How to Wire your Camper Van to be Off-Grid
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Mercedes Sprinter Van Conversion - How to Wire your Self Build Camper Van to be Off-Grid
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Wiring Diagrams for different types of off-grid van systems are here:-
1 solar panel, MPPT charge controller, 1 leisure battery and inverter.
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2 solar panels, MPPT charge controller, 2 leisure batteries and inverter.
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3 solar panels, MPPT charge controller, 3 leisure batteries and inverter.
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Greg
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED HERE - Please read this first.
This video is always going to bring up a lot of questions so to avoid having to answer the same question lots of times I’ll post the most common answers here for you.
1. Why have you not got a split charge relay? A. AGM batteries do not like the voltages given out by your alternator and if you want to charge the leisure battery while driving you really need to fit a battery to battery charger.
2. Why have you connect the red and black cable on your solar panels. A. These are wired in series so it is correct to have them connected this way. Please watch my solar panel installation video for more detailed information.
3. You have not connected a load to your MPPT charge controller. A. This connection is for small load use only say just to power some lights. You could not connect 50A of appliances to these terminals.
4. You have not connect this system to your van body. A. The van body is not an earth it is used by your auto electrics as a neutral. I personally do not advise using the van body as a neutral for your leisure system. My mains earth is connected back to my hook up socket and I always check with a plug tester when connecting to shore power.
5. How can I size my cable and fuses. A. To work out the amps required use this calculation Watts / Volts = Amps. For fuses take your max amps figure and add 25% for safety. That is your fuse size. Then add at least another 25% and choose a cable bigger than that rating.
6. The interconnecting cables between batteries need to be rated for the sum of all your connected loads assuming that there may be running all at the same time.
I will update this pinned comment if I get lots of other questions if you can find your answers below please do leave me a message. I do love reading all your comments whatever they may be. Thank you 😊
I live in NYC...can i connect a 12v heater for winter time in this installation or is it better to buy one of propane?
Also 12v sistem for hot water in the shower?
Superb video as always 👍🏼
Question, having used your van a fair amount would you say you’ve got a big enough battery store?
@@JuanMartinez-pw4xi I would avoid any 12v heating source for winter off grid camping. If you are hooked up to mains the its ok. But heating elements will put unnecessary stain on your system. The best off grid setup would be a static fitted gas fire, with independent added blowers for heat circulation. Blown propane heaters are not ideal as the system requires continual 12v during use for fans. I run a diesel fired eberspatcher but the 12v consumption is very high. Remember no matter how many batteries or solar panels you must get a good balance for winter off grid surviving. Also absolutely no 12v fridge, just go propane. Fridge elements are high draw items. Maybe restrict 12v operation of fridge to high harvesting days for solar, but again during winter the effectiveness of solar even on sunny days drops dramatically. You can somewhat negate winter sun by angling your panel on an adjustable bracket depending on where you are in the hemisphere. Flat panels can lose up to 50 % efficiency compared to a correctly angled one.
Juan Martinez simple answer would be to avoid electric heating of any kind from batteries. It will use so much energy really fast.
Could I ask if you have a reason for not connecting to the van body, every other video I have seen shows this and whilst I thought your video was excellent it has left me unsure what to do now? I am using the Sargent EC155 as my main electrical control with additional 12v fuse board, although I now wish I had done it myself from scratch.
This almost entirely make sense which has given me a dangerous sense of confidence that I could handle doing this myself.
Quickblood1 it’s simply connecting A to B with the right size cable and fuses. That can’t be hard can it 😊
Hope it does help you
Following this guide I built an entire system, it's probably the best guide on the internet
Let someone else check your wires (let them pull on the connections hard)
@@GregVirgoe that's the easy bit but knowing what size wire and fuse to put in is where it gets hard for complete newbies like myself.
