How To Install Puck Lights | Interior Van Lighting Made Easy! (FULL TUTORIAL)

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This video shows how to install 12V puck lights with switch for interior Van Lighting with a diagram, tabletop demo, and installation.
Parts shown in this video:
➤Puck Lights (We used 10 of them): amzn.to/3NpW1sE
➤(or some silver ones if you like): amzn.to/3lw2sOT
➤EXPLORIST.life Puck Light Wiring Kit: shop.explorist.life/shop/all-...
If you'd rather buy the parts from the kit from Amazon:
➤Red & Black Wire (we used 16 AWG): amzn.to/3lvFesn
➤2 Conductor Lever Nuts: amzn.to/3wBZY8f
➤3 Conductor Lever Nuts: amzn.to/39Li91W
➤Here is the switch we used: rockerswitchpros.com/product/...
➤Here is the switch face we used: rockerswitchpros.com/product/...
Not sure what wire size to use? Check out our 12V Branch Circuit Guidebook: shop.explorist.life/shop/all-...
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@GaryNichols50 2 года назад

I love how you take something that isn't clear to many of us and make it seem so simple that we can tackle it with confidence.

@user-rb3cn6qm1s Год назад

I rarely comment on youtube videos but your tutorials are just incredible. So helpful. Thank you for taking the time to educate and guide us all towards our dreams!

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@stevesmith9449 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for your great tutorials that I am watching from the UK whilst I build my van. Gives me great confidence to follow your step by step, easy to follow guides. I wouldn't comment normally but I am really hugely impressed.

@Bellasafari 2 года назад

Your videos are so freaking professional. Your voice, your rhythm, etc. are so easy to follow in a complex topic.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@Oswald2615 2 года назад

Seriously, your videos are outstanding! Thank you for posting them and for offering kits and written materials. I can hardly wait to find the right van and start a build. You are both excellent on camera. Many thanks!

@loutribejigg Год назад

Never knew about lever nuts until I started watching your videos. Game changers! Thanks for everything bro!!

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Happy to help! Thanks for watching!

@MrBatchy123 Год назад

Love these RU-vid tutorials. So kind of you to record them and put this out for others to learn. Really appreciated 🙏🏻

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Hey @MrBatchy123, Thanks so much! Cheers!

@maryf.6679 2 года назад

Hey Nate & Steph, I'm getting ready to add lights, switches, dimmers, etc to my build, so perfect timing. Thank for another great tutorial with clear explanations and instructions. I set up a little bench test area to follow along with your tabletop demo. Figured it would be a practice run for the real thing. I'm feeling more confident about installing my lighting set up and plan to start this week. Cheers!

@cdwoods365 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this. After your videos, I always feel like I can do the work. Very informative. Greatly appreciate your thoroughness in each video.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@mainamaina98 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so so much for this calm and detailed tutorial! I didn't think I could feel confident wiring puck lights in my bus conversion and it turned out to be one of my favourite steps now that I understand what I'm doing, thanks to you! 🧡These lever nuts are such a game-changer too 😃

@EXPLORISTlife 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@fightswithspirits915 2 года назад

Picked up some of those Wagos for myself and nephew. Those things are awesome! Got the pro tip from your previous video. Thank you!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@dthomas3065 Год назад

Can’t thank you enough for this video So helpful that you broke it down into the basics

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@ALEXNOVOAHVAC Год назад

True master! Your video is inspiring and very well explained. Thanks for sharing!

@gsftom 2 года назад

U guys are awesome! No one does this better than u guys do.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Hey Tom Freer, Thanks so much! Cheers!

@dekebell3307 8 месяцев назад

Just re-wathced this so I can go install a set of these. Thanks for the help!

@kitacranfill5469 2 года назад

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@nigelwood5127 2 года назад

your video are the best on RU-vid thanks for being so good with the splaing

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@Spillingx 2 года назад

another really helpful video. thanks guys!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Hey Stephen Pilling, No problem! Glad it helped! :)

@brianchetelat6601 2 года назад

Thank you guys, right behind you with my 2022 Transit...

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@ecstrawn6603 2 года назад

Love the battery switch and the video. Thanks

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!👍

@user-mf1pd1rd8j 11 месяцев назад

omg thank you from France!! No one in France explains this :)

@EXPLORISTlife 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@paulcourtney1793 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this. I found it really helpful and used it to instal my puck lights 👍👏

@EXPLORISTlife 9 месяцев назад

Hey @paulcourtney1793, No problem! Glad it helped! :)

@mattivirta Год назад

good instruction, now 5 year old children and all can do light own treehouse easy simple.

