OUR CAMPERVAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Mercedes Vario | 12V & 24V explained Victron Haul | Van Build Ep25

How do we power our van? This week we are getting technical with the electrical and talking you through our whole electrical system. We explain which components we have chosen to build our system with, how our choice to run in 24 and 12 Volt effects the system and how it all fits together.

We bought all our electrical equipment from BSPK Solar - give Chris a shout, he's a lovely guy!
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We are talking through our choices for our electrical system. We have 4x 12V 170Ah Victron Super Cycle AGM Batteries wired in series-parallel providing us with 340Ah of 24V. These are protected from uneven charge/discharge with a Battery Balancer. The batteries are charged from a range of sources; 5x Victron Mono 175W solar panels through 2x Victron 100V/20A MPPT charge controllers; a Victron 24V/24V/17A DC to DC Charger to make use of the excess power generated from the vehicle's alternator; and a shore hookup point running through a Victron 24V/1200W/25A Multiplus (Inverter & Charger) which also outputs a 4A trickle charge to the vehicle's batteries and our 230VAC power. We then have a 24V Blade Fuse Box between the batteries and all of our 24V appliances and also have a Victron 24V/12V Voltage Dropper running to a 12V Blade Fuse Box for our 12V appliances.

After this week it feels like we are well on our way to making our very own tiny house on wheels with our Vario Van Conversion! Getting the electrics correct is going to be such an achievement! If you want to keep right up to date please follow us on Instagram! @maxandsophieinavan

Here are some links to items we have used or are similar to what we have used in this video, some are affiliate links so we do get some pennies (at no extra cost to you!) if you follow the link and make a purchase.

Batteries - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
Battery Balancer - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
MEGA Fuse Holder - https://amzn.to/3seeLRf
MEGA Fuse - https://amzn.to/3pICPKm
Isolator Switch - https://amzn.to/3dz3Xcg
MIDI Fuse Holder - https://amzn.to/3uiThof
MIDI Fuse - https://amzn.to/2NH4w9c
MPPT Solar Charge Controller - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
Solar Panels - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
DC to DC Charger - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
Inverter/Charger - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
Battery Protect - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
24V to 12V Dropper - https://amzn.to/3aEf7L6
Shunt - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...
Cerbo GX - https://www.bspksolar.co.uk/victron-e...

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We're Max and Sophie and in 2020 we bought a Mercedes Vario to turn into our very own home on wheels. We've done the saving, so now we are starting our dream of building our diy camper van. Join us for our full time van build...

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Van spec:
Mercedes Vario 614D
2006 plate
7.2m long
2.5m wide
3.0m high
Air Brakes
Double Fuel Tank

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