Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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Camper electrics
Been watching this guy and thought it was interesting the way he’s wired up the control panel , so can switch over from what ever the incoming power source is
4th Aug 2019 10:34 pm
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
Told you, he’s quite good and thorough isn’t he
Andy05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
5th Aug 2019 9:35 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Many thks and indeed u were spot on
Wonder where he got those blank fuse boxes from, seeing he built them from scratch
Thks again
6th Aug 2019 3:38 am
RBB
Member Since: 19 Nov 2018
Location: Fife
Posts: 167
they can be bought from any Electrical wholesaler, they are control or terminal boxes, thousands of different sizes !
6th Aug 2019 7:22 am
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
Very neat. That's almost identical to the control panel on my dad's canal boat (even the same selector switch) where you can select between 12v inverter or 240v shore power to power the mains sockets in the boat. I think when set to shore power, it also charges the leisure batteries whereas they are normally charged from the engine.
I think that's one thing that this is missing here - a charger, so that when set to mains input it also charges the leisure batteries?D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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6th Aug 2019 7:48 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Many thks, maybe I couldn’t find them as I put in fuse boxes
Also wondered if the fuse aperture were cut out or came like that
Thks again, as at least I know what to search for u ,
6th Aug 2019 7:50 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
eBay has loads of them and I’d have thought he cut the holes himself D4 MY15 SE TECH
D3 gone but never forgotten.
6th Aug 2019 4:26 pm
Randylover
Member Since: 31 Jan 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 1172
If you open the text under the video when in small screen he usually puts links there for everything he uses
Andy05 TDV6,"S" in all colourcoded Zermatt silver,7 seats winter pack HK 6cd stereo,Dual climate,Xenons,
Mods:
Re-Con Engine,De-Tango,Reverse camera,Fog/DRl lights,Aux Battery, perm Aux socket in boot,LED Volt meters in roof panel,Built in tom tom, Strobes fitted in grille, Aux switches for trailer lights fitted in roof panel,Roof Rails,Grille conversion
6th Aug 2019 8:28 pm
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4197
I did a very similar set up for our horsebox build and catered for all eventualities. Dependant on how long we are away and whether the site has hook up facilities or not...
I didn’t go down the solar panel route as I knew it would just get ripped off the roof by the low hanging branches around here.
I went down the mains plug in route using a domestic RCB and many sockets around the truck including a couple of external ones..
I used the same selector switch to select an on board generator if no plug in is available which is large enough to power the water heaters, microwave and air conditioning if required.
The lighting circuits all run off the 12v leisure batteries on board which also has a mains inverter connected for quiet running.
Both circuits when live also connect to on board battery chargers to charge not only the leisure batteries but the 24v lorry batteries as well....
The circuits he use are almost the same...hence I try to keep the original lorry 24v circuits separate from the 12v living accommodation.... so if it all goes wrong at least I can drive the damn thing home!
6th Aug 2019 8:56 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Randylover wrote:
If you open the text under the video when in small screen he usually puts links there for everything he uses
Andy
Hi andy
Many thks , Alas the box isn’t listed , or can’t find it
6th Aug 2019 10:33 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Hi Andy F
Many thks, thing is I wondered where he got the metal panels from around the fuse lid surround , unless they come with it
Looking forward when I can start building up the system to have the solar connected to my dual batteries
Will also have to ensure I have the facility to plug my CTEK in if so required , currently use the 12s socket for that
Got to finish up my aux fuse box that’s being installed in me upper glove box first
6th Aug 2019 10:44 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Hi farmer
That’s sound like u done a fantastic set up there , hats off to u
6th Aug 2019 10:46 pm
Kelvo
Member Since: 07 Aug 2015
Location: Perth WA
Posts: 264
gstuart wrote:
Alas the box isn’t listed , or can’t find it
Google search “Gewiss enclosure” they come in various sizes.MY14 TDV6
6th Aug 2019 10:54 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Hi
Brilliant , many thks , will check them out ,
It’s also trying to find the req din plates etc for the fuses , imagine there be on the same web site
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