This has to be the best explanation i have seen regarding the power setup of a van
Your comment is very much appreciated, Thanks
Greg, if all my teachers at school were like you, I'd have left with 12 A-levels!! 👍👍
I’ve been searching everywhere for a good video/instructions on van electrics and here it is! For the first time, I actually understand what’s going on in there (existing van conversion with electrical issues which I’m determined to solve!) and feel I now have a good idea where to start looking… or at least, an idea of what the bits are that I’m looking at. 😂 Thank you Greg, Thank you! 🙏 😁
I think if you break it down it’s very logical so I’m really pleased it helped you. Please pass on the word if anyone else needs help 🤩
Hello Greg, your schematic diagram is ingenious with its arrangement, clarity and organization. Thank you! Well done.
RVC ! Thank you for great feedback. 👍🏼
Greg, saying thank you costs nothing, and it’s a good job too because my Sprinter conversion is going to take every penny I’ve got. As a regular viewer of your videos, I would like to add my heartfelt thanks to the scores of others for all your invaluable and free sharing of your expertise and experience. It is all much appreciated and incredibly helpful. This particular tutorial is both very welcome and timely, for me. Many thanks and best wishes for your travels.
To get comments like yours Oliver makes the whole channel so worth while. Knowing that the information has helped you is all I need. Best wishes.
@@GregVirgoe I definitely second Oliver here. Thanks heaps for sharing these with us. I'm close to starting my conversion and there's so much to learn. Your diagrams and comments are helping heaps.
@@fabioloretti thanks for your support and good luck with your build 👍🏼😁
Dear Greg, you are a born teacher! I've looked at a lot of van conversion videos and what has put me off has been the electrics. Even if I got someone else to fit the electrics, I still need to understand it in case something goes wrong. Your slow and calm explanation combined with that very clear diagram is awesome. As I said, you are a born teacher. Thank you.....electrics now demystified! I'll be binge watching your other videos and I might just (finally) take to the road off grid.
I’m really glad you enjoyed the videos and best wishes for your build 👍🏼😊
Probably the best electric tutorial video for camper vans!!! Even dummy or me would understand how the system works.
i think you should make an instruction Ebook on how to build your campervan !!!
really i've been watching your videos from the start , and i think your videos are a gold mine for anyone who wants to convert a van the RIght way
thank you
Josef Benkouider That’s a great idea, I’m working on it 😃👍🏼
@@GregVirgoe that would be great 😁😁
Hello Greg. I rarely give comments. But sometimes when everything is just perfectly explained, genuine, good voice, good know-how, etc., that's when I want to say; Thank you so much!!
I really appreciate you taking the time up give me great feedback 👍🏼😃
Hi Greg. 100s if not 1000s of hours people like me go through these videos. Although all informative, well almost! I must say I always end up coming back to yours. In fact, most of my study, notes, diagrams and practical work are based on your videos. It's not just your knowledge base that works its the way you explain things. Trust me, Im a know-all, yet I could never deliver information or pass on what I know so easy as yourself. Knowing something and teaching it are two different things. You are great teachers. I know these videos are old, yet they are still helping others like myself. Thank you, Greg, I hope you are still around to read your feedback and not forget all the help you have given others like me. Safe journey bud and thanks again. Im now looking forward to putting all my hard work together with less stress.
To someone that only has a basic idea but really wants to do it himself you have really put it in layman’s terms and made it seem so easy. You should be a school teacher😃
Honestly Greg... I've spent hours trying to find something exactly like this to understand it exactly. I know you've talked me through it a few times but with it being a whole new language to me... it just wouldn't sink in.
This is the best part of my day so far. I continue to love the way you explain things. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and sharing all your knowledge so freely. It's a real gift for anyone who wants to do it themselves with no prior experience. I am empowered each time I complete a new stage on my build and I attribute these little successes to you and your amazing way of explaining things in simple terms and making me believe that I can do it. THANK YOU.
