Battery Box

In order to "seal" the battery box, I bought a thick rubber seal which I then placed around the edges. When the rear doors are closed, there is still a gap between the seal and the doors which I plan to close with some additional foam. This will not be really tightly sealed... but will be much better than the compartment where the battery had been before: under the wooden wardrobe.

More Work Done

The battery box coincidentally fits exactly between the bars of the structure in the back. So I put it there and attached it with screws on the top and on the right side. First I wanted to put it to the very left, so that it would be covered completely by the left door. Then I decided it would be better to have it at the right-most end of the rack, so that it is closer to the "electricity distribution center" under the wardrobe at the right side, and that the cables would be shorter.

Attached new handles at the wooden doors of all furniture. Reworked the glove compartment closure and added a second catch. Placed the TV-antenna outside in the back, cable just going through the rear door seals. Hid all the cables coming from the central locking control box. Bought strong 25A cables for the battery connection.

Realised that the electric connection of the relay TEC3M is incorrectly done. At the moment it would always use both batteries, and any power consumption at the leisure battery would also drain the main battery. Which moron did the cabling of this relay?

Cleaned a bit the vehicle.

Ordered Items Arrive

In recent week I had conducted a shopping spree on eBay. Hongkong, China, Taiwan. The first things now arrived: - hard to get roof bars for the Expert van, battery box, reverse aid, 12V switch panel.

First I fixed the roof bars. Two screws were missing, and one could not completely be fastened. These bars are very heavy duty, but also are a bit bulky. I would have preferred something more "consumer" friendly.

Then I fixed the rear wardrobe insulation and view blocking. Took the battery box and mounted it in the rear of the vehicle. It fits exactly in the space between two horizontal wooden bars. Added a poster.