Camper with 1800 amp-hour, three battery pairs each with remote disconnects, monitored as one system

[@richbowie76]

Awesome ! I've been waiting for the electrical portion of this epic build ! 👍

[@vantripping]

Great, glad I am finally getting this and this series of the electrical system videos out.

[@DE-li7jt]

Nice start, do you have some security measures planned between the drawers and the electrical system, just if some shiny metal thing happens to jump out the drawer

[@vantripping]

Thanks, and good question. First of all, the drawers above the electrical system are only for clothes; kitchen items will be stored in the kitchen drawers. But all key electrical components have covers, and any exposed negative and positive connections are over a foot apart, so it would take a quite a lengthy shiny metal thing to get out of a drawer, get underneath it, and land just right. But just to be sure, I have electrical connection caps for those exposed ones. I'll share more in upcoming videos.

[@ericwebostad587]

Truly awesome build. Was wondering can you have a shunt per battery bank and then those shunts feed a single master shunt, or is that just monitoring overkill?

[@vantripping]

Yes, far easier to connect all batteries/battery pairs to a single shunt, for single battery system monitoring. If you connect each battery/battery pair to a separate shunt it will monitor each as a separate battery system, which can get confusing to manage.

[@johnsagebiel7261]

Great video, one question. Do you plan to power the remote battery disconnect switches from some source other than the main batteries themselves? I was wondering how that would work to try and shut them off from their own source. Also, are you planning a remote air conditioner switch in the vehicle cab? That way you could cool the camper as you are driving if you plan on just stopping and going to sleep.

[@vantripping]

Thanks and great question. The remote battery switches are magnetic and I believe will still disconnect power if battery power is lost, but will test that to be sure. As for the air conditioning, I will install a bluetooth/wifi enabled thermostat to control the AC and electric heating via a relay thru the same therm thermostat, because you are right, I want to control it while driving to arrive at camp with a comfortable temp cabin.

[@wheelhouseadventures8176]

Hi, Dear my friends. Cogreletions. I am doing same project. With fuso canter. I did notce. If i crrion with draw procekt, it is hapen more misteke. Because, ready plan procekt after get new aida it is going to be mistake. Waste time end same usefull staff. Then, i am doing slowly without draw project. Because we are not factory, modifed diy. Same time i am learning to. Waiting and thinking giweed me more useful upgrade project. Any way, your all is welldan. Using less cable, is prfect idea. Rigarts Now mostly cast power and rmote control much good end economick.

[@vantripping]

Thanks. Stepping up to 24 vdc reduces cable size in half, and getting all electrical components close reduces lengths of wire so important to put thought into all of the component locations. Good luck with your build.