I'm a firm believer that everyone can achieve whatever you want in life if you are willing to learn and give things a go, with a little bit of guidance and some practise you will master it :D Thanks for some lovely feedback :D
Greg have just watched your video on the van electrical system ,I have been trying to figure it out for about 2 years and I just can’t absorb the information , but watching your video just now has opened my mind , don’t know what you have done ,but maybe I’m seeing the light at the end of the van ,for the first time ,good luck with your trip to Europe if you get anywhere near Crete Greece I have a Lot off great ideals for you and Lou , please private message me , kind regards Mike in Sutton uk it’s wonderful that you take the time to inform all the van life people ,you are a very talented young man...thanks once again....
michaelsintown I especially liked the young man bit at the end. Pleased it’s made things clearer for you. Best wishes
Out of all the videos I've seen your is untouchable. I really appreciate your video.
Thank you very much, I’m glad you liked it 😃👍🏼
BrilliNt video. The one thing I am worried about when looking at a van conversion was the wiring. This video spells it out plain and simple. Brilliant!
Hi Greg. I looked at your diagram and thought oh my gawd!! then you broke it all down and it made absolute sense. That's why we need people like you matey to show us how we CAN do it!! have a great tour.. Al
That’s exactly what I want to hear alan. These thing look daunting when you see them as a whole. But if you break it down into easy chunks it becomes understandable and makes more sense. Thanks for great feedback.
Greg, you are a star! I built my van last year and, apart from a faulty B2B charger, appears to have been working fine. However, I couldn't work out why I wasn't able to stay off grid for very long before the two leisure batteries were depleted. Thanks to your simple wiring diagram I now realise that, although the connections to the batteries were safe, they weren't correct. I have now amended the battery wiring in line with your diagram, replaced the Votronic B2B charger with a Victron Cyrix CT Battery Combiner and everything is now working exactly as it should. I now have three sources of input to the leisure batteries, 200w solar batteries, mains hookup and van alternator via the starter battery. I can now sleep easy!
Thanks for your clear explanations, they are immensely appreciated.
Peter Finch I’m really pleased that the video has helped you and good luck with future travels 😊
So impressed to see you are still in the comments answering questions. I'm probably a couple years off doing a build myself as I'm still studying, but already I feel well prepared thanks to all your content! Much appreciated, regards from Norway!🙂
No wonder Ame in a Van recommended your videos Greg. They are soooooo brilliant: so informative and explanatory. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for this. I have spent countless hours on youtube and elsewhere trying to find something I could understand since I know nothing about electrical. This video and the lists are priceless. Thank you again.
Really glad that it’s helped you. Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks! Just what I needed. Very well explained for dummies like me 👍
Thank you so much for this detailed & simple explanation of each part of the van electrical system! I've watched so many van-build videos talking about the van electrics, but I haven't yet found another one that gives such a good overview of what you are doing, and why.
I love all of your videos. I got my Ram Promaster High top van on November 4th, and started work on it the next day. I have watched the Van Conversion Series (several times), and when I am at any stage of my build, I always have your video up so I can come in and look at the video, and make sure I am doing it right. Thank you for all the wonderful explanations of how to build my van safely!
That’s so exciting to start on a new project. I’m really pleased you are finding the videos to be useful and I wish you all the best with your conversion. 👍🏼😊
Greg, you are an amazing person to make all this material available for free.
It is helping me a lot.
Thank you very much!
Gustavo Bodini all I ask is you subscribe, give them a thumbs up and share on social media. All of that costs nothing too 😃👍🏼
Your videos, schematics and the pace at which you explain them are awesome. You certainly have done a fantastic job. I have spent days/hours looking for guidance to set-up my van off the grid and you have the best. They are easy to follow and you actually talk about safety. Most videos do not warn the viewers about that. Thank you!!
Antonio Gamboascience I’m pleased that they have been useful to you 😃👍🏼
Just bumped into this while surfing up stuff for my own project. I've got a 13plate Crafter I intend converting to a w/e camper, not full liveaboard. I've made a start with the floor, windows, roof vent and bed in. My next thing will be electric for lights, power, inverter and fridge. So to find a well made, easy to follow, breakdown vid of how too has been an absolute diamond in the rough. Thank you for making this and your other vids.You have helped my understanding of how to tame the 'angry pixies'.
