BradKW said:Moving right along and looking good!
Unless you know someone at that RV shop personally, you should at least spend the time learning what you want, what components you want used, and what it should look like done right...
This World,This world isn said:If you dont already know, the little (Walmart) 4 or 5 cup coffee makers draw the least if you want drip. Oh, your build is looking nice by the way.
Get a modified sine wave inverter if you aren't going to use a laptop on ac, the MSW is a lot less $ than pure sine wave and I dont think the coffeemaker will care too much. Go for a well rated 1,000 watt to handle the small coffeemaker draw.
You can always go to a car stereo shop and have them do the electrical, they are used to wiring up giant speaker setups in the backs or trunks of vehicles so they should understand the alternator wiring, fusing, solenoid and battery needs.
Do yourself a favor and read on the electrical subforum to be knowledgeable as far as wiring sizes, return grounds, fuse size, etc...
I think your vehicle choice is great, many would love something brand new...
Nice that a google search doesnt bring anything up on "Chevy battery management system". Fords have that pain in the @ss system in their vehicles since 2011.
All in all you are doing just fine...
So I went to Kar Tunes here in town today and talked to them about what i need in the van for electrical. They totally understood and can do what i need in less than a day! YAY! I am so happy. I will buy the agm batteries, inverter, solenoid and they will wire everything up and do the fuse panel too!This world isn said:If you dont already know, the little (Walmart) 4 or 5 cup coffee makers draw the least if you want drip. Oh, your build is looking nice by the way.
Get a modified sine wave inverter if you aren't going to use a laptop on ac, the MSW is a lot less $ than pure sine wave and I dont think the coffeemaker will care too much. Go for a well rated 1,000 watt to handle the small coffeemaker draw.
You can always go to a car stereo shop and have them do the electrical, they are used to wiring up giant speaker setups in the backs or trunks of vehicles so they should understand the alternator wiring, fusing, solenoid and battery needs.
Do yourself a favor and read on the electrical subforum to be knowledgeable as far as wiring sizes, return grounds, fuse size, etc...
I think your vehicle choice is great, many would love something brand new...
Nice that a google search doesnt bring anything up on "Chevy battery management system". Fords have that pain in the @ss system in their vehicles since 2011.
All in all you are doing just fine...
Dawnking said:Big load taken off my shoulders as the electrical system is truly not my thing.
Almost There said:Put together your shopping list and post it here so that you can have it double checked for ALL the parts...nothing worse than getting in to it and finding you're missing one @#$% small part.
Also, make sure that you specify what gauge of wire you want them to use....better to tell them than to let them decide and have them use too light a wire...wouldn't be the first time!
highdesertranger said:I wish I would have spoke up when this tip was first posted. I wouldn't let a car stereo shop touch the wiring in my vehicle. from the work I have seen them do they are a bunch of hackers. I don't know how many of their hack jobs I have had to clean up but it's well over a hundred plus a lot of the stuff they use is subpar. do what you want but you have been warned. highdesertranger
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