spare tire) does.

@@Sembazuru yes it does have termibals under the hood :)

If you search forums, there is a way to route a line from the cabin to the bed.

It is a 1500watt inverter

You can add a fuse for extra security, but the inverter has overload protection. Avoid over stressing any system, of course.

Small fridge is less strain than the power tools I was using. Compressor is not running the full time. Only enough to maintain the temp. I have a small fridge in my camper. Will not be a problem with the car on.

@@GearGadgetExperiments I bought the inverter you used and it just came in.. It'll be a nice very useful addition to the Mav👍👍

@@slimj82 nice!

I honestly don't know. But I hear it is the same as the escape hybrid.

@@GearGadgetExperiments volts times amps = watts

Yes. Will work on prius too. Same concept. The inverter itself has overload protection

Cool that make it so much easier, other RU-vidr put fuse everywhere make it confusing. Thank you

@@jakeliujakeliu this is all my personal use model :) not telling anyone to do or not do anything

What size fuse would you use?

@@slimj82 this website has recommendations. www.altestore.com/diy-solar-resources/recommended-inverter-cables-sizing-and-breakers-or-fuses/

Will probably fit. I just thought this spot was really easy to get to.

AFAIK the stock inverter in the Maverick is only 400W, much smaller than that beast in this video. Here is a question for people who already have their Mavericks (unlike me). There are two outlets, one inside the cabin in the back of the center console, and one in the bed. Are both outlets fed from the same inverter, or are there two inverters?

@@Sembazuru two inverters, if you paid for the option. They only come with the lux's and the lariat as a standard.

@@Sembazuru there is only one inverter for both outlets in the stock setup

It is under the center console.

If I plan to use on a regular basis, I may consider a battery switch. Not sure about the F-150, but my guess is that it pulls from the 12V also.

Thanks@@GearGadgetExperiments

I might actual try a solar power generator setup in the future. For camping in the Mav. Maybe put solar panels on top of my tonneau cover and a LiFePo battery. Should have plenty of power.

With hybrid battery backup@@GearGadgetExperiments ! That’s the way to do it! Great idea!

That is not the hybrid battery.

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I don't see why any warrantees would be affected. But that is just my opinion. The clamps make it easy for me to disconnect. I don't leave this connected.

​@@GearGadgetExperimentsif you clamp on to the batter terminals and cause sparks often you will leave burn marks or possibly melt the terminals a little. That could be what Ford uses to void a warranty. Perhaps using a more permanent but removable solution to attach to the battery would be a good idea.

No, I don't. The battery is only 50Ah

@@GearGadgetExperiments thanks 👍 like your videos

No alternator on Hybrid. DC to DC charger. So the hybrid battery charges the 12V battery.

@@GearGadgetExperiments but what charges the hybrid battery?

Mostly braking or "rolling," but at idle, there is a sort of generator that recharges the hybrid battery if it gets too low.

@@GearGadgetExperiments (Upon further research) The 2nd electric motor is used to convert the mechanical energy to charge the main battery. It's essentially the same thing and the point I was getting at. With a standard gas car, you have to be careful with what you hook up the car's charging system(the alternator) because they are generally not rated to handle large loads. Hooking up a 1,500w inverter, with full load, to the small 45ah battery will drain it to 50% in about 10min. Mind you, the 45ah battery is a starter battery and not deep cycle. You're likely mostly running the tools off of the 14v charge circuit from the 1.1kwh lithium battery, as I can't see the system allowing the starter battery to drain beyond a fairly high capacity. In theory, it might be able to handle the energy draw without any noticeable issues and far better than the ecoboost model. It all depends on how robust the charging circuit is. I was just curious what long-term effect running such a setup would have on it.

I’d like to know if I could power an ac unit in the bed all night a day?

That is just the 12v battery I hooked up to. Not the hybrid battery. As far as adding another battery, I don't think that is practical. If this was a plug in hybrid, there could be more value. But I'm sure it would not make economic sense.

Curious: Won’t the regular 110V plugs in the back seat or truck bed work to run power tools? Does the Maverick NOT give pure sine wave A/C?

@@mackymintle7806 if I remember right, those are only 300watts. Will not be able to run the power tools or microwave. Microwave uses over 900watts.

@@GearGadgetExperiments copy that! If I hear of an engineering solution to add battery capacity, I will let uou know! My Maverick was ordered last August. I’m hoping to get it before Halloween?!🤷🏼

@@mackymintle7806 have you gotten a vin or production date yet. The 400w inverter in the center console and bed is a bit weak.

The hybrid battery gets charged by the engine (and regeneration) but not with a traditional alternator that is constantly run with a pulley. The hybrid battery, in turn, will charge the 12v battery with a DC to DC charge.

I did not see this.

👍🏼 bugs were everywhere

All depends on the chainsaw specs.

Yes!

Haha. Yugo definitely not "everywhere." Yugo battery under hood not under rear seat.

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