I just wanted to say a very quick thank you for this and other videos on your channel. I’ve just finished the electrical install on my van conversion which I couldn’t have done without your videos…thank you Greg.
Glad it helped! Thank you for supporting the channel and good luck with your travels
Greg... Great simplified and informative Vlog. 300 Watt tilting Panel fitted with Victron units. Very similar set up to yours. Kitchen unit in and just connections to do then snagging left before completion. Grabbed my Camp Quirky tickets this morning so really looking forward to the event. It will be great to meet you and some of the other U Tubers.
Tracey Hart that’s amazing I’m really hoping that next year I get time to visit more of your vans and spend time chatting about your creations. Please do come and say hello 😀
Thank you Greg for yet another brilliant video that was so easy to follow. I have been searching for ages and come across so much conflicting information. I now feel confident to make a start on my self build. The best or worst thing is now understanding how much additional space this is going to take up for me in my small van, It will help determine other elements of the build such as furniture lay out. Thank you on behalf of us all.
Steven Keye you are most welcome and really happy to help you. Best wishes
This is the simplest and best electrics video I have seen. I plan to start a conversion in 2022 and this has been the part I’ve struggled to figure out so far so thanks for simplifying it. All your videos are going to help me through the conversion. Thank you Greg.
I have seen many Electrical off grid set up clips, this is the only subject that has given me the "Heebe Gebees" and giving this part to a Pro. However your clip has totally transformed that, your 1st pictures made me freeze but then you set it up slow time explaining everything clearly and simply. I could understand that and will look forward to completing that now.
A BIG THANKS.
Thanks Greg, another great video! Have been watching your videos for sometime now and just think its unbelievable how you take the time to selflessly educate us all so it helps us when we come to building our own van, you have helped me and my girlfriend alot. Thanks again, Harry
HARRY Murphy I’m really happy to give this information freely and help you guys to build a better safer van for you to enjoy just as we have. Thank you for your support of our channel.
Wow, amazing instructions! I'm not an electrician but I was able to easily understand what you are saying. Thank you!
That’s great to know and I’m pleased you found it to be useful 😊👍🏼
Greg, what a teacher! If only you did videos for other electrical systems you would help there too. Lovely steady pace and totally clear.
I have watched so many of these videos but this is the best.
I think that even if I was a complete plonker I would feel confident in wiring up my van after watching this. Thank you for a refreshingly informative video.
Cheers Andy really glad you liked it 🤩👍🏼
I know nothing about electrics, so this is more than useful, cheers Greg.
Thank you for watching are you doing your own van 🚐😊
@@GregVirgoe I’ve been thinking about it since before the beginning of the pandemic, I could be a van and do it,or I could just buy something already done as I’m coming up for retirement in 15 months, it will be just myself and the dog as my wife is used to more home comforts lol. It will probably be a campervan mwb or even smaller.
@@russellnewton6660 it can be a huge task to take on a full build. One that’s already built could get you on the road sooner and you can always do little things to improve it as you go 😊
Thank you Greg. After months of staring at wiring diagrams, finally something I can follow.
Robin Street glad this has cleared things up for you.
Hey Greg, kiwi in Aus here, I know im joining late, however thank you, looks like I have dementia and this is the first video I've watched, where I now feel confident to attempt. ( I'll get a professional to look over) so thankyou for your clear, vantastic instructions ❤
I’m really pleased you liked it. Hope all goes well with your own build. 👍🏼
This was amazing. I have been struggling for so long trying to get my head around this. You have done something that most on UA-cam charge a pretty penny for, and you've done it so much better. Thank you again!
I’m really glad you found the channel. I’ve got some other great videos similar to this so I hope you find them just as helpful. Cheers Greg
What a fantastic clear and concise video! nice one Greg yet again i have been transported back to open university on bbc2 at 3am in the morning in 1975 :) Hope you are enjoying your travels!
