u/RockTop1679 — reddlx

electrical system is working

i wanted to show my final electrical system in my van after coming here for so many questions. the fuse block and inverter are running loads nicely and i will check the dc charger and solar in the morning when the sun is out but i think everything is running well. my multimeter confirms all voltage is solid and grounding is solid. the only thing these pictures are missing are the bus bar covers i added for safety. but besides that i think everything is good thanks to everyone who put in the time to give me advice or help. thank you all i honestly couldn’t of done it without y’all’s help ! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😁

i’ll also be organizing all the wiring better once i start adding more to the fuse block and maybe adding a small fan for more ventilation.

u/RockTop1679 — 2 days ago

▲ 1 r/vandwellers

grounding question

i just have a question i hope yall can help me work because no matter how much i look up i can’t seem to find one answer. im grounding the electrical system in my van. i have everything wired to negative and positive bus bars. from the negative bus bar, im running a 4awg wire to my chassis ground in my van. should I connect the inverter ground wire(12awg) (not the negative) to the same chassis ground spot or just connect it to the negative bus bar as well? some say to connect to neg bus bar and that’s fine but others seem to say its better to wire it straight to the chassis ground? what do you guys think?

also should I connect the grounding wire of my 40a mppt charge controller as well or not as crucial?

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u/RockTop1679 — 7 days ago

▲ 12 r/VanLife+1 crossposts

this is the electrical system i’m building in my campervan. i’m working with not a lot of space but think i can make it work with this setup. i plan to add vents and a small fan to keep area circulating. any other tips or suggestions? does this all look alright to you? i’ll take any tips thank you guys.

u/RockTop1679 — 23 days ago

▲ 24 r/VanLife+2 crossposts

i’m building an electrical system in my campervan and wanted to ask the professionals for there advice. this is the rough idea of where everything is going with the batteries directly under all this and wiring coming up from the hole under the bus bars. i have a 250amp AMG fuse on the battery terminal and will have separate fuses for everything else my only issue is i can’t find enough room to add a 250a fuse on my inverter. its kinda a tight spot and was wondering if i can get away with not adding the fuse there? i know the fuse on the battery terminal is the most important and it’s just added protection to put one on the inverter but very tight spot. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YALL THINK.

EDIT: Thank you guys for your help. i’m pushing the system back for more room and to add ventilation to the whole thing. also re positioning the solar charge controller because they need to be mounted vertically . i have a new post about my new setup and think eveyrbing is much better. also using a mrbf terminal fuse on the inverter for space saving.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SolarDIY/s/TIG1d8Cnaz

u/RockTop1679 — 23 days ago