Show us your custom wiring for Aux. battery, solar etc..

whynotvw · Samba Member Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 1322

I just cleaned up my wiring for my aux. battery, inverter, solar, and my charger. It's a Amateur job. I got some good inspiration from others from this forum. I was wondering if we can post some pictures of our wiring job. thanks

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Syncronoid · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:20 pm Post subject:

Had a blast doing this job last year.....

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'90 Syncro Westy w/GW2.5L

syncromike · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:22 pm Post subject:

Where do the 2 100A fuses go? Do you have a 2000W inverter or massive stereo or something? I have the GoWesty kit with a 50A circuit breaker on the isolation relay between the two batteries, but I don't have any circuit in my aux fuse panel bigger than 30A being fed by the aux battery, and that's the one going to the dash for the stereo, lighter, and other accessories.

Sorry, no pics yet since it's still a work-in-progress, but I have other branch circuits off the fuse panel as follows:
- 15A refrigerator
- 20A subwoofer (rarely used when engine isn't running)
- 2.5A media server (Seagate Dockstar)
- 10A solar panel charger
- next project is to add a 20A external 12V outlet (with switch inside)

I have a 400W inverter for emergency use only and the occasional tailgating, never used for regular camping. I just clamp it to the battery as needed, might add a 35A fuse and hardwire, but not a priority.
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'91 Syncro w/ Country Homes PopTop

whynotvw · Samba Member Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 1322

syncromike · Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:44 pm Post subject:

whynotvw · Samba Member Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 1322

luVWagn · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 1:14 am Post subject:

Syncronoid · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:30 am Post subject:

nocreditnodebt · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 11:45 am Post subject:

Nice installs. It is not easy to make wiring look organized.

My Vitrifrigo runs 24/7 and accumulates a lot of ice on the cold plate.

One time I turned it off to defrost and forgot about it, and when I opened it 15 hours later, water poured out of the door as the catch tray was not sufficient.

I would not want delicate electronics below the fridge for this reason.

Something to keep in mind anyway when using the space below. Where will spills drip?

whynotvw · Samba Member Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 1322

I think this is one of the cleanest wiring installs from PDXwesty. Applause

Syncronoid · Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 3:33 pm Post subject:

syncromike · Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:42 pm Post subject:

Although PDXWesty thoroughly owns this thread, I'm sharing my cheapo/minimal solution.
There's bits of glue from the original foam insulation under my seat, got sick of scrubbing it all out so some is left.

I have a GW isolator kit and I got the battery cheaper on eBay. I got a six fuse block off Amazon cheap and the ground block from a local Auto Electrical shop.
The switch on the front of the seat base powers the media server sitting right there. It's running Logitech Media Server on a Seagate Dockstar. It has ad-hoc WiFi so I can connect my phone or iPad to it to stream movies or music off the grid. It has a 250 GB hard drive for all my tunes and a few movies.
There's an Anderson connector in the front of the seat base to connect a folding solar panel that I usually set up off the drivers side. Anderson connector is overkill for a 100W panel, but that's what it came with and they are sturdy.

I want to fab a better cover to protect from dust and something getting under there and causing a short. Any ideas?
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'91 Syncro w/ Country Homes PopTop


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