Ford Transit Van Build | Power! | Building & Wiring the Electrical System Cabinet
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2022
- This video shows the work that went into constructing and wiring the electrical system cabinet that will be located in the garage of the van underneath our future bed. We opted to frame out the cabinet in 80/20 aluminum and will later cover the face with an aesthetically pleasing laminated plywood.😎 But for now, we have power for our lights, fan and A/C!
System components: Victron @VictronEnergyBV
Batteries: SOK (206mA each)
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Nice&tidy setup. Good job. Remeber to install two fans and good ventilation for the orions to avoid risk of fire!
Thanks for the reply and the tip! I was surprised how hot the Orion Tr Smart DC converters run at load. While Victron indicates they will self derate to avoid over temperature, that clearly is not ideal on the components and defeats the purpose of the having the units in the first place! I have Dual 120MM Fans with a programmable thermal controller that will activate based upon a temperature set point in the cabinet (similar to an audio or computer server) and several vents for the cabinet. They are rated to move 92CFM. We'll post this once finished.
Thanks for the excellent video. I am building almost exactly the same configuration but on the drivers side of my Transit Van. I have a 2nd high amp output alternator for fast charging (200 amps at idle and 280 amps while driving). I wired my batteries separately to a 2nd Victron Distributor, so 2/0 wires are fine.
I would really love to see an update showing your completed system.
Thanks again for posting your work, it is really helpful and encouraging to the DIY Van build community.
Glad it was helpful! and thanks for the suggestion--I will my husband make another video of the complete system. So far, it has worked out great and no real issues!
Good afternoon, we are planning on using victron components in our van and will lay things out similar to what you have set up. I did want to point out something. @ 9:26 it looks like you have your batteries connected in parallel to get your 600 ah @12 volts. the way the cables are laid out it looks like you are pulling the positive and negative feed off the same battery, while this will work, optimally the positive cable should come off one end of the battery bank and the negative cable should come off the other end of the battery bank. the purpose is to pull the energy through the battery bank evenly and ensure all the cells are balanced as you change and discharge the bank. so to fix it just move the negative cable connected to the shunt to the negative terminal on the battery closest to the inverter.
Great catch on the video and comment! Per the other comment and later in the video comments, I have moved the negative cable to the battery closest to the inverter (needed a longer cable).
1 Question. What size is that wire cable on the batteries? You said you have a 600Amp fuse coming off them but the cables you have look small for 600 amps? Can the rest of the system handle 600 amps going thru it?
The cable size on the batteries is 4/0, rated at 600A for 9ft. We shouldn’t come close to getting to that level. Fuse is 600A Class T, very fast acting with 200kva interrupt rating. The disconnect is rated at 600A and the Victron Lynx is rated to 1000A. All other circuits are fused after the Lynx based upon the ampacity ratings for the wiring and devices. I will change the battery wiring so that the positive and negative cables are at diagonals. Victron has a nice guide with several battery wiring configurations for multiple battery banks.
@@blazingwanderers The wire size was the only thing in my brain that did not looks right and I still cannot find anything that says 600 amps for 4/0 wire. But if you found it then all good. I did catch the neg and pos cable thing but I did not want to be that guy. Your setup looks great. I built mine out of my van and then did not like it so I took it all apart and I'm going to completely re do the layout and design of it.
Thanks Brandon. I agree the wiring sizing is a bit confusing. The cable that is listed at 600 Amps at 9 ft at 12V is located here - wiringproducts.com/collections/4-0-awg-gauge-battery-cable. To your point, most tables have 4/0 rated for 440A or less, for example 4/0 Gauge AWG Battery Cable Wire - Solar Marine Power Inverter Car Pure Copper (windynation.com). I may drop the system fuse down and then limit the Multiplus maximum amperage and power assist modes to avoid potential for a nuisance trip since we are not attaching any heavy inductive loads on the inverter.