Wiring a 12 volt van/boat switch panel and isolation switch (Ep.2) | SHED 52

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A short video on how to wire and modify a control panel for a campervan or boat.
If you have any questions or suggestions for future videos please leave them in the comments sections below and I'll do my best to get back to you as soon as I can.
Thank you very much for watching and best wishes with your own build.
Chapters
0:18 Wiring a switch Review from Ep 1
1:10 Control Panel Intro
3:45 Connecting an Isolation Switch
6:15 Modifications to Control Panel
10:05 Connecting lighting circuits to Fuse Box
Other Episodes of the Van Conversion (electrics)
Ep1. Electric (shore) 240-volt hook-up using the Tow Bar (No Holes) Campervan electrics.
• Electric (shore) 240 v...
Ep 2. Wiring a 12-volt van/boat switch panel and isolation switch
• Wiring a 12 volt van/b...
Ep3. How to Wire 12V Dimmer Switches | Interior Van Lighting Made Easy!
• How To Install Puck (L...
Ep4 How to 12V 2-Way (3-Way) Switches (to Control Camper Van Lights from two locations)
• How to 12V 2-Way (3-Wa...
Ep 5 Electric Cable & Fuse Sizing - Camper Van Conversion
• Electric Cable & Fuse ...
Ep. 6. How To Install Puck (LED) Lights | Interior Van Lighting Made Easy! Campervan Electrics
• How To Install Puck (L...
Tools I used in my videos and recommend
Signstek HSC8 6-6 Self-Adjustable Wire Crimper Plier Crimping Tool £13.99) amzn.to/41vyM88
Extra Male Female Spade Crimp Connectors + Ratchet Crimping Plier Fit for AWG22-16/0.5-1.5mm² (Gold 480pcs + Crimping Tool) (£18.99) amzn.to/3H9vEq9
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Control Panel £24.99 amzn.to/3LpuWYD
Dimmer Switch (£21.90) I used amzn.to/41QS3At
Handy Watt volts and Amp Meter (UK) £14.78 amzn.to/41QSJG1
Pack of 6 Black LED Puck Lights (£36.90) amzn.to/41wLVOa
150A Common Busbar (£12.99) amzn.to/3N7RSg7
RED WOLF Car Circuit Breaker 50 Amp 12V 48V DC Waterproof (£14.99) amzn.to/3NeR88O
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Fittings used and recommended
Wirefy 180 PCS Heat Shrink Butt Connectors Kit - Marine Grade (£27.99) amzn.to/3ReNnjO
750 Pcs Wire Ferrules Kit (£5.49) amzn.to/3RiF1YI
JOREST 100 Pcs Car Fuse Assorted Kit (£5.99) amzn.to/3H8OQnU
Battery Isolator Switch,12V-48V (£10.89) amzn.to/3kTZfeU
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Wire & Heat Shrink
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Комментарии : 43

@ajmerthandi2544 Месяц назад

Very clear, simple and informative video. Great help to the DYI community who have basic knowledge and understanding of DC Electric system.🙏🏿

@MrEnviuz 2 месяца назад

Most helpful video I’ve watched on wiring up the 12v thank you for sharing your knowledge

@shed52 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the really positive feedback.

@ItsAriB90 4 месяца назад

I have been going insane trying to see how I would even start with this thing. Thanks so much! Your video has been a big help.

@shed52 4 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful.

@brianholt6083 Год назад

By far the best tutorial for these switches. Thanks for breaking down how you used it with different circuits.

@shed52 Год назад

Thank you Brian, your feedback is really appreciated.

@shed52 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback Brian.

@Wellness.secrets 7 месяцев назад

David you the best, thank you for your in-depth tutorial. Im currently living in my van and right now have to turn the lights off by removing the fuse at the fuse board (pain in the ass when your going to bed). I had purchased one of these switch boards a while back and could not wrap my head around how to wire it. Most of the other videos felt hard to understand or just cowboys wiring it. Again, great job and keep up the great work. Liked and subscribed, thank Sir!

@shed52 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the feedback, hope you have a better night's sleep. I'm way off moving into my van, but any advice for the first night would be great.

@mrjonnydz Год назад

Brilliant David. Super helpful to see it close up on a table like this. Thank you. RU-vid at its best.

@shed52 Год назад

Thank you Jon

@nathanstevful 3 месяца назад

Perfect mate thanks clears me right up ready to do mine.

@shed52 2 месяца назад

Take your time and enjoy.

@richardbaker8248 Год назад

Brilliant tutorial thank you 👍

@shed52 Год назад

Thank you.

@josemanuelfernandezsanjorg7042 9 месяцев назад

Great explanation!!

@shed52 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Jose.

