DIY Camper Van Electrical Install Start to Finish!

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[@craftedworkshop]

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[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

Dont partner with temu. They have an atrocious reputation.

[@THANATOSIXU]

I am bit disappointed that you would allow a sponsorship that blatantly commits patent theft and steals the hard work of made in USA companies and companies abroad.

[@JesterSpeed3]

You need to find a better sponsor than TEMU, They are trash.

[@cinnamonrollypoly]

I'm really disappointed that you decided to accept a sponsorship from these guys. They're crooks, and your viewers deserve better than this.

[@DORNJustDORN]

temu has massive issues with people getting their cc info stolen you need to find a better sponsor

[@bicross87]

THIS !!! Temu is doing very dodgy things here in Europe too...

[@apdj94]

All these sort of pop up chinese competitors to amazon have been skimming info off their customers and selling it to make margins. It’s the only way they are able to offer products at below market value.

[@jacoblong5599]

Ive also heard their app is basically malware and has destroyed some peoples phones. I’ll never buy anything from them or install the app!

[@michellesharpe6159]

Yeah, a random not super related company reaching out for a sponsorship is sus.

[@singingriverwoodwork]

I wonder how much they paid ole Johnny

[@locke3141]

Yeah temu was probably a bad choice. They have pretty atrocious security practices, don’t handle personal info well, and are fairly shady. I’d hope you don’t continue any partnership with them in the future.

[@Agamerrobertjr]

Please do your research on temu and their business practices to collecting data

[@Grvldad]

First time ever commenting on a KZbin video. But Temu, come on man. Thought you were better than that.

[@tobiasrehm8046]

Big fan of your channel... But please dont promote temu! Such a bad company on so many levels....

[@trishblakely3476]

Dude, Temu is so sketchy. You’re better than that.

[@20x20shop]

Temu seems to be using that good old child labor.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Awesome!! This is turning out to be such a cool build. Thanks so much for letting be a part of this project! Pretty surreal working on a project in your new shop I've been watching a transformation on this channel of for so long. 🤣🤣😁😁👍👍

[@Alaskan-Artisan]

Yes, anyone that knows what's good for them doesn't do business with Temu. A very shady Chinese company effectively selling cheap knock offs of other companies R&D efforts. Not to mention the other issues noted by folks here.

[@netposerx]

Wow! Nate and Steph. Watched and learned a lot from them when I was building out my van back in 2018.

[@dmwi1549]

Same here in 2020.

[@brendendominick8]

This is super cool. The little panel makes it so easy to track

[@LilYeshua]

That's some heavy duty wires. On my last car stereo build I used one gauge power and ground wires mainly to minimize the voltage drop over certain distances including current constrictions

[@EXPLORISTlife]

No doubt! Our 3000VA inverter Pulling power from a 12V battery bank could theoretical be asking for 250 Amps! So to keep our voltage drop to a minimum (well below 3%) as well as DC ripple, we used those big 4/0 wires.

[@Phobosandpanic]

Question regarding Temu, would you personally trust them if you were entering your own credit card data onto their site? It's one thing buying things on credit they give you, but personally I'd be worried giving them my data given their track record. If the price and quality of their products seems too good to be true, then perhaps they have other income streams related to data they gather from customers

[@craftedworkshop]

I use PayPal or some other payment processor for any site that accepts it. Pretty much negates the issue. As far as the products, they seemed similar to other stuff you’d see at Harbor Freight or Northern Tool, and when you consider they’re probably adding another 100% margin, basically doubling the price, the prices seem fairly in line.

[@Phobosandpanic]

@@craftedworkshop hey thanks for the reply. Maybe my mistrust of their low prices actually says more about how other stores have been price gouging and hiding behind inflation as an excuse the last couple of years. But Temu have had a lot of negative press, so I'm curious to hear other's personal experiences. For me the jury is out so far. Anyway, big fan of your channel and looking forward to what 2024 has to bring. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

[@c.a.g.1977]

This van is going to be awesome!

[@jasonjtg21]

Wow that is very involved and very cool!

[@craftedworkshop]

Thanks, definitely excited to have this system installed, it is super cool!

[@ErtsenPlayGames]

PROTECT the solar outlet with some butyl tape , best to use the one with aluminium foil on one side ...but you can also use just butyl tape (or liquid butyl in tubes like silicon) or put some cooking aluminium foil on it (only tape , in case of butyl sealers intubes just find one with aluminium powder in it , its used for roofing , easly last 20+ years like new) , will work the same (even only butyl) protecting from uv degradation (that in case of epoxy takes like few months up to 5y depending of exposure time etc)

[@Bubbalicious92]

Agree with comments about Temu. Wouldn’t use them again.

[@JoachimBlom]

Is there a reason you use the isolated version of the dc dc charger when you have grounded the whole system to the chassi? Great video!

[@MCsCreations]

You guys killed it, Johnny! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊 And happy holidays!

[@firemanj35]

So question how much did all the electronics weigh and what are you counter balancing with on the other side

[@mariushegli]

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

[@UnkeeD]

What did you use to connect the battery disconnect to the Lynx?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

It's just a solid copper bar/adapter that we make for connecting the m10 bolts of the switch to the m8 holes of the Lynx Distributor. "Lynx Adapters" is what we call them in our store.

[@SpectraFGC]

something tells me you got a lot of inspiration from the channel LTVL, he did a really similar build out of his van using the same equipment and vendors.

[@craftedworkshop]

Haven't seen their videos but I'll check them out!

