That is an interesting solution. I was wondering about a solution like this as well. I have one of these but its 24v. Not a bad price either
I had a 50A unit that died on me at the beginning of a long update. That was a seriously puckering event. I ended up getting a Chlore PL6100 100A supply. Some people use two PL320 20A supplies in parallel. The PL3740 should also work great. Just don’t skimp. It’s not worth it. ??
I stand corrected on pricing. I completely understand the “hobbyist” aspect - it’s no different than people working on their own ICE cars - replacing blinker fluid, adding enhanced spring bouncers, and so on. As I’ve said many times, the chances that I would brick my car if I tried any of this are pretty close to 100%. Personally, I want Ford to get their stuff together.The license is nowhere near $2,500.
And the hardware was not close to $1,000. I spent $130 on the power supply and $450 on the adapter. I think the adapter is now $100 more.
So $580 for the hardware and looking back I have spent $500 total on licenses in the past 25 months.
A total of $1080 in my 25 months of ownership. $540 a year.
A lot of people spend that or more on their hobbies each year.
I see a lot of value in applying the updates myself. I never am waiting for an OTA. I get to use features much sooner than the average owner. For example, I have been driving around with BC 1.4 for months.
Sure it would be nice if the dealer would apply updates on demand but even if they did it for free there is still my lost time dealing with the dealer. It will take hours longer to deal with the dealer than to apply the updates myself.
I don't see me using FDRS as being any different than someone spending $1000's a year on golf.
The single biggest thing that stops me from pursuing FDRS.
I purchased these items as well, and I finally did my first updates this weekend. The connectors are pretty short, so I struggled to find a good way to balance the power supply in the frunk. Do you have any recommendations for where to put the power supply during an update?
I have holes drilled so the power supply just sits on the plastic beauty covers.
I use a rolling service cart. ??
OK. I drilled the holes before I got started, and it still seemed a little precarious. I think I just need to find a better way to balance it since the cables are so short. I couldn't find anything longer with the 10 AWG wire, O ring, and alligator clips. I didn't want to go to 13 AWG or 16 AWG with the potential amps that were being pulled.
