Under bed 240v connector ?

[Viny]

Hello, I just got my 2022 Platinum FX4 PB. Very excited about the 7.2kw generator. I intend to primarily use it to power our travel trailer when we boondock. I use both a bed liner and bed cover to keep the bed dry and secure and desire to route the cable out from under the bed to the trailer. I saw in another post here where a member routed his cable through the existing hole in the pillar down under the bed.(https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...-a-trailer-while-driving-it-works.6462/page-3)

I was intending to do just this. However, I got under the truck this morning to investigate and found a connector I believe to be for the 240v. You can see from the pictures it is an orange cable with 4 wires. They appear to be about 10awg which would be right for 30amps. I looked all over the connector for ID information but found none. My idea is (assuming that indeed is the 240v cable) to build a Y cable using that connector and Y it out to a weatherproof L14-30R connector that would live under the bed.

Does anyone have any knowledge about this connector? Thanks in advance for any info.

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[Buyer2021]

When you disconnected it did it kill the outlets in the bed?

Have you put an AC voltmeter to the open connector?

 

[Snakebitten]

That is the connector for the power to the bed panel. The other connector I believe is signal/control of the panel.

I learned it from removing the panel to install a bedrug.
Although that 240v connector looks decent in quality and seemed to be sealed, it is located in a harsh environment, in my opinion.

I applied dielectric and then encased it in a pool noodle to at least cut down on direct splash from road water/mud being slung at it.

 

[Viny]

When you disconnected it did it kill the outlets in the bed?

It did, although I didn't measure voltage at the outlets. I did buzz the wires between that connector and the outlets. So, one clarification to my initial post is that the orange 4 wire cable takes power to all the outlets, not just the 240v outlet. However, that wouldn't negate my Y cable idea.

Have you put an AC voltmeter to the open connector?

I didn't measure voltage at the connector, but I'm totally confident it would appear there.

 

[Viny]

OK, I might have just found the connectors. I found the Motorcraft Wiring Pigtails kits Identification Guide and perused it. I believe the 2 connector sides WPT-750 and WPT-1343 both available on Amazon for under $20 each. I also found a weatherproof L14-30R. If these are the correct parts, I should be able to obtain and make the Y cable.

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