The Travelling Carpenter LOL that made me smile 😃 I was wearing my jacket with the leather elbow patches at the time 😂 👍🏼
What a brilliant explanation of what you need and the reasons for it, I have always toyed with the idea of converting a van but the electricity wiring side frightened me. This has given me a fanstastic understanding of what is involved. Thank you so much
I’m really pleased it has helped you. Hope the van build goes well. 👍🏼😁
WOW! this man is a genius Have learned a lot from this video Very clear understandable and precise. having asked many professional people how to re-wire my narrowboat and never really understanding you have answered most of my questions and shown me how to put it all together in less than 15 mins Thank you!
Wow, this was everything I needed right now, thanks so much for generously posting this fool-proof guide. There are loads of confusing (and differing) explanations, but now I feel ready to crack on! I used a video or two of yours in the early stages of my van conversion, and then forgot about your channel...really glad it popped up again at the perfect time...subbing immediately... My stealth camper is about to become a lot more civilised!
Thanks for coming back and good luck with your build 👍🏼😃
Thank you for this 👍 You're a rock star for putting this out there and explaining it in a way that it is easy to understand and to scale up or down. I've watched so many videos and by the end, I'm more confused than I was when I started. The diagrams and pictures help immensely.
I’m glad you found it to be useful. Hopefully there are a few more of my videos that will be just as good 👍🏼😊
I am about to plan a camper conversion but had worries about electrics, those worries just went out the window.
Brilliant tutorial.
Chris Morse I’m glad it has helped clear things up for you.
Greg I've stripped my van out and wondering how to do the electrical side and thenpanic set in . I watch a few other videos, but I must say you have shown me the way in such a simple way .I would like to thank you and keep those videos coming I will definitely be using this video in the future to finish my van .
That’s great 😃 I’m pleased it has helped you. 👍🏼
I have a feeling I have been very fortunate in finding your channel so early into my interest in building a camper... what a channel this looks to be, exactly what I need
You’ll find loads of useful information here 👍🏼😁
Sent u a quick tenner Greg...Jono, Thanks for the help on my wire up ...soon. Just bought the van 🇬🇧🤞👍 Citroen Relay L1H1
Thank you very much Joni, I really do appreciate the generous gift 👍🏼
I’m pleased it’s been useful to you and best wishes with your build. Cheers 🍻😃
This is 5 star easy to follow thanks Greg.
David you are welcome 😊
I've watched this & some other videos from Greg several times over the last year as I'm still trying to figure out how to set up a classic campervan. It's by far the best explanation and I'm grateful for the diagrams and advice. As a Brit living in NZ, the wiring here has confused the hell out of me as the coloured wires aren't as simple as red and black and there's no earth in the plugs. Mind boggling.
Hi Elaine, if there is anything that is still puzzling you then please do ask and I’ll try to help 👍🏼😃
thank you so much for this video. I've been looking up this set-up now and again for a while now but the technical language had always made my brain just switch off instantly. I desperately want to understand but my brain was just never having it, but this video was accessible, clear and a perfect pace.
Thanks for the time you put into this video Greg! You’re a great instructor!
I'm pleased you like it :D
Thanks mate. Nice to have someone explain it simply. Cheers from Australia.
Thanks Wade, glad you liked it. 👍🏼😃
Hands done the best solar break down on youtube. Thank you kindly from Montana.
Thank you Greg - I am about to start my first van build and have been panicking about the electrics. Thanks to your videos I finally understand how it works!
That’s exactly the comment I love to read. Best wishes 😃
Greg you are a total gentleman with a brilliant video so nice and easy to follow you and understand ,by far the best I have found. Thank you very much mate.