@tjpeck6037 Год назад

Thank you! What an amazing video!

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@haydenstacpoole7987 Год назад

great video, complicated subject made clear

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@returningtoearthtv8836 2 года назад

Clear. Thank you. Loved the drawing and really all of your explanations. I am quite keen to see the “looming” process and how this interacts with your walls and ceiling as they go in. Will the wire nuts in the loom obstruct the running additional wires in the future? Again, thank you for this extremely educational video.

@r8edrv4fun65 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!! Clean and clear.

@EXPLORISTlife 10 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@goyabean617angel3 2 года назад

Hey there Nate + Steph I’m new to the channel and planning to actually do a van build myself on a Ford transit. I have to say all you’re step by step videos has been building my confidence to tackle this new adventure/world of van life. My question is…what type of wires are being actually used for all the electrical system throughout the van and how does it differ from normal house or vehicle wiring? And do you offer or have recommendations on a “MUST HAVES electrical parts list” for the basics 6 batteries set up ?

@rebeccadunn3979 4 месяца назад

Very helpful! Thanks❤

@Deano28266 9 месяцев назад

cheers bro just done mine work perfect first time

@hughlivingstonbarclay4892 8 месяцев назад

Fantastic! 👌🏼

@EXPLORISTlife 8 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙌

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

*Check out the full electrical installation tutorial for this build:* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E5q7_4FH4LQ.html Want to see the lights completely installed in the ceiling? We did that in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cf2BjQxMKDI.html *Parts shown in this video:* ➤Puck Lights (We used 10 of them): amzn.to/3NpW1sE ➤(or some silver ones if you like): amzn.to/3lw2sOT ➤EXPLORIST.life Puck Light Wiring Kit: shop.explorist.life/shop/all-products/camper-wiring-kits/branch-circuit-wiring-kits/12v-puck-light-branch-circuit-wiring-kit/ *If you'd rather buy the parts from the kit from Amazon:* ➤Red & Black Wire (we used 16 AWG): amzn.to/3lvFesn ➤2 Conductor Lever Nuts: amzn.to/3wBZY8f ➤3 Conductor Lever Nuts: amzn.to/39Li91W ➤Here is the switch we used: rockerswitchpros.com/product/v1d1-s00b/ ➤Here is the switch face we used: rockerswitchpros.com/product/contura-v-blank/ Not sure what wire size to use? Check out our 12V Branch Circuit Guidebook: shop.explorist.life/shop/all-products/solar-wiring-diagrams/12v-branch-circuits/

@ViniloMc 6 месяцев назад

Great content 👍🏽

@EXPLORISTlife 6 месяцев назад

Appreciate it!

@corby404 7 месяцев назад

Well done.

@3genac 5 месяцев назад

The test bench demonstrates serial connections only, but the installation includes parallel. Please confirm. Are some junctions used just for wire management or are all essential? E.g. describe purpose of lever nuts at 16:06. Please point to video on 3-way light swi... FOUND IT thanks! These are produced 5000% more usefully than ANY how-to on the interwebbernets.

@TheSaltyCook Год назад

thank you this was very helpful

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@mart7404 11 месяцев назад

very well done guys

@EXPLORISTlife 10 месяцев назад

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@photomuse768 6 месяцев назад

I love this new series! Thank you. Where do you put the switches? Are they all on one panel or near the space affected?

@skyh1348 Год назад

I can't tell you how much this video has helped me ACTUALLY understand what im doing. thank you. I do have a question though. Our battery is at the back of our van, but we want the switch at the front near the sliding door. So do we just run the cable over to the front first, through the switch and then up to the celing to the lights. :) Thanks again.

@jwjustinwatkins 2 года назад

Another great video Nate, thanks! Question- I noticed in the in-van demonstration, you used non marine grade wiring (from what I can tell). Is standard stranded automotive wire okay for puck lights due to the low amp draw/risk, or do we need marine grade wire still per your diagram? Just asking because that marine wire is pretty expensive, would prefer to use my roll where more necessary.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

We used Ancor marine grade wire in the van. This is what is included in both the EXPLORIST.life wiring kit as well as in the parts list in the video description and pinned comment.

@3genac 5 месяцев назад

Finally found the holy grail of van howto, thank you. Evidently diesel heaters notoriously come with wiring harnesses that induce voltage drops, and there is much advice to replace the power wire with 10 agw since startup draw can spike. Can I simply run a hot wire, about 10', from my fuse box and splice it to harness clipped close to the heater? 6-12" from heater? Same for the negative? Most diagrams show it heater run directly from battery with an in-line fuse. Any problem running from fuse box instead? Thx again!

