Wiring Diagram & Tutorial for DIY Van Conversion
US$40.00
Choose between Standard or High-Power. (Scroll down to find out which one you should choose)
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What You Get
1- Wiring Diagram
Customize each component to your needs (solar, alternator, shore, inverter, monitor) and the breakers/fuses will be sized automatically.
Wire gauge (AWG) is automatically calculated from selected components and custom wire lengths. No need to use an external calculator!
Customize 12V loads to your needs (image, name, fuse, wire length) and automatically calculate the wire gauge (AWG).
Automatically calculate the total wires length and the quantity of terminals to purchase.
The wiring diagram is part of our design workflow; it doesn’t get any easier than this!
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2- Tutorial
Detailed breakdown on how to use our interactive wiring diagram and how to assemble all items together to build a functional electrical system.
More information about: grounding your system, breaker polarity, components terminal size, limitations, etc.
Choose between the “Standard” and “High-Power” diagram:
Standard
Key Feature:
The inverter and shore power are provided by two separate devices. No transfer switch to bypass the inverter when plugged to shore power.
More Features:
- BATTERY BANK: 100Ah and up (one or more batteries)
- SOLAR: None or up to 700W
- ALTERNATOR: None or up to 60A
- SHORE: None or up to 80A DC
- AC IN: 15A (normal house outlet)
- INVERTER: None, 1000W, 1500W or 2000W
- TRANSFER SWITCH: None
- 120V AC Distribution Panel: None (loads are connected directly to the inverter)
Choose this diagram if:
- Your build has modest 120V needs (no device above 1,650W).
- You’re mostly off-the-grid (occasionally plug into shore power).
- You’re tracking your budget. Some components (bus bars, cables, switch, fuses,etc.) in this diagram are cheaper (and smaller) because they’re rated for lower current.
- Maybe you don’t need shore power or inverter at all?
Change log:
- V4 REV -A-: Initial Release.
- V4 REV -B-: Wire sizing per ABYC + derating factors (was per ABYC as well, but no derating). See tutorial for calculation details. See our Wire Gauge Calculator for more info on derating factors. || Maxxfan fuse size is 10A (was 5A). || Other minor clarifications.
- V4 REV -C-: 120 amps alternator charger option deleted (because it’s waterproof, manufacturer reported cooling issues with it. Deleting this option until issue is fixed.) || Main ground updated to 2/0 AWG (to conform to ABYC) || Inverter ground same as primary path, was 8AWG (to conform to ABYC).
High-Power
Key Feature:
The inverter, shore power and transfer switch are combined into a single device (Victron Multiplus).
More Features:
- BATTERY BANK: 200Ah and up (two or more batteries)
- SOLAR: None or up to 700W
- ALTERNATOR: None or up to 60A
- SHORE: up to 120A DC
- AC IN: 30A (campground hookup) or 15A (normal house outlet, via adapter)
- INVERTER: 2000W or 3000W
- TRANSFER SWITCH: Yes (automatically bypass inverter when plugged into shore)
- 120V AC Distribution Panel: Yes (each load is protected by an appropriate breaker)
Choose this diagram if:
- Your build includes any high-power device: air conditioning, induction cooktop, electric water heater, electric space heater, etc.
- You frequently plug into shore power (serviced campgrounds).
- You simply prefer an inverter/charger (Victron) instead of a separate inverter & battery charger.
Change log:
- V1 REV -A-: Initial Release.
- V1 REV -B-: In Terminal Calculator, 6 AWG #8 Lug replaced for 6 AWG #10 Lug.
- V1 REV -C-: Bug fix in Wire Calculator (too much black wire length was added).
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- Save hundreds of hours of research.
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- Keep a copy at all time in your van so you, or someone else, can refer to it if anything happen.
- With thousands of downloads, it’s safe to say it’s a tried-and-true design! Build your system with confidence.
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Saving the wiring diagram from a preview app (e.g. Apple Preview) will deactivate the interactive features! So if the interactive features don’t work, re-download the pdf as shown above.
HOW TO USE:
- To enable the interactive features, the wiring diagram must be opened on a computer (it won’t work on a smartphone or tablet) with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free version). You can download it here: get.adobe.com/reader
- After opening the wiring diagram in Acrobat Reader, do NOT click “edit” (if you do, it’ll ask for a password). Simply click on the dropdown menus and fill the text inputs, as shown in this preview video: youtu.be/9MEGls0qLZY
