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Van Electrical Distribution

This page covers moving the electricity around the van including wiring and distribution panels.

Distribution Panel#

For the 12 volt distribution panel I have gone with a product from Progressive Dynamics that is distributed by Explorist.Life and can be found here: https://shop.explorist.life/shop/all-products/distribution-panels/12v-dc-fuse-panel/.

It is an 18 circuit 12V panel with terminal block connections, a positive and negative connection and LED lights to show blown fuses.

Lynx PowerIn#

For the distribution of Power out of, and into, the batteries I have gone with a Lynx Power In. This doesn't come with any fusing, however Outback Marine sell a modified Lynx Power In with a master switch, shunt and battery monitor already included and connected. There is a good video here from Explorist.Life showing how to manually add fuses to a Lynx Power In.

Wiring#

To get the correct wire sizes for each circuit I have found the following web app that calculates wire sizes using the Australian standards AS/NZS 3008