WIRING A FUSE BOX AND SWITCH PANEL IN A CAMPER VAN. SIMPLE CAMPERVAN ELECTRICS.

[@garygreen1280]

Yes ideally you should have a fuse close to battery before you’re isolator ,cover for when you add more circuits to your fuse box 👍👍

[@appleyardgardenwoodencraft8736]

Just found your channel thanks for putting electric and iv no experience with electrical work but you showed simple terms thanks 😎

[@foxystravels]

Thank you :)

[@KrimoFoodTravelandWaffle]

Great video. I’ve learnt lots of stuff, thank you!

[@foxystravels]

I can't wait until you sort a van out for yourself.

[@ivanhoe6366]

Looks like the loads through the switch panel are now each, double fused. Some would advise a fuse very close to the battery to protect the main battery cables.

[@foxystravels]

Thanks for the advice :)

[@nyjetsfan4455]

Is double fusing bad?

[@garythwilliams8732]

The general rule is a 120/50a fuse within 25 cm of the starter bat if your running a long cable from starter to leisure battery you should always have a fuse in the engine bay he long lead can fray against any metal best cover with conduit as well double safe I did the electrics on a connect stealth thought would be the hardest part of build turned out the easiest great idea add in the cut of switch on the control panel surprising how bright they are a tight enjoyed these build films

[@widearchshark3981]

Ahhh, about time we saw you doing some wiring 😉 Great vid as always. Well done mate.

[@foxystravels]

Lol thank you. I’ll be an expert when it’s finished 😂

[@vincenzopugliese646]

C'è un grande errore da correggere devi mettere un fusibile tra la batteria e lo stacca batterie

[@marktimmington5874]

Great video and very simple, enjoyed the negative bus bar option

[@foxystravels]

Thank you ☺️

[@chartmann43]

Can you can you tell me what size cable you have going from the negative and positive from your fuse box and is it going to your battery? I’m having such a hard time figuring this out.

[@foxystravels]

Hi there. From around 15.30 mins on the video, it shows you where the wires are going to. I used 16mm cable as far as I can remember. Please check with an expert.

[@AboutWalkingAround]

Somewhat long video for what is being shown, but very cozy and nice to follow. Keep it up :)

[@foxystravels]

Thank you. It’s a good job we have a fast forward button isn’t it lol 😂

[@colegriffiths7203]

I have put my isolater switch between the main battery and the leisure battery, does this matter?

[@foxystravels]

Well I guess it means that your van is still connected to the leisure battery, so you need a way to be able to cut that off in an emergency

[@ScottishATeam]

good one

[@foxystravels]

Thank you very much :)

[@fishingnorthwales976]

What mm2 cables from the fuse box to the switch panel

[@foxystravels]

I’ll have a check

[@perryoffler4802]

Instead of using them cheap and horrible connector blocks you should use Wagos, they connect everything together so you don’t have to daisy chain the negatives, much neater, safer and easier to install 👍🏻

[@foxystravels]

Cool, I'll have a look. Do you have a link to where I can view them please :)

[@chartmann43]

Why don’t you add the link so others can see what you’re talking about.?

[@chartmann43]

@@foxystravelsactually just bought some. Amazon has them. Wago levers. 😊

[@RossWilson-p2d]

Hi mate great video and very helpful for me definitely but can I ask did you have to put fuses in for the control panel to work? Thanks

[@foxystravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching. As far as I remember, the control panel already has the fuses fitted.

[@RossWilson-p2d]

Thanks for replying bud, I’m going to try get mines hooked up this weekend 👍🏻

[@foxystravels]

@@RossWilson-p2d Cool, I hope it goes well for you. I haven't had any bother with the set up at all, up to now.

[@RossWilson-p2d]

One more question if you’d be kind enough to answer, is your switch panel wired direct to battery? Mines reads 12.9 on battery but only 3.7 if it’s connected to fuse board, thanks

[@foxystravels]

@@RossWilson-p2d Mine goes to the fuse box. I have no idea why you would have a reduction in voltage. Is it deffo connected in correctly with a fuse fitted ?