@SittingBearProd Год назад

Cheers from Florida David 👋🏻

@shed52 Год назад

You are very welcome, from Oxford

@georgecasselton8319 Год назад

Hi David, thanks for the video, very informative, just so you know i think it skipped backwards at one point in the middle but no complaints from me. question - you wired your lights direct back to the fuse box, but if you opted not to do this and run all the switches in parallel, do you need to insure that the main battery wires in and out to the switch panel are rated for all devices to be running at once?

@shed52 Год назад

Thank you, George, I'll take a look today, and see if I can fix the issue.

@epenaloza52 2 месяца назад

Here's a though what would be the down side to keeping everything wired how it came and just have one single cable going to the fuse block!? Currently that's the route I'm thinking of going

@Slabforkhomestead 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the great video. You cover some methods others do not. If a switch is simply closing the circuit via the hot wire why do they have a negative pole? All I can figure is to illuminate the blue LED indicator in the switch and if you didn’t want that then leave the negative off. Is this correct?

@shed52 3 месяца назад

Essentially you are right. Nice to have the main switch illuminated if you are entering the van at night and need a guide. Even a small light on the switch can be annoying at night.

@anthonyhoran2543 Год назад

Can I ask please the live and the earth from the switch what size cable do you use.

@shed52 Год назад

Hi Anthony, I used 1mm cross section cable rated at 16.5 amps. I think I bought about 100m for about £16 on amazon amzn.to/3j9ZS3M

@Matthew-hs1qi 9 месяцев назад

Thanks great video is there anyway of making the on and off switch for the control one of the switches on the pannel?

@shed52 9 месяцев назад

Hi Matthew, the remote switch I made could be used on the panel. This would turn the panel on and off at the panel. I needed a separate switch at the other end of the van to turn the lights off at night. This certainly could be done. I might try to do a video on it at a later date. I'm busy working on my smart car at the moment.

@Matthew-hs1qi 9 месяцев назад

@shed52 thanks for your response I'm in the process of converting a maxi caddy so found it very helpful. Would I be able to add a dimmer switch before a switch onnthe controle pannel? The lights are dimmable would be handy to have a dimmer and a switch kn the board. All the best with the smart car !

@shed52 9 месяцев назад

I think one would cancel out the other, , but I'll have a look to see what options there are. @@Matthew-hs1qi

@Matthew-hs1qi 9 месяцев назад

@shed52 thanks hopefully I'll be doing it in a month see what happens

@olidare8008 Год назад

Great vid, one question.. where does the negative wire of your light appliances go to ? The switch board only has one negative, do you connect all the appliance negatives to the negative bus bar or the fuse box??

@shed52 Год назад

On the jig the negatives feed back to a buzz bar and then a signle cable back to the battery. On the van I'll do the same feeding the cables to a negative buzz bar and then probably both to a common ground on the chassis. My van (would be motorhome) is currently off the road while I put a cylinder head on, which meansd I'm a bit frustrated in that I cant yet do a final electrical instalation. Thanks for question, David

@Surfcrafts 7 месяцев назад

Can the negative cable from any alliance go straight to the fuse box ? I wasn't thinking of fitting a bus bar Thank you

@JONJWS1 4 месяца назад

I have the same lights all wired separately on there own individual switches , they all work ok but the blue light on the switch doesn’t light up, what I am doing wrong

@shed52 4 месяца назад

Hi John, I assume you have a live red wire coming from the fuse to the switch and then the return cable going to a negative pole of a fuse box or ground to the van? Could you let me know, and if it's still not illuminating please let me know.

@Matthew-hs1qi 7 месяцев назад

Hi David wonder if you could help I've hooked up the control pannel and used a switch on the pannel to turn it on and off. Unfortunately the volt meter reads only 6.2v and the usb and 12v socket does not work thanks David

@shed52 7 месяцев назад

I'd check the source of the power first if you are using a leisure battery, it might be best to check its charge.

@Matthew-hs1qi 7 месяцев назад

@shed52 thanks I checked the battery and the fuse box reading where both 13.4v. I tried wiring straight to the switch on the control pannel but did not wire a negitive from the switch to the bus board just the negitive from the main negitive in cpuld that be the problem?

@shed52 7 месяцев назад

@@Matthew-hs1qi That would be the next thing to do, and check your ground wires. Dosnt sound like the switch is faulty because you are getting a reading. I would run like you suggest a negative to the buss bar and see if that makes a difference. Are all the negatives from the lights going back to the same negative or earth?

@Matthew-hs1qi 7 месяцев назад

@shed52 sorted thanks I needed to add the second negitive to the switch on the control board thanks for your time. You was right a month back you can make a switch on the pannel the switch that turns the control pannel on and off 👍

@shed52 7 месяцев назад

Glad to hear its now fixed@@Matthew-hs1qi