@laanatomista3962 Год назад

All your videos are always very helpful, Nate. Jus one question, all those lights will turn on with the same switch? Do I need another circuit coming from the 12V panel to use a separated switch? Thank you!

@StansE250 Год назад

Another Stellar tutorial Nate & Steph. I’m wondering about voltage drop (seen in Lumen output) in longer strings. Have read about feeding Both + ends of the string with a 12V supply wire to mitigate line losses. Thoughts ? Also, I’m a bit obsessive about consistent light ‘temp’ (Kelvin) for ambient lighting. I’ve had trouble sourcing a nice Warm / Natural white for Rope lights, that DIDN’T have ‘hotspots’. What have you found to be a Good Rope light …. ? As Always, 🙏😊

@Andrew-uw2ir Месяц назад

Great video, I pretty much copied this exactly except I used 14 awg wire. Im having a problem with all 6 puck lights being very dim. Any idea why that may be? Im guessing voltage drop for being a long run of wire but im no sparky. Any suggestions?

@alanosborne1947 2 года назад

Thank you I will be doing this soon to my CT camper build and this answers many questions I had. One question I do have is how do you ground your fuse block? Is it grounded when you mount it permanently to chassis or will you be using a dedicated ground wire to chassis? Thanks!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Dedicated positive and negative to the Lynx Distributor and then the negative busbar of the Lynx Distributor would connect to chassis ground. Stay tuned for that, though. We will be covering that as the build progresses.

@CamperGirl03 Год назад

THANK YOU!!!

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Glad it was helpful. Cheers!

@mattpistritto1424 4 месяца назад

Wow! TY

@robpowers650 2 года назад

Perfect timing for this video for my build. I have heard a lot of people rave about Wago/lever connectors. Its great to see you recommend them. Would a dimmer switch be worth it with puck lights of this size?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Yeah, I'd say so. We will be showing dimmers in next weeks video.

@robbehr8806 2 года назад

Very good! I'll be interested in seeing how you mount the switches and devices. Will you make your own panels or buy pre-configured mounting plates.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Stay tuned! 🙂👍

@paulbonfiglio4853 Год назад

Thanks so much for your videos. And the wiring diagram. It has been invaluable! I am wanting to have 4 seperate series of lights that want to have separate switches for. Cabin, above bed, below bed, and cabinet lights. Is there any issue with combing some if not all to one fuse. Splitting it right off the fuse block then going to each circuit as long as I don't exceed the fuse amperage? Or should the have there own designated run from the fuse block. Thanks again for all you do

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

As long as the fuse can be rated high enough to allow all loads to function, but low enough to protect all wires, it will work.

@missy-and-barbara-reunion-tour Год назад

First of all Thank you SOOOOOOOO much for your easy to follow videos. My question is..I purchased 3-12V Lithium Lion Energy Safari UT 1300 batteries that are giving me an issue. The company is replacing but I want to understand what is happening. First off only 2 would charge. The 3rd said there wasn't a connection to the charger. Next, after 2 of them charged, I was testing a 12v puck light with the master on/off switch and fuse box and it worked for a few seconds (the light stayed on for both the on and off setting though.) I took off to see if everything was wired right and it appeared to be. I took off the fuse box and the master on/off switch to test directly to the battery and now neither of the charged batteries will work. The light and a 12v fan work when I test on my car battery but not on the lithium batteries. Both batteries have been reset and register being fully charged but no matter what I touch to the terminals, nothing happens. Even the charger and voltmeter say there is no connection happening. The company is saying I should try hooking one up to my inverter but are giving me no reason as to why that should work. Are these batteries bad or should I try hooking to my inverter and if that is the case why would that work? Thanks.

@maryf.6679 2 года назад

Questions: In your 12V Branch Circuit Guidebook, there's a diagram on powering lights from a single location switch panels. There are two wire size charts...is one of the charts for sizing wire from the main fuse block to the sub-block and the other chart for sizing wire for the switches, dimmer, pucks from the sub-block out around the van? If so, which chart is which? Cheers, guys!

@stevehori673 2 года назад

Great series guys. Are you going to cover 3 way switches too?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Yep! Sure are!