Ian Wilkinson really appreciated the feedback and thank you for watching 👍🏼
I just love your clear and professional VoiceOver compared to the many hype and hip videos
All starting to make a bit of sense now. Thanks Greg for the simplified explanations. Great video
Thanks so much for this Greg, exactly what I've been waiting for! I understood about the key components but hadn't see anywhere about the relevant sized wiring, fuses, breakers etc that keep it all safe. I can go into this feeling a lot more confident now, cheers!!
Hi Sharon, certain individual circuits and appliances my need slightly different fuse sizes depending on their actual load but hopefully this video gives a better understanding of how they all connect together. You can always message me with questions if you get stuck. Cheers Greg
Fantastic video Greg, made a complicated subject look easy to follow. Hope your European tour is going smoothly:-)
Reg Perrett thank you for great feedback we are enjoying our time in the van 😀
I've just got myself a leyland 400 1990 2.5 turbo project an it's got shower room sink and gas pipes and electricity but sink and cooker has been taken out and I was hoping to rip all old wired out and rewiring it and you've just helped me out so much. Amazing . It's my first project
Just starting a van conversion with my partner and until I came across this video I was very concerned about my lack of knowledge on the subject. No longer - this explanation and wiring diagram is excellent. Thanks Greg.
I have done another video just recently with a slightly different setup you might also like to watch that one 👍🏼😃
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Astoundingly great information presented in a most approachable manner from one extraordinary teacher. Well done, as always, Greg. Thumbs up. Five stars. 10 out of 10. 100%.
John Coloe Always a pleasure to read your lovely comments, thank you John 😃
Such a great video! Best and most informative one I've seen yet.
I have plans to build a defender 110 for overland use and am looking at a solar install to try and make a bit more comfortable when stopping. Won't be as nice e as your sprinter though 👍🏻
ThatBritishChap thanks for giving me some great feedback and good luck with your build 👍🏼😀
This was the best and most clearly spoken explaination regarding the installation of a 12 volt system ever. I live in US so there is a slight difference, but the mechanics are the same. I have sought out and watched many UA-cam videos but yours is by far the best. You speak so clearly and at just the right pace explaining in a very simple clear cut manner. The diagram progression is terrific. i intend to look at many of your videos because I will learn so much. I could not understand the solar panel voltage and watts output by putting them is series until today. I am so impressed; bloody brillant! And thank you of course.
It’s really nice to get such great feedback and makes it worthwhile putting the effort in to making them when I know they have been useful to you. Thank you for watching and for leaving a nice comment. I hope you enjoy my other videos. 👍🏼😃
Thanks Greg! And I mean that! My New Conversion is getting on and to me, the electrics are the most difficult and most important! Ironically, I bought, over the last 6 months exactly the same pieces as you have in your video! Going off grid in Sept, so this coming week, electrics in! Thanks, you have saved me hundreds!!
I’m really pleased the videos have helped you. We have been off grid with this setup for 4yrs now. Imagine how much that has saved us in energy bills alone 🤩
Just stumbled across this excellent video, much appreciated information, thank you Greg 👍
I have lots of other videos similar to this that you may also find to be useful. Thank you for watching 😃
Great video! I subscribed on the first sight of the main picture! That is what I have been looking for! Thanks!
