The post whore thread.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Heya Wyome,

Kits are good for trailers and such, but all this stuff I'm doing is custom. At least I'm running extra circuits now so I only have to do it once, hopefully. I'm still on the fence about disconnect plugs under the headache rack in case I have to take the bed off someday. Any interruption in an exposed circuit is an invitation for problems later on down the road. I have plenty of good tools and quality materials to work with.

How you doin' man?

[OtterbatHellcat]

Yo Kazoo.

[Irving]

Are you making a schematic as you go for future trouble shooting?

[OtterbatHellcat]

Yes, and everything is getting labeled as well. Since I don't really want to spend $500 for 13 different colors, some circuits will be duplicate colors. It doesn't help I'm putting so many lights on it. Ha.

[Irving]

Are you planning on all LED lights so you don't need like six auxiliary batteries? I've been meaning to redo the labeling in my breaker panel, but it's one of those things that is so easy to just keep putting off. Good on you for labeling everything.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Yes, all the aux lighting is LED and the switches are rated at 20 amps each so instead of having to relay eight separate loads, I'll probably dual relay four switches each and let the switch manage the load which will be pretty insignificant anyways.

sucks a little more when you're doing it right.

And that is what I was getting to about wiring in general. All of it is kind of a pain in the ass to begin with, but if you take the time to properly route, grommet, support, crimp, seal, foresight with extra, and seal some more....etc, etc.

[Irving]

I bet you can fit a lot of solar panels on that flat bed...

[OtterbatHellcat]

I am interested in adding a couple of group 31 batteries paralleled in with the 65 under the hood. Extra battery power is never a bad idea, but I did have to delete the second alternator in order to get this engine to fit into this chassis. If I do that, it would be wise to get a higher output alternator.

[OtterbatHellcat]

I bet you can fit a lot of solar panels on that flat bed...

lol. We actually had an ambulance that had panels on the roof. The Gov wanted to see green initiative in the EMS world.

[Irving]

It's really important to have EMS crews keeping their cell phones charged.