@spiritlove2 2 года назад

We r doing our bus now and due to not having the money we don't have our solar but we r going to try to do what we can with what we have and the money we have so if there is any way to do things other ways please do videos that would help in those types of situations to please. I appreciate everything u post and the way u explain them. If u ever want to donate to the cause me let me know. Very big fan of u both, keep up the great work

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

We show the best and most user friendly ways to do things, but they aren't always the ABSOLUTE cheapest ways; but the ways we teach are the ways we recommend so that you do it right the first time so you don't have to do it again. And we are actually 'donating' to your cause every week by teaching you how to do this stuff yourself without asking you to pay for it! Cool, right? 🤣😂

@indiGLOfashooo Год назад

Thank you, I thought on DC the 2nd wire is ground wire not negative?

@craigbrowning9448 2 года назад

I'm installing additional OEM Cargo Bay Lamps in a Ford Transit. The Lamp Modules are DC, but not Polarized, however I did Wire them the same way, calling the connector closest to a Screw "Negative."

@connorjackson4754 Год назад

Hey guys I have brought some rocker switches for my van they have 3 prongs but videos of how to install them are saying that two are for positive wire and 1 is for a negative wire how would I wire two switches for the same lights in different areas of the van?

@ImASurvivorNThriver 5 месяцев назад

Love this! Do you have links to the busbar and the battery shutoff switch connected to the battery that you're using here? Thanks for sharing.

@EXPLORISTlife 5 месяцев назад

The busbar is a "Lynx Adapter" from our store (shop.explorist.life) but you shouldn't install the switch like that in a permanent setup. That is more just for tabletop demos as a temporary setup.

@2010AZM 2 года назад

Can't wait for the next video. Wondering though, can you explain the pros and cons of Copper wire to Copper Clad Aluminum wire? and can the two be mixed together in a run? Thanks

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

The short of it is (you can go down the google rabbit hole for 60 years of copper vs aluminum wire data on your own if you like) aluminum wire can carry less current per size of wire than copper. Aluminum really isn't used anymore; and it shouldn't be mixed into the system. All of the wire used in this build is either copper or tinned copper.

@glennclark762 Год назад

Great Video, thanks. Do you have a link to the fuse board you use in the video as would like to get hold of one of those, thanks.

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Sure! Here you go: shop.explorist.life/shop/all-products/distribution-panels/12v-dc-fuse-panel/

@kennethmoss98 2 года назад

Hey Nate, I noticed in your Puck light video you used single red and single black wiring. I purchased your 12 volt guide book and the puck light examples you have diagramed shows duplex and triplex wire? I'm confused or does it make a difference?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

It doesn't really matter (for DC). Duplex wire is just 2 wires in a sheath and I wanted to use this build to see if it was easier to use independent wires for all runs and not deal with the outer sheath and so far so good. For 120V AC wiring, we still need to use triplex wire, though (which I'll be using in the upcoming 120VAC wiring video.

@2001rmoreno 8 месяцев назад

HI, what size of wire should I used for lighting up 12 pocket light? on my rig? Thank you so much in advance.

@MNMcnabb 2 года назад

I’m trying to convert a trailer into a camper trailer and I want someone to review my wiring before I put the walls up, but all electricians I’ve contacted said they don’t do that, do you have an idea who I could hire to review my electrical system?

@marieliessewise Год назад

Thank you for your videos which are very helpful. We’ve just finished hooking up Acegoo puck lights with your wiring kit. It went very well for novices like us, thanks to your detailed videos! We noticed that the puck lights get quite hot and are wondering if when installed against the thinsulate roof insulation it could cause a fire?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

What is 'quite hot'? An infrared thermometer may help you decide 'how hot is too hot'. If you can touch the light indefinitely (even if it 'feels' hot), it's likely below 120 degrees F, which won't start a fire.

@marieliessewise Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife Thank you so much for your answer!

@Bellasafari 2 года назад

waiting on that dimmer vid. Hopefully not long from now:)

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Next week!

@reelbigstudios Год назад

Hey Nate, with lithium batteries is there any concern with the charging voltage fluctuations (14.6v) affecting LED lighting?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Not generally.

@lorilee2532 2 месяца назад

What brand of puck lights do you use. I am looking for 12 V where each one pushes on and off speparately. Im having hard time finding them. Thank you!!!

@davidworthington3661 2 года назад

How do I get your manuals?? Just starting my build

@rcassidywork 8 месяцев назад

Can you link the wire gauge cable you used off the battery and link the fuse block you used?

