I learnt a lot from this thread so wanted to share my Xmas progress for others to get ideas on their journey.
So I decided on to do my own electrics, and needed to get the basics in before our roof comes off in January.
We elected to have a seat base battery under the passenger seat and route 50mm cables to the drivers seat for the "gubbins" including a 1000w inverter. Leaving (I hope) enough space for the diesel heater ducting (also being installed in January). This is in a T6 2019 highline.
After removal of existing small leisure setup:
Fogstar seat base Battery under passenger seat with Renogy battery monitor / shunt. Battery lifted slightly at the rear to make more room for cables beneath and relive pressure. 50mm pos cable routed through 225amp mega fuse, then 300amp isolator, before travelling down right of battery, and under the tunnel to the drivers seat base, along with 50mm neg cable from the shunt.
Bracket / mounting for the mega fuse and isolator designed and 3d printed by myself to give access to both from front of seat base. Needs a slight tweak or 2 for MK2 but fully functional.
Once over in the drivers seat base, main 50mm pos enters a mega/midi fused dist. board which feeds inverter, and a small 4 way fuse box for the fridge, diesel heater and anything else that ends up close to drivers seat. The 50mm neg hits a large busbar which is also chassis grounded at the seat base bolt. The Renogy 50a dc-dc is mounted on the right of the base and feeds to the battery via a 60amp on the dist board. There are 2x mini isolators on the front for solar and 12v from vehicle battery. (Fused under bonnet)
Again front accessible fuses board and isolator 3d printed, which I am quite pleased with apart from the back of the mini isolators are too exposed for my liking being positive connections.
Hopefully diesel heater ducting will fit where the packing foam is currently, and there is a spare connection on the dist. Board which will be used to install a fusebox in the rear for any camper related pugs, sockets, pumps etc etc.
Hope this gives somebody some ideas and makes them confident enough to give it a go.
Jules.
So I decided on to do my own electrics, and needed to get the basics in before our roof comes off in January.
We elected to have a seat base battery under the passenger seat and route 50mm cables to the drivers seat for the "gubbins" including a 1000w inverter. Leaving (I hope) enough space for the diesel heater ducting (also being installed in January). This is in a T6 2019 highline.
After removal of existing small leisure setup:
Fogstar seat base Battery under passenger seat with Renogy battery monitor / shunt. Battery lifted slightly at the rear to make more room for cables beneath and relive pressure. 50mm pos cable routed through 225amp mega fuse, then 300amp isolator, before travelling down right of battery, and under the tunnel to the drivers seat base, along with 50mm neg cable from the shunt.
Bracket / mounting for the mega fuse and isolator designed and 3d printed by myself to give access to both from front of seat base. Needs a slight tweak or 2 for MK2 but fully functional.
Once over in the drivers seat base, main 50mm pos enters a mega/midi fused dist. board which feeds inverter, and a small 4 way fuse box for the fridge, diesel heater and anything else that ends up close to drivers seat. The 50mm neg hits a large busbar which is also chassis grounded at the seat base bolt. The Renogy 50a dc-dc is mounted on the right of the base and feeds to the battery via a 60amp on the dist board. There are 2x mini isolators on the front for solar and 12v from vehicle battery. (Fused under bonnet)
Again front accessible fuses board and isolator 3d printed, which I am quite pleased with apart from the back of the mini isolators are too exposed for my liking being positive connections.
Hopefully diesel heater ducting will fit where the packing foam is currently, and there is a spare connection on the dist. Board which will be used to install a fusebox in the rear for any camper related pugs, sockets, pumps etc etc.
Hope this gives somebody some ideas and makes them confident enough to give it a go.
Jules.
