Deaky’s Kombi to Camper journey

Dimming modules have arrived. 3 circuits - Main Light, Tailgate/boot and in the roof above the bed. Switched by pushbutton switches - as many as you like. Mode setting either makes them come on full or remember the last setting. Plus, they are dimmed on the -ve side so they'll play nicely with the other LED strips

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Deaky said:
Dimming modules have arrived. 3 circuits - Main Light, Tailgate/boot and in the roof above the bed. Switched by pushbutton switches - as many as you like. Mode setting either makes them come on full or remember the last setting. Plus, they are dimmed on the -ve side so they'll play nicely with the other LED strips

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Being a bit think, I have to ask you what difference this makes..
 
Ads_Essex said:
Being a bit think, I have to ask you what difference this makes..
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Led strip lights share a common positive 12v. The negative side of the led’s Is the side that’s controlled. I want two different controllers operating the same led strip, hence they both need to dim the lights on the -ve side :thumbsup:
 
Under seat install is now finished and connected up to the switch panel. I’ve moved the oem fuseholder H into the new fuse box with the rest of the leisure electrics. The switches in the overhead panel operate the relays in the box next to the fuses, this saves running all the circuits up to the switches. There is just one single multi core cable up to the panel.

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I’ve done some soul searching about fitting lithium. It would mean replacing the redarc and buying a battery. I decided against it in the end. I’ve fitted a 110a AGM which should be more than enough for my electrical needs and has cost me less than a tenth of the cost of going lithium.

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Deaky said:
Under seat install is now finished and connected up to the switch panel. I’ve moved the oem fuseholder H into the new fuse box with the rest of the leisure electrics. The switches in the overhead panel operate the relays in the box next to the fuses, this saves running all the circuits up to the switches. There is just one single multi core cable up to the panel.

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I’ve done some soul searching about fitting lithium. It would mean replacing the redarc and buying a battery. I decided against it in the end. I’ve fitted a 110a AGM which should be more than enough for my electrical needs and has cost me less than a tenth of the cost of going lithium.

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Awesome pal. Well done you.. time and patience equals great result..
 
A bit more to report after the last few days. The Abeltronics dimmers are in and working. When you open the door a push button light comes on with the courtesy circuit. One click and the white camping lights come on, press and hold to dim up or down

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The same for the tailgate

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And the same for the lights in the top of the HiLo. Vandoc fitted some touch lights with the roof, they were great except when you were lying in bed top couldn’t reach them to tun them off :thumbsdown:

There is now a push button either side of the bed in the rail around the roof :unsure:

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Deaky said:
A bit more to report after the last few days. The Abeltronics dimmers are in and working. When you open the door a push button light comes on with the courtesy circuit. One click and the white camping lights come on, press and hold to dim up or down

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The same for the tailgate

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And the same for the lights in the top of the HiLo. Vandoc fitted some touch lights with the roof, they were great except when you were lying in bed top couldn’t reach them to tun them off :thumbsdown:

There is now a push button either side of the bed in the rail around the roof :unsure:

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More awesome install work there @Deaky
 
I was thinking last time I was camping that I could do with some mood lighting at floor level :cool: so I’ve modded the lights in the seat bases.

I removed the circuit board from them and fitted a section of led strip and connected them to one of my moodlight zones. When you open the door they still come on red but I can now control them from the mood lighting too.
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Deaky said:
I was thinking last time I was camping that I could do with some mood lighting at floor level :cool: so I’ve modded the lights in the seat bases.

I removed the circuit board from them and fitted a section of led strip and connected them to one of my moodlight zones. When you open the door they still come on red but I can now control them from the mood lighting too.
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Teasing with that blue
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