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VW Camper Solar Upgrade Tour: Battle Born Battery, Giandel Inverter & Victron SmartShunt

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Following the Wiring Diagram that I created a few weeks ago, I completed a major solar upgrade on the Box Turtle, our beloved 1985 VW Westfalia Camper. I'll show you where I ended up installing the battery, the inverter, and the smart shunt. Along the way, I film not only the location of all five Victron components in my system but also how their data is reported on the VictonConnect app on my iPhone.

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20 сен 2021

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@JONBEEOTCH 2 года назад

Great walk through!!! Would love to see a parts list with wire gauge sizes :)

@westytravels9661 2 года назад

Hey, Jon! I have the parts list on my wiring diagram video which is on my channel. But point taken. I will copy in the list from that video’s description so it’s easier to find. Thanks for the comment!

@Marcade2 2 года назад

This is a great walk around for the install, which you have thought out all of the details. Cable management would be a major focus for sure. Amazing job!

@westytravels9661 2 года назад

Thanks, Ed! Appreciate the feedback!

@quickdogproductions 2 года назад

What an excellent look at the system. Obviously, you have a lot of electrical expertise and it shows.

@crew0791 9 месяцев назад

loved the video. how has this setup held up over the past 2 years? Any updates?

@timomorrison9845 2 года назад

So many questions. I'm just starting this mod on my '91 westy. 1. How did you anchor the cargo area solar panel? 2. For your external solar connector, you retro fitted your shore water to the solar port? 3. Can you rotate your driver seat? Thanks so much. Great inspiration from you.

@westytravels9661 2 года назад

Hey, Tim! A ‘91-nice! 1. I used four hinges that sit where the cargo clamps were located. I can get you the Amazon link for the hinges. It’s a tight fit, but it was an inexpensive solution (rare for me). I can detach the panel and set in the sun. I have perhaps forty feet of wire coiled below the solar panel. 2. GoWesty sells the solar retrofit for the solar input to replace the water input. You can also cut an opening and add a fourth input box, but I have never used the water input for the sink. Didn’t really want to cut into the metal body of the van, either. 3. I can still rotate the passenger seat; however, I can’t rotate the driver seat. In creating more space for the electronics under the Ricaro seat, I went with a replacement seat mount. I would miss spinning the passenger seat around. But not the driver seat, really.

@timomorrison9845 2 года назад

Also like the way you routed your phone cord for the flat screen. You just punched a hole in the ash tray? Assuming that's for Apple autoplay. Did you add any additional USB ports other than the one on the inverter?

@westytravels9661 2 года назад

I just added 4 usb charging ports to the part of the van by the dinette table. I’ll try to post some photos. Thinking of making really short videos of both the USB install and the Solar Panel hinges install.

@timomorrison9845 2 года назад

I'm looking forward to those videos on the USB and solar mounting. Thanks!

@mobigsly9595 2 года назад

What kind of front seats are in your van?

@westytravels9661 2 года назад

Recaro seats that I had sourced through GoWesty back in 2006. I purchased just the driver’s side and then they called me back, saying they’d only sell the matching pair. They apologized and said they’d make it up to me by offering me 50% off the second seat. So I said, “Okay, twist my arm.”