Chao L that’s really good to hear, thank you for supporting us. Hope you like the other videos just as much. Cheers
Mate❤ Can't thank you enough. You saved me. I was going to give my van to an electrician to do my 12V and 230V. This video is so informative. Now I have my confidence level up. Cheers to the way you explained ❤
Hi Greg may I start by saying you was like a breath of fresh air when it comes to learning how to achieve your own van build coz as we all no it's saving you a fortune. So thank you for your time to do these videos as they are really really interesting I have to learn literally by being told and shown like you would do to a 5yr old haha and you are so not like the other videos your still left with saying so after watching that what do you do haha. Anyway we have decided to go with a Mercedes sprinter lwb high roof. Reason is the sprinter is a seriously reliable van and it's nice to look at if you get what I mean. Very spacious as I'm 6ft 4. My wife is 5ft 8. And our son who is 7 is 5ft but we just want very basic we don't want a built in cooker or anything like that as I think if you don't keep up with the cleaning and wiping things down they make the inside of your van smell. So it's all done in the awning. We want puck lights or spot lights in the roof a few usb sockets here n there and a couple or what ever fan in the ceiling . We want 12v and 230/240v for hook up when it comes to being on sites obviously we'll have to have solar but we need some guidance from you as to what size solar and things like that and we're going with a diesel heater as everyone swears by them hope you can help us Greg
I still would go with 350-400w of solar as a minimum to power a fridge and that diesel heater in the winter months if you want to be off grid. It’s relatively cheap so maximise what you can generate abs you’ll always have power. 👍🏼😊
Thanks Greg, Great Video as always, im just at the stage where Ive insulated the van and ready to board over and I've been worrying about electric element of the install. Much appreciated
Paul Carter what I did to start with was to list all the things in my van that would need power. Decide what item I was going to buy then find out what each of their power requirements were in terms of 12v / 230v and the amps so I knew what cable to run. Lastly did a simple pencil sketch of where each item was in the van so I knew where to pull my cables to. Hope that helps 😀
Greg Virgoe what goes after the inverter? How would you connect all the 240 plug sockets to it, say if I had 3 plug sockets for instance?
Paul Carter most inverters have a three pin socket so you wire a 2.5mm 3core cable to a 3pin plug. Plug that into the inverter then wire the other end to your sockets. You can only plug in devices rated below that of your inverter 👍🏼😊
Fantastic video. Just starting a self build and this is just what I need. Thanks.
I’m glad you liked it. What van are you converting?
Thank you Greg for your best way of doing camper van wiring diagram. Awesome!
What a FANTASTIC video series, Greg!!! Friggin' awesome work. In order, great detail- wiring tips & tricks, super 'in order' video, the effort must've been enormous. Well, in case others have NOT expressed the gratitude- let me praise the effort!!! Love the "It'll take 30 minutes" T-Shirt 7 references!!! Famous last words if I've ever said them! Hahaha
Very helpful. I learned something on pulling a load from your batteries in parallel.
I’m glad you liked it 👍🏼😊
Greg, you are the best explainer in these things!
:-D
Thx a lot!
:-D
Horst Szibulski thank you for the continued support.
I have been googling this for two weeks before I found this video!
Answered every question I had!!
Thank you 10/10
I don’t know what took you so long to get here 😂🤩 glad you found it. There’s loads more really useful videos on this channel 👍🏼😎
Brilliant. I am about to start with a conversion and this will help me hugely. You explain things very well indeed, and your diagrams are perfect. Nothing is left out and every question i could think of is answered already. Very good indeed, well done you and thanks a million. If i see you around the drinks are on me..Cheers.
Great simple explanation of a basic solar install, Thumbs up!
Robert Braden thank you very much 👍🏼
Great plan ! Nice and easy to look at 👍
HOMadsen thank you very much 👍🏼
The most professional, reasonings/choices explained & fool proof (that's me !!), mobile solars YT tutorial, hands down!!! 🙌 .Thank you Greg!!
I've been with you from the very humble beginnings of this channel. Never disappointed! 😎
Happy & safe travels!!!
Many many thanks for your continued support of the channel.
Normal service will be resumed next week as I finish working and we head off back into Europe 🤩
Wow Greg, this is great. I live in a double-decker bus and have 16 solar panels (175w) mounted on the roof. Lithium batteries and an inverter. Everything from Renogy. But they are not able to give an overview. So I am extremely happy with this comprehensive overview.
If you want to email me your schematics I’ll happily cast my eye over it for you 🤩👍🏼
This was one of the best and most complete videos I saw, it helped me so much. Thank you Greg!
Thank you. Are you building your own camper van?? 😃
@@GregVirgoe hi Greg, merry Christmas. We are revamping a year 2000 camper van. It will be the „Millennial Falcon“ on the european roads and Mediterranean islands.
