I Was Asleep When I Ordered These!

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our campervan electrics are getting started whilst learning a few new campervan electrics hacks. I still can't believe I ordered these while I was asleep!
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@davidmoore7146 2 ай бұрын

Ignore the negative comments mate you've come a long way from the little transit connect and you've done it all yourself your 1 of the reasons that 1 day I'm going to be doing the same so keep up the good work and please keep the great content coming 😊

@cccmmm1234 2 ай бұрын

Is he getting negative comments? I see lots of safety advice which isn't really negative.

@mitmamitmus4113 2 ай бұрын

Rich check the size of cable from leisure batts to inverter they dont look big enough .Remember the current that can be pulled. Be safe mate

@adamshaw1032 2 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say thanks for your videos. You’ve potentially saved me having a fire and for that I cannot thank you enough. Keep the videos coming mate as iam learning all the time 👍🏻

@Nettie-gv9yb 2 ай бұрын

I do this on Amazon and don’t ever recall ordering 😂

@stonehouse3163 2 ай бұрын

Great videos mate, keep them coming, great to see what your progress is week on week

@jessicatruman8105 2 ай бұрын

We put slate behind the mppt and dc to dc charger. Best to be safe than sorry. Glad you put the wholes in. We had one under the bench seat and the amount of heat it radiates was unreal. So moved it to a better location

@garymiller916 2 ай бұрын

Great job Rich, can you put a vid out on your inverter wiring and connections please. They scare the c**p out of me.

@tobyz.3452 2 ай бұрын

You are doing great! Keep up the great work, and one step at a time. You have the wiring sized properly, the circuits are fused and you have cut-off switches. Good Job!! I cannot wait for your next posting. (toby, from Arlington Heights IL, USSA)

@nonlostsouls 2 ай бұрын

Awesome set up Richard, never heard of sleep shopping before 😂😂.. Fair play for keeping the items, looks great, hope we catch up with you at a festival soon. Safe travels 😊☯️

@luc1ferblack 2 ай бұрын

I really like the neatness. A couple of wires bugged me like the thin red across the batteries i would have gone in across and outbut overall it looks neat. For future big cables i would consider desk insert the type with the cap with a brush remove the cap put the plug throguh replace the brush cap. That heat is going to build up under your bed though not sure if thats an issue or not depends how hot everything gets. Bear in mind a few things. If you cant easily open the back doors while in bed a fire under you could be fatal. If i were you i would shut the doors and plug in a ton of stuff and test it before you box it all in to see how hot everything gets. Once it is boxed its going to get hotter. I would also install a decent smoke alarm under the bed. I would consider pulling the panel and painting it with high temp instead of carpet because i wouldnt think carpet has any benefit but may create some issues. Always consider the what ifs however unlikely they may be.

@Craftypumpkin1 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, The van is looking so good now Richard, Great work 👍

@TigerN7 2 ай бұрын

You can use a cut off switch once the batteries are full and the switch should just switch to your hot water supply, ive been looking into it myself =]

@davekitchener9092 2 ай бұрын

👍nice

@MrTwister86660 2 ай бұрын

Be careful with them dust caps mate. Make sure they’re brass inside. My dad put dust caps on once, had a slow puncture and they’d all seized on. Couldn’t blow it up.

@tanfastictrancer-bowserapp8350 2 ай бұрын

Good job Richard, I understood most of what you were saying reference wiring everything up 🤔 top job mate.

@paulinehiggins8239 2 ай бұрын

All I can say is it looks really pretty, I have absolutely no idea about electrics and everyone knows it’s all done by magic. The main thing I guess is you know what you’re talking about and I guess my husband would as he use to be an electrician. But yeah it really does look neat and tidy but I also understand peoples concerns about fire. Take care and I so look forward to seeing it all finished. 💕

@paularscott5938 2 ай бұрын

Love the videos, keep doing your thing 👍🏼

@ethyspy13 2 ай бұрын

Love what you do ignore the negativey

@Stuartsdeliveryvan 2 ай бұрын

That dc to dc gets really hot I wouldn’t mount it near carpet

@JohnSmith-jg2rj 2 ай бұрын

Hi Rich I think you made a slight cock up on the wiring up off your battery shouldn't the cable from the shunt be connected to the other negative battery terminal the way you have it now you will be only using the one battery i may be wrong but worh checking Love the vids Terry 😊 Love the vids terry

@Jarv263 2 ай бұрын

I have two victron b2b’s, they get hot, you don’t know everything, you need to space it away from the carpet for safety. Why do Victron tell you not to mount the unit on a flammable surface?? Because it gets hot.

@dannyboy4186 2 ай бұрын

Listen to Jarvis, He speaks the truth. I have victron b2b chargers in my van too. They get very hot, that hot you carn’t keep your hand on them. Please for your sake, space it off your board more using non flammable materials

@Jarv263 2 ай бұрын

@@dannyboy4186 I used 30mm off cuts of 15mm copper pipe to space mine off my wall, they work slightly cooler now and work more efficiently.

@maxv77 2 ай бұрын

I've just orderd some solar cables that I need to run from the roof into the van. The ones I ordered come with the connectors on. Is it easy to remove the connectors and then refit them because I need to pass the cables though the 2 small holes on the roof cap 🤔

@Selfbuiltcampers. 2 ай бұрын

Whats the buzz bar do

@cccmmm1234 2 ай бұрын

What you have done is a start, but put the electronics on stand offs. Putting heatsinks directly on carpet is a bad idea. It stops airflow. The fins should not touch the carpet at all.

@raytogaming2747 2 ай бұрын

hi why do you have 2 cables going to positive and neutral on the inverter thank

@stevewaslin7171 2 ай бұрын

That’s what renogy send you I swapped mine for larger cable

@raytogaming2747 2 ай бұрын

@@stevewaslin7171 they send you 2 cables to use instead of one thick one? that is the most stupid thing i have ever seen

@Desmond.TuTu. 2 ай бұрын

I’d check into your ancestry…… with wiring like that you must have some Indian heritage in there somewhere .. 😂

@guardiology3119 2 ай бұрын

That wiring is an accident waiting to happen. I know you think you know best, but you don’t. It’s also a busbar, not a buzz bar

@wayne7521 2 ай бұрын

Who the heck ,reckons your electric setup is gonna causr a fire .... Aslong as that material was fire retardent and you have all the correct gauge ,wire for currennt flow etc ... And the electrics have suffiecient air flow .. then there ,should not be an issue ... plenty do like ypuve done .... but yeah , fuse behind board...you like a task or two in life eh ... And if you feel the air flow ainy enough... get a temperature controlled fan.... to circulate as needed ...

@JsJourney-nz7ci 2 ай бұрын

Jesus!!!!.....and I don't mean the useless Arsenal player, DON'T mount your electricals on carpet, Victron are quite clear about this. And mount the B2B on a spacer so that you get ventilation across the base.

@wayne7521 2 ай бұрын

Bus bar not buzz bar .... wow sick of hearing that 😂😂😂😂😂😂 You know like the kids song ....the wheels on the bus .....god forbid ,you sang the wheels on the buzz 😂😂😂 there gain ,theres always one

@EVO4EVA 2 ай бұрын

Mate, remove that bra it will kill you bonnet. I had one on my evo for about 8 month and the warm/ cold damp material wrecked my paint sooooo bad I now need to respray my bonnet. Not say I dint warn you.