Did anyone else break a sweat when the fan didn’t turn on?!
@JojoandScott3 жыл бұрын
Was totally gutted for you for a moment there
@Harmony8672 жыл бұрын
Your explanation on electronics was heartily and easy to understand! I used to get lost half way through electronic installation videos because it skimmed over some basic concepts or names of stuff. Thank you
@laura-bronner3 жыл бұрын
The pure elation when you get that fan going! Love it, you guys are crushing it! Can't wait to see this baby in the flesh one day!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Haha yes it was a genuinely great moment! It was joy mixed with relief tbh. Yeah that will be awesome! Do you have any ideas of when you’re coming to England next?
@sukamayoutube23233 жыл бұрын
Watching this whilst I'm putting the frame in for the walls. Woop thanks for uploading, keeping me entertained!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Good luck with that! Hope it goes well 😀
@matiascabral50253 жыл бұрын
excellent video, electricity is one of the areas that complicate my life hahaha. I love to see the emotion of happiness to see that everything worked correctly hahaha. greetings from Argentina!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Oh I know - it definitely took a lot of brain power working it all out. It was just the best feeling when that fan finally came on!
@dhyanalevy28023 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh absolutely love this!!! Soooo proud of you sis!! Super woman 🤩💪🏽
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! 🥰 Still can’t believe I actually managed it! 😜
@franksfortnitegamingchanne42293 жыл бұрын
Really enjoying watching your videos, i have watched 6 of your van build videos now. Toying with the idea of converting my Mercedes vito into a camper
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Ah thank you, so glad you’re enjoying them 😀 A Vito would definitely make a really cool camper! And you’re at a head start if you’ve already got the van too 👍
@hakanmansson27253 жыл бұрын
Please cover those open batteries poles, stay safe!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Yep we have now ☺️
@hakanmansson27253 жыл бұрын
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Thanks, that made me slightly worried ;) 3 * 110Ah 35mm2 cable is a massive current surge. Love your build series and want you to stay shooting :)
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Ah thank you, we really appreciate it 😊
@AMGMANIAC3 жыл бұрын
Well done Sarah, that was excellent work. Build is coming along nicely, guys.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! It was pretty daunting at first, but felt soooo good when that fan finally turned on!
@AMGMANIAC3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing I think I was just as nervous as you guys. Not looking forward to the day I have to turn that switch but super well done.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
It’s such a great moment when it works though! Wishing you the best of luck with it 😅
@setapart34522 жыл бұрын
I am so proud of you guys. Just watching you guys learning from some trial and error makes me, even more, determined to do this. I am now in the process of looking for a Sprinter to start my journey. I love how James gave you Sarah all the credit for sorting out the electricity and other things. He knows her strong points and encourages them. Credit to you. I may need to call you if I get stuck. Lol!
@cynthianolan39703 жыл бұрын
Well done. You make the process look not so scary.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Oh thank you. It often didn’t feel easy at the time. But we definitely feel that if we can do it, pretty much anyone can 😅
@JojoandScott3 жыл бұрын
Well done getting your electrics working! We're just about at a stage where we can start putting ours together and keep changing our minds over just how we're going to arrange the individual modules. Seeing you guys using three breakers there looks like a nice and tidy arrangement.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Ah yeah, you see the B2B charger mounted on there. That moves later! 😜 I think it's almost impossible to get them all in the best place on the first attempt. Good luck guys - hope it goes well. It's such a good feeling when you get that first load working!
@JojoandScott3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing Thanks a lot, really looking forward to it! 😁
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
😀
@WanderbusAdventures3 жыл бұрын
James has got some moves! What a glorious day to be doing that, bet it was sweaty work mind :-)
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I thank you 👊🏾 It was definitely hot work! But we’re massive sun lovers so you’ll never hear us complaining about that 😀
@kevingalloway93383 жыл бұрын
Brilliant work guys
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Cheers, thank you 😊
@nancydurrett93193 жыл бұрын
How exciting!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
😀
@robsimpson76193 жыл бұрын
Great video again guys. Easy going video style like it a lot. Keep going you're both doing a great job, looking forward to future episodes.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Ah thanks, glad you liked it and we appreciate the feedback 😀
@budsabbath20553 жыл бұрын
nice jazzy music list the soundtrack
@imani.mairae3 жыл бұрын
I'm happy everything worked out in the end! I'm currently building out a van in the U.S. and was wondering why you chose AGM batteries vs LiFePo4 batteries? I know price is a consideration, but were there other reasons as well? How has it been keeping them charged and at the safe usuable level?
