Made some decent progress on the solar build.
I had to order 4 more t-slot studs from GFC to mount the second panel to the beef bars…hopefully they will be here this week so I can wrap this all up.
Notched out some 1/8" angle aluminum to bolt to the bottom of the beef bars
I decided to use rivets to attach the panels to the mounting brackets…one less thing to rattle loose off road
I cut the 1/4" plywood based on the template I’d made and covered it with carpet
Then it was time for some liquid courage
Now I’m committed
Since I was already drilling holes in things I swapped the step bit for a hole saw to cut some holes for switches
This is how it was looking at dinner time
After dinner I mounted the relay for the compressor and cleaned up the wiring…I need to run the power from the midi fuse to the fuse panel still
I was planning to run more of the wiring behind the panel but with the short runs of wire for most of it the only thing behind the panel is the switch for the compressor on the bottom and I’ll work on the wiring for the top switch to the interior lights later this week
I used an Anderson plug for the solar so it can be disconnected easily and I have the option to easily plug in a solar blanket or run an extension to the trailer to charge it if needed
