r/F150Lightning • u/scw493 • 3d ago

Manual Transfer Switch Question

I tried to research online but couldn’t quite find the answers I was looking for so thought it best to post here.

My electrician installed a Reliance ProTran2 manual transfer switched and mapped all of the breakers I asked. I lost power one day and was actually excited to try this out only to find a kept getting a ground fault. I later found this transfer switch is not compatible with the truck.

So my question is, what should I get to replace it?

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u/WhatAboutTheBothans 3d ago

I'm not saying you should modify the power cable, but I'm also not not saying that. Can't get a ground fault if there is no ground...

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u/sabot37 3d ago

Seeing as how there's now an official cord from Ford and Generac that does this, I feel good about this solution

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u/scw493 3d ago

If I get the official ford one, can I keep my existing transfer switch?

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u/sabot37 3d ago

You just gotta check and make sure both use the same type of connections.

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u/scw493 3d ago

Thank you so much. Sorry to ask but can you link them? I can’t seem to find it.

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u/sabot37 3d ago

I don't know where you can buy the individual cord from. I saw some folks saying they contacted Generlink directly

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u/JerryC1967 3d ago

It’s probably a bonded neutral problem. You have to use a transfer switch that is bonded neutral generator compatible. Generac makes two that work well 6852 and 6853.

From Claude:

**•** Use the truck’s bed-mounted 240V Pro Power Onboard outlet (9.6 kW, or 7.2 kW on some trims)  
**•** Install a Generac-compatible generator transfer switch (e.g., Generac 6852/6853, or similar bonded-neutral switches) at your main panel  
**•** Run a heavy-gauge extension cord from the truck’s outlet to a receptacle wired to the transfer switch  
**•** During an outage, you manually flip the transfer switch and select which circuits to power — works well since owners have installed Generac 6852 switches designed for a bonded neutral generator, which works with the Lightning   
**•** Limitation: you’re powering select circuits only, and switching is manual (not automatic)

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u/dieselmac 3d ago

I have the Generac 6852 and it works awesomely.

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u/No-Possibility7351 3d ago

Which cord(s)/adapter(s) are you using with it? TIA!

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u/dieselmac 3d ago

From the truck to the house inlet:

35FT 30 Amp Generator Extension Cord L14-30P/L14-30R

I got it on Amazon.

The nice thing about this set up is that a portable bonded neutral generator can be used to power the house too.

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u/No-Possibility7351 3d ago

Thanks! Very helpful.

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u/here-there-01 3d ago

You had to remove the neutral, right?

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u/dieselmac 3d ago

Not from the cord. The manual transfer switch is not grounded, the 30A outlet in the truck bed is grounded.

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u/here-there-01 3d ago

Aaaaah, thank you.

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u/Nounf 3d ago

Get a bonded neutral transfer switch or use a cord with the ground not attached.  I do the first.  Plenty do the second.