lol I actually teared up a little when the lights came on :')

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

🥹 it was a really big moment!

Hi guys. Been enjoying your videos. I just have to point out that 120v connections with Mar connectors must be done within the box. I saw where you connected them by your bed outlet, outside the blue plastic box. It as to be inside. Just be careful! You're doing great.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Our uncle who’s an electrician called us right after seeing the video and told us the same thing, so it has been fixed! We really appreciate the tip 😊

That framing around the batteries will be ripped to shreds if you are ever in an accident, the potential energy of heavy objects like batteries is huge in a moving vehicle, I would seriously look at a steel cage around the batteries bolted to the bus frame in several places.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea! This is the way we’ve seen lots of other buses do it so we assumed it would be fine. We’re also building a cabinet around the entire electrical system so there will be extra framing holding everything in. We’re all about safety though, so we’ll definitely look into it!

Good thing you did, covering the panels. I have had my finger burned with that kind of a connector. It was a bit moist thou.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! I’m glad you’re okay, that sounds terrifying!

We just had a major snow storm yesterday in the Wyoming black hills area power outages around the area for more than 10 hours we are off grid with a solar system never had a hickup

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I’m glad you’re safe! That’s awesome that you can count on your solar during storms like that.

Keep up the good Work ! Subbed from SriLanka 👍

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks for the sub, happy to have you here! 🧡

Congrats guys!!!! Xx

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben! 🧡

Congratulations, on getting the electrical components hooked up! I’m so happy for you! Everything looks so well-organized in your battery compartment and the lights look excellent!👍🏻

So happy for y'all!! How exciting!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! It is the best!

I really like all the enthusiasm! How could all this be necessary or useful I am not sure - but you appear to be set for.........? !!! A few days off the grid if the grid goes down and you are stranded without Netflix? Still, the set up is nice

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! We’re planning to travel in the bus full time and be off grid for up to 2 weeks or so at a time so we’ll be relying on this system a lot. We will also have a signal booster to get internet in remote places, and hopefully Netflix sometimes! 😄

@mrpad0

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureTrudge AH! Well that does sound like a lot of fun. May the sun shine for you both!

Omg ok I’ve only watched the intro but I’m already crying happy tears for you guys! LOVE this style of intro btw!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Now Im going to cry again! 🥰🥰😭 thank you!! I love this style too, some weeks we just don’t have that many fun sound bites to piece together lmao 😂

Good for you guys.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Good for you guys. I know who to contact when I get to mine…..lol

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂oh boy I don’t know if we’re pros yet, but we’re happy to help as much as we can!

Great job!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🧡

You’re not crying- I’m crying! I was holding my breath the whole time and was just as excited as you both were. Absolutely gorgeous wiring job. This is the thing that scares me most as well, but I am a very long way from having lights. Question: do you have a fan for the whole setup? I’ve seen many talk about proper ventilation where the batteries, inverter, etc are. My plan is to put it all under the bed near my big handicap door.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

🥰 thanks Lynette! It really felt like a huge milestone. We aren’t planning to have a fan currently, we’re just trying to leave a lot of good ventilation around the area. We’re planning to box it all into a cabinet/under our couch, but include vent holes so there can still be airflow. We’ll definitely keep an eye on it though and can add a fan if we feel like it’s overheating. 🧡

Yay!! It’s looking so good!! How exciting.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! The most exciting!

"If you turn them on your side they might kill you." Never has something so sinister been presented in such a nice way. Made me laugh. 😂 Your electrical looks great!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

it was quite dramatic wasn’t it 😂 but it got the point across! Thanks so much for watching 🧡

@TrevorBoughtABus

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureTrudge Of course. 😀 Y'all are enjoyable to watch and the bus is looking 💯.

I am SO happy for you!! You should be so proud of yourselves! The electrical system is so terrifying and super complicated from an outside perspective, so proud of you guys for learning step by step and tackling such a rewarding project! Can’t wait to do ours soon! Your reactions are so pure and wholesome, I love it 🥰

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Electricity is seriously magical 🤯 I went from being terrified of it to questioning why we didn’t do it sooner cause it really wasn’t that bad lmao thank you so much to Adam again for all his help! I meant to give him a shout out in the video and forgot 😭 but being able to message you guys with my questions was so reassuring!! 🧡

Congratulations! What an accomplishment!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! We are pretty proud of ourselves ☺️

Nice job. That one is my worst nightmare

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

It was mine too! We’re so happy with how it turned out 😄

Good job guys

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

Wow! I was so nervous about this part and you did a fantastic job!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We were nervous too 😬 so happy it’s all done and working beautifully!

Great job guys! You did really good!

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@johnalbrecht6

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureTrudge You're welcome!

First time seeing this project. I think you guys have done extensive research on electrical engineering. Hats off for taking it step by step and doing it the right way. 👍 Wire colors must be of two different color standards. It's really not a common thing. My guess is, parts could have been from mixture of standards. But your dad was right. It really doesn't matter what color you choose for wiring. But try to stick to a standard and, properly label them. You probably will remember every thing happened, but several years down the road, if someone else try to repair, it will cause major confusion and concerns. Just a heads up. You guys showed that with proper research and methodology, anything can be done. Good luck both. 💖 P.S - Try to cover live wire ends with electrical tape or something. Part where you explained about wire color confusion, live RED and BLACK were hanging so close, it kinda gave me anxiety. low power lines wont be a problem to mishandle, just add precautions on that to your workflow habits. Someday it might be what saves you.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

It stressed me out when I watched it back!! Don’t worry, they are covered and separated from each other now 😅 A major perk of doing it all ourselves and filming the process is that we should know the system like the back of our hands and be able to look back at these videos if we forget! Hopefully we won’t need anyone else to do repairs, but we do plan on labeling it all very clearly just in case ☺️ thanks for watching! 🧡

i know this is an older video but is there any way that i can pls pls PLS have that diagram you made? i have no frame of reference against my own wiring diagram and the explorist.life diagram is extremely confusing to me.

@AdventureTrudge

Жыл бұрын

I'd be happy to share it! It's probably easiest to DM us on instagram and I can send it to you there :) It is definitely not as detailed as the explorist life diagram so I would recommend comparing them as you go to double check everything.

@raindrop1820

Жыл бұрын

thank you!! sorry for the late reply. i’ll dm you now

I'm not an electrician but I don't think splicing outlet wires outside of the box is a good idea. I can see lots of things going wrong with this. Outside of that everything looks great.

@AdventureTrudge

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I thought it looked off when I did it, it just didn’t seem like there’d be enough room in the box to hold them all. I’ll definitely take a look at it again!

@Valicyn

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureTrudge so what you do is run the wires through the box and give each wire 4 to 6" outside the box then splice if need be. This way you know you have enough wire to splice or what ever you need to do then neatly wrap it and push it back in the box.

Do you know the total cost of your solar setup?

@AdventureTrudge

8 ай бұрын

Around $10,000 - the majority of that was our panels ($1,800), batteries ($5,000), and inverter/charge controller ($1,200). The rest is all the wires, fuses, cables, breakers, etc!