@@VeganGameChanger I like the name 👍🏼😃
Great video Greg one of your best 👍
Ian that’s nice to know, cheers
At last! A very helpful and concise video with nothing but the facts - so refreshing to be about the subject and not the presenter. Bravo Greg, easy to follow even for a mechanical engineer!
Thank you 😊
Greg, this is the best explanation for inexperienced people like me I've seen so far. Immense thanks! I'm a Will Prowse fan but my head was spinning every time he started explaining stuff. I'm too much of a noob. Your walkthrough is extremely well explained. You've got a new subscriber and I'm off to watch your other videos!
That’s brilliant I’m really glad you found it to be useful. There are loads more helpful videos like this on my channel. Thank you for joining too 😁
Brilliant video....many thanks
Shaun Cunneen you’re welcome 😊
Once again Greg brilliant. I’m just starting my electrics. Hope you guys are enjoying your European jaunt. You should write an ebook, I know that Nate makes his money through his and the information is not a patch on yours. With van life becoming more popular you would never need to work again!! Best wishes
mark ardron SPOILER ALERT I am planning to do exactly that - watch this space 😃
@@GregVirgoe excellent news! Can I have a signed first edition before you become even more famous? You should definitely do this though as it will give you that residual income to live the life you want. Also a brave move to leave the rat race like you have. Good on you mate we only get one go at this life. I'm planning on the same if I can once the kids have fled.
Brilliant. I have kind of worked out what you’ve said here on my own but it’s so nice to see it all confirmed properly and clearly. Got a big Amazon / Ebay bill coming up. Just going to do my own version of your diagram with my own components tomorrow. Thanks for the massive help.
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I'm very new and frightened of this journey but you put my mind at ease thank you very much Greg for this wish me luck 🙏
Spot on Greg, your whole series is amazing and such a positive thing to do for others. I have one question on solar panels. Are there any pros and cons between installing multiple lower wattage solar panels compared to a single larger wattage panel?
I can think of a couple of advantages. Space saving and location layout. Biggest pro is the redundancy should one fail you can easily rewire it out of the system
In your schematic, you get 220v from the inverter, even if connected to shore power. There are allways losses using the inverter.
If you would use an inverter-charger, if connected to shore power, it would bypass to the 220v installation and trigger the charger. In an off grid situation it would act as a regular inverter.
João Pedro Nascimento please appreciate that I can’t create a diagram that incorporates every possible scenario on how to wire your van. This is just one option. If you use different equipment the wiring will of course be different, that is very obvious. Inverter chargers are a very good option if you have spare cash.
Brilliantly explained! Thank you, now I see how it all works together and how it should be connected properly. There is a lot of info about each separate element, but hardly anyone explains the big picture. Cheers!
I’m glad it helped you. Thank you for some great feedback. 😃
Hi Greg, i’ve been watching your videos for a while... and i’m happy to say i just bought my citroen relay 🥰 thanks so much for the inspiration... i will be frequenting your channel every day for sure! Thanks for all your help! x
I’m really pleased you found the videos and thank you for watching. Wish you all the best with your van build 👍🏼😃
I’m really pleased you found the videos and thank you for watching. Wish you all the best with your van build 👍🏼😃
Thanks Greg very informative
Shackles to Freedom thank you 😊
Nice site. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing
Glad you liked it 👍🏼😊
I have to say Greg, this video, the explanations and the backup information is just what i was looking for. Now I maybe not be planning to do the jobs myself but i feel i now know enough to talk sensible to and auto electrician to explain what i need. Great Job!
Thank you very much. A great source of experienced van fitters can be found on this webpage www.quirkycampers.com/uk/quirky-van-conversions/
Just want to say thank you from a total novice, have learnt so much from you ,but electric is a complete different thing altogether, so I wount be trying it ,im hoping my friend can do it , but am following everything else ,only on insulation at moment so a very long way to go , vent next and waiting on my windows ,doing a renault master 2011 mwb , thanks again from Ireland 🇮🇪 😊