https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNTkJ0LSqc

"Dear (public) diary. Today I finished wiring the bus..." 😊

12V system up and running, completely rewired (although based on original schematics).

More detailed post at: https://openinverter.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=90031#p90031

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Friends, if you make your own cabinets for up near the ceiling of a space you can't stand in (like, say, a regular sized van) then for the love of Dog make the doors hinged at the top with magnets or gas struts to hold the door up, open, and out of the way.
Not hinged on the side because you'll need to dodge it. Especially not hinged on the bottom, because then you made doors that are exactly where you want to be to access the cabinet.
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Ok! Based on this shakedown mosey I believe that moving forward there will be less tearing out of areas of the van that don't work and more finishing work on a solid core. 🎉
The layout works. I'm satisfied with features chosen and excluded.
The interior still looks like someone built it from scraps (because I did) and a lot of stuff looks temporarily tacked into place (because it is) but despite appearances this is a milestone.
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Even with no solar input and no skimping on using the induction hotplate and other devices, I'm around halfway through the stored electricity in van power system v2. So, I'm pleased with that.
I haven't installed the roof mounted aircon, yet, and when that goes in it'll take a bite.
I am running the vanLAN but (other than my laptop charger) those devices are all little sippers.
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Just in time for a shakedown tour, camper van electrical system v2 has successfully powered the making of tea, without which I would be unable to continue the build. Close call, that.
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The eternal urge to permanently secure devices to my van roof using copious amounts of marine adhesive.
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Today I started making cables for van power system v2. Apparently, making thicc cables is my happy place. Pounding lugs, squishing ferrules, heating shrink tubing, ... that's my zone, man.
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I forgot to take photos but maybe tomorrow.
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Redneck time machine?
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Today I cut the first parts for van conversion V2. If it's like V1, progress will snowball from here until I hit the road with a reasonably comfy living space and many projects on deck while boondocking.
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