@EverydayIsSaturday2 Год назад

Hi Nate, Question #1. Can I share ground wires with different 12 v circuits? Ex. Lighting circuit ground shared with water pump ground. Obviously I would have different positive wires with sized fuses but it would make easier if I can tie ground wires together. Thanks

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

I recommend not sharing ground wires, no.

@BritneyLeigh24720 Год назад

This is probably an incredibly stupid question but I’m going to ask it anyway. I’ve seen videos that use the spade connectors as the three way wire connectors and they have their wires pre-ran. When I’m watching this video it seems like that’s not really necessary and that you just connect new wires from light to light in the table top demonstration. What am I missing? Can you explain how and why the pre-wiring comes into play?

@Kayte... Год назад

Your vids are great, but - did you demonstrate at the table how to hook up pairs then hook pairs up differently in the van?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

If you understand what happened on the tabletop demo, you'll be able to wire the lights in all kinds of different orientations. There are 1,000 different combos on how you can wire the puck lights together.

@davidpatrick1813 2 года назад

Is there any reason you "switch" the positive wire rather than the ground? I work in automotive and some RV service and we have been switching the ground side. Maybe it is done because many "electronics" (different than "electrical") often use ground side switching.

@CraigMullins1 2 года назад

Def would be good to cover a positive vs a negative grounded system and switches

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Electrically, it doesn't matter much. A negative switched system just leaves the positive wire energized up to the point of the switch, which I'd rather not teach as I'd rather have power cut as close to the source as possible.

@Tonythetrucker1979 Год назад

How would you mount a switch on the dash to control all the lights in the back? Would you use an existing spare button that Ford installed, or would you install your own switch? Would you wire that into the van's electrical system or the system you're installing? Thanks

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

You could do it pretty much any of those ways depending on where you wanted to power to come from and what the 'lights in the back' were for.

@Tonythetrucker1979 Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife I meant to turn the puck lights on or off from the cab, if you forgot to turn them off before you started driving. I've done that a few times when I drove transports lol

@redwood1957 2 года назад

What size fuse did you put these on? Thank you

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

If you'll check the parts list in the wiring kit listed in the video description and pinned comment, it lists all of the parts we used in this video.

@jesseespino9313 5 месяцев назад

What gauge wire did you use?

@ciccorilla Год назад

Good stuff, but is voltage drop an issue with this method?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Of course! Any time you are working with electricity, voltage drop must be taken into consideration. We were able to overcome this by keeping wire runs as short as possible and using large enough wire.

@CraigMullins1 2 года назад

What about individual addressable leds?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

That is a completely different topic, so it was not covered.

@hsidder 11 месяцев назад

Do you have a link for that fuse box? Looking to use the same pick lights in a small cabin install.

@EXPLORISTlife 11 месяцев назад

Yep! shop.explorist.life/shop/all-products/12v-dc-fuse-panel/

@hsidder 11 месяцев назад

@@EXPLORISTlife thank you!

@kangaroosaregood Год назад

should we rate the wire size for the amp rating of just one light? or all of them? for example we have 6 lights in total, each rated at 0.5 amps. so, should the wire rating be (0.5)x(6)= 3 amp wire rating?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

All of them.

@kangaroosaregood Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife thanks!

@libertybell144 Год назад

I see some people using a single black wire and a single red wire to prewire 12V loads, and some people use a 12/2 wire. Is there any difference other than the 12/2 wire is held together with an extra layer of insulation?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

That's pretty much the only difference. We've done both and found that the individual wires + wrapping in wire loom after all wiring is done is easier for wire management than duplex wire.

@libertybell144 Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife Thanks! This really helps!

@glenstamate7990 Год назад

The wire I found is both black and red in one unit

@steveking8548 6 месяцев назад

Are lever nuts suitable for marine applications?

@EXPLORISTlife 6 месяцев назад

Yep!

@thesalcedo 2 года назад

Brilliant tutorials! Any concerns about the lever nuts rattling and making noise while driving?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Glad they help! Everything will be zip-tied and 'loomed' up nice and tight and sandwiched between insulation and walls; so there will be no rattling.

@helimx Год назад

I am getting flickering on my run of LED puck lights. Suggestions?

@lylestavast7652 Год назад

given the convention of red and black, why do the puck lights use white and black ?

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

No clue.

@brofessormex 11 месяцев назад

I like dimmable LED lights

@EXPLORISTlife 11 месяцев назад

For sure! That was the next video we published in this series.

@Mike-iq4kv Год назад

How do I wire the input source on the fuse box? It doesn't have any screws and I'm kind of stuck on Step 0.

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Doesn't have any screws? Are you using the same fuse block as in this video? Did you purchase this from us?