[@nyjetsfan4455]

How did u connect the live thick gauge wire to the thinner wire that goes into the switch for the switch panel?

[@foxystravels]

It's a thinner cable that comes from the fuse box. I think that's what you're asking ?

[@nyjetsfan4455]

@foxystravels ok so the live that connects to the switch is connected to one of the live spots on the fuse box?

[@foxystravels]

@@nyjetsfan4455 That's how I have done it.

[@civvy2012]

Hello great video could you connect a inverter to the fuse board ? Instead of running straight off the battery

[@foxystravels]

To be honest, I wouldn't like to advise on that. I personally think it would be ok, but you're better off checking with someone who knows better than me.

[@Ganty]

I liked when you pretended to be a cowboy with the drills.

[@foxystravels]

Pistol Pete :)

[@SimonEgginton-pf6nh]

Could you let me know what size fuse you used for the switch panel. Good videos. 👍🏻

[@foxystravels]

Thanks for your comment, it’s very much appreciated. I’ll have a check and let you know.

[@LondonGas]

Can't see the point of having a fuse board and inline fuses. One or the other. Most remove the inline fuses from the switch panel (they're all 15amps - oversized) and make a new cable with spade connections (with heat shrink) to run back to the fuse board, with the correct size spade fuses for the load of each circuit.

[@lewisjacksonv]

Same. Loads of videos fitting a switch panel, with a volt meter, and a pile of fuses back to a fuse block. Pointless. Dodgy.

[@NickDunne-xl7ck]

Do you have an inverter? Total novice just trying to get my head around it all

[@foxystravels]

No inverter, because everything is 12 volt. An inverter changes it to AC, so you can use normal household electrical appliances. I use an EcoFlow power station for that stuff. Thanks for watching.

[@HowyWhite]

Leccy... Fabulous

[@foxystravels]

Thank you kind sir 😊

[@FinsaneLorist]

"Another trip to one of the stores".. Yes I know the guys in hardware store by name by now

[@foxystravels]

lol aye I know what you mean 😂

[@carpingoxonox155]

Why did you piggy back all the negatives when there already piggy backed on the back of the switch panel already?

[@TheSilverFoxDoesStuff]

Hi, thanks for your comment. Where would I plug the negatives in from the load, as in the lights ? I thought all the negatives go all the. way back to the fuse box, so I did it this way, so that I didn't have to run a lead all the way back.

[@MrBurty5]

I don't understand why you used a fuse box when the control panal has inline fuses

[@foxystravels]

Just extra protection ?

[@1tonyboat]

Just a thought,,if you switch the white switch off at night , will that kill the power to all your light`s etc , i see i`m not the only one who forget`s to put the heat shrink on first 😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@foxystravels]

Hi Tonyboat. Thanks for you comments :) No it won't turn them all off, cause the light under top cupboard and the above the bed are. straight into the fuse box, which will be on :)

[@StephenHartleyBrundrett]

I'll say it now so no fires if you buy a van and it has Halfords stickers on cables get a professional to check all amp ratings for cables fuses and products

[@foxystravels]

Thank you for the advice

[@StephenHartleyBrundrett]

Jesus another van without a fused power cable just a cut off switch 😂😂😂😂 like it does it itself before fire

[@TheSilverFoxDoesStuff]

Explain please, instead of being so negative ?

[@foxystravels]

Does it amuse you to laugh at people ? Why don't you offer some constructive advice.

[@craigsmith8495]

@@foxystravels hi, the purpose of the fuse is to protect the cable which is coming straight from the battery (DC) from potentially over heating and catching fire, but all you have is a isolator to cut off the power manually for you to work on your system, so the fuse should be installed as well so it can trip and break the circuit in case of any overload faults, i hope that makes sence as im a bathroom fitter and not a sparky but it should be common practice especially on dc and solar setups as im aware off cheers craig