This video will show you, start-to-finish, how we upgraded an existing electrical system in a truck camper.
In this DIY truck camper electrical install, we cover a wide range of topics, so we have included chapters at the bottom of this description if you need to find a specific part of the install.
This comprehensive video will cover wiring and mounting a 12V Battle Born Battery Bank, wiring a Victron lynx distributor with a BMV-712 Smart Battery Monitor and master disconnect switch, installing a rooftop solar panel array, retrofitting existing solar panels to communicate with the new MPPT solar charge controller, wiring a Victron MultiPlus 2k and splice kit so we can run 120V outlets without the generator, and alternator charging using Anderson connectors. Each chapter will also include a segment on programming and testing each component to best understand your system.
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➤ Binge the Transit Van Build: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVfA4XCYJBkzfUXunSON1zX
Here are some additional resources that you may find helpful with planning and installing your DIY Camper:
➤ FORD TRANSIT DIY Camper Van Electrical Install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5q7_4FH4LQ&t=2874s&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=3&t=1897s
➤ DIY Sprinter Camper Van Electrical Install - Full Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01F4QDVJUq0&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=3&t=1897s
➤ DIY Camper Solar Wiring Diagrams: https://www.explorist.life/solarwiringdiagrams
➤ How to Perform a Power Audit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a406IxiU-Xg&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TU6HlMaQiCUwC20DBlyv6s_&index=3
➤ Basic Parts & Components of an Electrical System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZg4NasCVw&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TU6HlMaQiCUwC20DBlyv6s_&index=1
➤ How to Cut Wire: https://www.explorist.life/how-to-cut-wire/
➤ How to Strip Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca45dL2X4SM&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=10
➤ How to Crimp Wire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmiX2XW48F8&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=9
➤ How to Make MC4 Connectors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFAKK491wj0&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=7
➤ How to Wire Solar Panels in Series-Parallel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2H8vpj8rQg&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=3
➤ How to Crimp Wire Ferrules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8CHAVmpPFw&list=PLmvhcyi4n0TVgcroqXl5QvJM0afUes_zX&index=8
➤ How to Wire an AC/DC Breaker/Fuse Box: https://www.explorist.life/how-to-wire-a-power-distribution-panel/
00:00 Introduction
00:15 OEM System Walkthru/Electrical Upgrades
03:42 Wiring the Battery Bank
06:27 Wiring the Lynx Distributor
14:00 Battery Bank Relocation
17:53 Wiring the MultiPlus and Splice Kit
26:41 Wiring Solar Panels
35:31 Solar Retrofit
39:50 Alternator Charging