Originally Posted by travelover

Has anyone established how much power could be pulled from a directly-connected-to-the-12v-battery inverter, to say, power a home during a power outage? I see speculation that a a 2000 watt inverter could be used, but I'm wondering if anyone knows what the actual capacity is, pulling off the battery for a continued time period. Thanks.

Originally Posted by akfonzy

You can only continuously provide power at what ever rate the DC/DC converter can supply. Ford says that rating is 110a Max at -40f. simple Ohms law: 110A X 12v=1,320 watts. now these are extreme specs, so I dont think hooking up 1300 watt usage and expecting the escape to put that kind of power out in warm weather at idle, might not work, but i could be wrong.

Originally Posted by travelover

I did a little digging in the 2006 Escape / Mariner Modifiers Guide - it appears that the max 12 volt output is 110 amps which is 1320 watts.

From the manual:

DC/DC Converter

The DC/DC converter is a liquid-cooled component that converts high voltage (216-397 volts) DC power to low voltage (12 volts) DC power while maintaining electrical isolation between the 2 DC power systems. The converter steps down the high voltage to 12 volts, providing power to the
vehicle low voltage battery systems. The powertrain control module (PCM) controls the operation of the DC/DC converter through an enable input from the PCM to the DC/DC converter.

Generator Output

The Escape/Mariner Hybrid generator is different from that used on the standard Escape/Mariner. The Escape/Mariner Hybrid has a 110 amp generator.

Originally Posted by akfonzy

You can only continiously provide power at what ever rate the DC/DC converter can supply. Ford says that rating is 110a Max at -40f. simple Ohms law: 110A X 12v=1,320 watts. now these are extream specs, so I dont think hooking up 1300 watt usage and expecting the escape to put that kind of power out in warm weather at idle, might not work, but i could be wrong.