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Price was a big consideration plus we figured that the technology is only going to get better and cheaper. AGM batteries should have a life of around 5 years and by that time (hopefully) the price of alternatives will have come down significantly and if we need/want to upgrade at that time or beforehand then it’s always an option. If money hadn’t have been an object we’d have definitely gone for lithium but we decided our cash was better spent elsewhere at that moment. We’ve had no problems charging them and keeping them at a safe level, particularly as we have a battery to battery charger as well which kept us going over the long winter nights 😅 Hope that answers the question!
@peterellis49822 жыл бұрын
Hi guys just found your site can you let me know where you go the small windows from over the bed area Thanks Pete
@eddiesimmons96902 жыл бұрын
What does a system like that cost and how does I order the whole system
@ollycars3 жыл бұрын
Hey, great videos. Curiosity but what circuit breaker did you use for the solar ? Thanks, Olly
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊 We used a Double Pole Isolator (25A), the link to the exact one is in the description below the video 👍
@denesfabian3 жыл бұрын
Yeah things seem less complicated when you have experts on board. :)) Well done! Btw is that a Tesco tray in the van? ;)
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Yes, if I (James) had been in charge of electrics we would have had no fan and be using candles for lights 😅 No, that’s definitely not a Tesco tray in the van 🙄🤥😅 Actually it was so handy to keep all of our electric bits and pieces in one place, we’d highly recommend them for that 😂
@stringsofbean10733 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, new subscriber and fan of yours. Trying to decide whether to go lithium or AGM batteries at the moment - just wondered what safe guards you have to prevent your batteries going under halfway and how reliable they are, how much you have to keep an eye on your batteries etc. Going for a similar set up to you
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Hi! We really appreciate it 😄 With regards the batteries, if our budget had allowed we would have gone for lithium but we decided to spend it on other stuff. That said, we’ve actually been really pleased with our batteries. And they haven’t been depleted below midway once. We generally just do a couple of visual checks on the battery display monitor but we’ve got used to them now so we know when they’ll be ok and when they might not. Sarah designed the system so that generally they’re fine for our daily usage, the only time we need to top up with the battery to battery charger is over a couple of months in winter when there’s no sun, but even that was by design as we’re not planning on spending winters in England which should mean we’re fine all year round! Lithium is definitely the better technology but the cost to value (for us) ratio just didn’t make sense to us at the time. We figure the price of lithium batteries is only gonna come down and by the time we need to replace the ones we have in 5 years or so (hopefully) they might be significantly cheaper. Plus we can always upgrade if we get a windfall in the meantime 😅 Hope that helps!
@stringsofbean10733 жыл бұрын
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing thanks that has helped, think you've got the right approach there!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff 😊
@darrengregory66783 жыл бұрын
Hi, did you not piggy back off the vans main battery to charge whilst your driving or are you charging completely from your solar panels ?
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we have got a battery to battery charger as well, we installed it a bit later on so that video will probably be in a couple of weeks time. But for about 3/4 of the year the solar is absolutely sufficient to charge the batteries, it’s only when there’s only hardly any daylight that we need the battery to battery charger 😀
@darrengregory66783 жыл бұрын
Thanks, your advice is really helping
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
No problem at all, glad you’re getting some value from it 😊
@TheVanderfulLife3 жыл бұрын
11:49 Does the 5amps means you're replenishing the batteries by 5 amps an hour? so at 3 x 110ah batteries it would take in theory 66 hours to go from 0-100%?
@hakanmansson27253 жыл бұрын
5A at 50V, about 250W or 20A at 12V
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
So the reading showing there is the power coming from the solar panels into the MPPT charge controller, not the batteries. The MPPT then converts the voltage to 12V, so no as a result the Amps are much higher. The incoming power obviously varies depending on how much light there is, but usually we get a full battery charge within a few hours. Also because they aren't lithium batteries, they shouldn't be discharged below 50%, so the maximum they would need charging is 165ah. That's how I understand it anyway - hope I managed to explain it okay!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
@@hakanmansson2725 🤟🏾
@TheVanderfulLife3 жыл бұрын
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing @Håkan Månsson Thanks so much both!! I thought 66 hours seemed crazy but makes sense! Really appreciate it!
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
No problem 😌
@grahamhardyvanlife57043 жыл бұрын
ouch 75kg of battery, your gonna feel that later on.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
It was a toss up between £s and lbs and £s won! We may switch them out for lithium at some stage but we just isn’t have the budget. And we’d accounted for the weight in our planning so no issues there 🙂
@budsabbath20553 жыл бұрын
what are you two really up to. looks suspicious.
@TheWholeWorldorNothing3 жыл бұрын
Does it?! Not sure what you mean!
@budsabbath20553 жыл бұрын
@@TheWholeWorldorNothing oh you don't play games with me i'm watching you both you know what i mean. ur building a time machine to escape the pandemic aren't cha, confess spy