Things have been progressing nicely and we've already seen the first mockups to determine the final proportions of worktop vs. cupboard.
One little stumbling block has been then electrics. Rather than go for a standard Zig unit, leisure battery and split-charge relay setup - the inner-geek in me wanted something a bit more up-to-date. Whilst a Zig unit looks fine in older vans, they tend to look a little out-of-place in a modern vehicle. So I've chosen to go with this:
At first glance it may seem a little like overkill; the spec includes:
- digital clock
- car battery test
- services battery
- drinking water tank level (We've toyed with the idea of fitting a water tank at a later date)
- internal and external temperature test (looking forward to trying this when we camp in the depths of Winter!)
- control lights
- control water pump
- control external light (or probably secondary internal lights in our case)
- batteries parallel relay
- control fridge (not required)
- protection fuses
- car battery recharging control (handy when the van becomes a second vehicle again and is laid-up for periods)
Whilst browsing the blogs of other van converters, the general consensus is that the instructions supplied are far from great, and this has left the guys at Campershak scratching their heads - which is fine by me; I never expected them to be auto-electricians when quality woodwork is their business.
Thankfully they've sourced a reputable local auto-sparky to undertake the wiring. The downside is that has put the final build back by a week - but it will be worth it!
As usual, watch this space for further updates.
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