@Mike-iq4kv Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife I purchased it from you, its the intertek GND. The input source looks like they are threaded but the tops are smooth cylinder. I'm pretty sure I'm just looking at it wrong. Newbie here.

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

@@Mike-iq4kv If you'll submit a support ticket at shop.explorist.life/support I'll look into that a bit more specifically.

@shiftyidog- 8 месяцев назад

5:07 marker bro 😮🙉

@vetnpat Год назад

Why did you choose to wire these in series rather than parallel? (That's not meant to be a challenge to what you chose, just trying to understand.)

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

We did wire them in parallel. Wiring these lights in series would have meant wiring positives to negatives and would have caused the lights to not get enough voltage to function.

@vetnpat Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife You are absolutely right. My brain must have had an open circuit. And thanks for the explanation as to why parallel is the way to go.

@mallorymcguire833 2 года назад

Aren't we supposed to put ferrules on the wires going into the wago lever nuts?? Also, they actually make inline lever nuts

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Ferrules are a tool and not a requirement. If they are in the way more than they are helping, they aren't needed. In the case of lever nuts; ferrules aren't particularly useful.

@FLCrackerVideo 2 года назад

Nate, can you confirm you are receiving my emails about the on-line order I placed?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

Yep! And we responded yesterday at 8:32AM MST. Perhaps check your spam folder?

@NoBullshitJustGaming 2 года назад

Great video... but I can't hear this pen noise oooowwwwwww 🤣

@hoists1829 Год назад

Awesome 👍👍👍,but how could we contact with you,thank you.

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Thanks! You've just contacted me. 🤣👍

@hoists1829 Год назад

@EXPLORIST life - DIY Campers Yes.So, are you interested in it?😅

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Contacting me by youtube comments? Yes. Contacting me by phone/email? No.

@hoists1829 Год назад

@EXPLORIST life - DIY Campers I contact with you by Instagram😀

@carlosayusolaslenguas5185 Год назад

I reckon would be good to know what can go wrong and what's the consequences of it. in my case what I'm more scared of is to made a mistake and end up electrocuted like a dummy. In Australia (where I live) anyone is allowed to do their own 12v system and 120 has to be done by a professional, then this professional should inspect your 12v if you want to insure your van as a motorhome. I would to learn what really happens if you connect a negative and positive wire for some reason. or what happens if you choose the wrong size wire... a possible fail electric video kind of thing...

@leglessinoz Год назад

If it's protected by a fuse it is likely the fuse will blow if you short positive to negative (or ground) on that circuit. In most vehicles negative is connected to the car's metal work. It may also melt the wire and cause a flash. As for wire sizes you need to take into account the current carrying capacity of your wire. The more lights you add in parallel, the more the current increases in the circuit. If you have 6 lights then the wire to the first light may need to be heavier than the next one and so on. The easiest thing is to look at the current drawn by one light and multiply by 6 for 6 lights then use the same gauge wire for the whole run. Mosr lights will have a voltage and current or voltage and power rating on them. Make sure you use wire rated for 12V DC or greater rather than for mains AC wiring. Your fuse will also need to be big enough.

@i_know_nothing7788 Год назад

Why aren't you using automotive connectors?. AND what ignoramus would use wire nuts? Waco connectors are suitable for high vibration environments and are 250 V mains rated. But they are too big.

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

Uploading your own video is totally free if you think you've got a better way. 🙂👍

@i_know_nothing7788 Год назад

@@EXPLORISTlife Too trivial.

@amyjojinkerson Год назад

you can use the body of the car or truck or van so you don't need a negative buzz bar

@EXPLORISTlife Год назад

No. I strongly suggest not doing that. Chassis in place of a dedicated negative wire is a cut corner that leads to issues due to poor connections.

@sjp770 2 года назад

Any chance you could stop calling something that has no Nut a lever Nut and call it a Wago Style connector? Wago connectors are cool and I get you are trying to convert wire nut people but its gramatically wrong and confusing. Otherwise a very good video, love your content!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 года назад

How about this... If you contact WAGO and voice your concerns to them and get them to stop calling them Lever Nuts, so will I. But since that's just what they are called and you are literally the first person who has voiced this confusion, I'm going to continue calling them what they are called. 🙂👍

@sjp770 2 года назад

@@EXPLORISTlife Wago 221 splicing connectors are not referred to as lever nuts anywhere I can see on their page. It seems an American turn of phrase. Maybe it's marketed as a lever nut to try and get people to stop using wire nuts.