[@skFriberg]

Having TEMU as your channel sponsor is beyond stupid. Didn't you do ANY type of research? Hopefully you read all these comments and realize you need to ditch them asap. Could cost you more than they pay you in the long run... Disappointed to say the least.

[@bobbyearl]

Long time fan - thank you for producing such high quality content. I'm commenting; however, I'm disappointed to see that Temu sponsored the video. It appears you accepted a sponsorship without have any experience with the company. It would not surprise me to learn that the copy-cat products may be infringing on trademarks. I kindly aski you to reconsider this sponsorship.

[@MaxRenke]

temu is a straight scam

[@rosserobertolli]

Nice overview of an electric installation. One common misconception though; you can't compare amp-hours with each other when the voltage is unknown or different. Watt-hours (Wh) is the best way to express capacity. I believe DeWalt is 18V and your battery 12V? so 18x5=90Wh and 270*12*2=6480Wh. So by far not 100 DeWalt batteries, but 72 to be exact. Ah is technically more correct since voltage can vary very slightly but in this case Wh is more informative. I know everybody get's this wrong, but there are 12v and 24v systems which are incopmarable and when you get into EV's there is no standard voltage at all, hence they always measure capacity in (k)Wh

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Watt Hours definitely paints a more clear picture of battery storage capacity, but we have to use Amp Hours in all of our educational content as that is what is more commonly used in the industry. If battery manufacturers mutually agreed to sticker their batteries in watt hours instead of amp hours 40 years ago when they started making deep cycle batteries; this would be a non-issue today, but since that's not the case we have to roll with amp hours. Interestingly enough; typically... in 48V systems... it's MUCH more *common* to refer battery bank capacity in terms of watt hours for whatever reason. We've got a video about this subject and the fact that a 100Ah 24V battery bank is twice as large as a 100Ah 12V battery bank on our channel titled something along the lines of "Understanding Amp Hours".

[@konakcc]

I have question for you having just finished my build and had space issues with the Multiplus 2 install. Did you choose the Multiplus over +2 for this reason?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

We definitely see people choosing the Multiplus over the ii for that reason. The original Multiplus is fatter, but it's also shorter which seems to fit better in most installs.

[@craftedworkshop]

The Multiplus 2 seems more intended for residential work since you can feed power back to the grid. The Multiplus definitely does everything needed on your typical van project. You could probably sell yours and swap the units easily enough.

[@konakcc]

@@EXPLORISTlife does it have screw down terminals for the push in ones on the 2? I really hate the push ins.

[@bill50013]

Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family.

[@bill50013]

Merry Christmas and god bless you and your family.

[@WIXFIN]

Why did the engine start poorly?

[@yossid422]

Ya

[@thomasharlin123]

Stopped watching after the Temu sponsor spot. Do some research next time before getting the check man

[@elliotsaxon7070]

I reckon you might have issues with the “chaise” ground being grounded to the sheet metal not the frame of the car

[@EXPLORISTlife]

He won't have issues with that chassis ground, no. In fact... in this system, that chassis ground is only in place as a catastrophic safety failure point back to b- and it will not be carrying current in normal system operations. All designed b- current carrying conductors are actual wires and we don't rely on the chassis to carry currents except in a fault/safety situation in which the sheet metal of the van is the most important part to be the chassis ground.

[@samfish6938]

$5000 plus tax for 2 batteries i would look at cheaper options

[@fredsmith6725]

First😂

[@christopherrobin462]

Is it backwards answer no its wrong

[@JeanRoi]

Temu have too many tricks. Get this free coupon but buy these items to get it free etc, etc.

[@mchipser]

temu? wtf

[@derekmcmaster8191]

Home Depot $200 = 5 items. Temu - hold my 🍺!

[@meganmcneill9489]

Temu is awful. Drop them!

[@zusurs]

Those DC cables are such an overkill, dude. under no normal conditions would you ever pull nowhere even near the amperage that would require such cable gauge.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

The DC cables are actually appropriately sized for their use and the manufacturers recommendation for the equipment installed. The 250A that could be asked for from the inverter + the DC fuse panel which is rated for 100A required some big wire; and to keep Voltage drop, resistance, and DC ripple to a minimum (and stay up to spec of manufacturers recommendations) we need to use those big 4/0 wires. So no... that aren't 'such an overkill, dude'. 🙂👍

[@Torbox1]

9:35 that is a terrible ground, you have basically no metal to metal contact because of the paint. You should have sanded off the paint before even installing the riv-nut. You might have some continuity but it will spike in resistance as soon as that ground carries any load. Hopefully the alternator chargeback circuit has an isolator so it doesn't draw down the factory battery when the van is turned off. I also don't see an exhaust for that diesel heater, hopefully it is just going through the floor when it can't be seen on video.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

That chassis ground is just fine for what we are using it for. We aren't asking it to carry current and is only there for catastrophic faults to ground so voltage drop doesn't matter there. The Orion DC DC charger does indeed have engine shutdown detection built in so there is no risk of draining the engine starting battery when it is off.

[@jacobeaton4042]

You just take any sponsor nowadays huh? That’s a shame.

[@craftedworkshop]

To be honest, I wasn't familiar with any of the issues with TEMU. I tried some of their items and they seemed solid so I accepted the sponsorship.

[@marekkostecki6270]

Very not technical explanations.

[@waynekaczmarek946]

What a fool

[@colinstu.art.]

Temu 👎

[@jonathanzj620]

Temu....? Seriously?

[@rightclickdelete]

Was disappointed when I saw temu