This is a step by step walkthrough of our Off-Grid Solar Power and AC/DC Electrical System in our Skoolie!
We are officially collecting Solar Energy in our bus! It's such an amazing feeling! This week we set up our entire Solar System, hooking up our solar panels to the charge controller, batteries, inverter, DC Fuse Block and AC Breaker Box.
In this video we highlight how we set up and laid out most of our connections including crimping and heat shrinking wires, take you through how we mounted everything in the garage of our bus, and step by step walk-through of every connection. Shawn will talk about wire gauging and length, the best fuses, inverter types, and more so hopefully this can be a good resource if you're looking to set up your own system!
Special thanks to an amazing website by Explorists.Life who highlight everything you need to know and provide a link to each resource you may need. This was sooo helpful if you already know your system sizing: www.explorist.life/solarwirin...
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If you guys have any questions wiring your system, shoot us a comment below!
*Keep in mind we are NOT professionals, we decided to do this on our own which is not necessarily recommended. Hire a certified electrician to help you with your own system!*
NEXT WEEK
We'll be wiring this system in and beginning to turn on appliances in the buss off of solar power!
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From us:
We appreciate you joining our journey, as a young couple coming together to create a future, we decided to stray from the typical path- to live tiny, pay off college debt, travel the country, and explore the natural world. We hope to use this platform to share our love of exercise, good food, lots of laughs and breathtaking views - Converting this 27ft BlueBird School Bus is just the start of the biggest adventure of our life. It's our First Home, on Wheels
-Shawn + Ash
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