How to Build a Truck Toolbox with Storage Drawers! (Part 15) - Mounting the Solar and Electrical!

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Day 9, Part 15 - Mounting the Solar Panels and Electrical Components

Dave needs more room for his Tools and they won't all fit in the Converted Cargo Trailer! In this Truck Toolbox I will have enough Storage Drawers to hold all my Tools, Nuts and Bolts, Cooking Gear and a Portable Solar Generator with 5 Solar Panels. Plus with the Solar Panels on the Pickup Truck and the Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery from BigBattery, I can power all my electrical gear from the back of the Truck.

This project is almost complete. I mounted the Renogy Solar Panels, Victron Orion DC-DC Charger, Victron MPPT Charge Controller, Giandel 2000/4000 Watt Inverter and the BigBattery Owl 170 AH Lifepo4 Battery.

ITEMS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
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Solar Panel - Renogy 12V, 100 Watt
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Z Brackets - for mounting the Solar Panel
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Amazing GOOP Marine Adhesive
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Dicor EPDM Self-Leveling Lap Sealant
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Victron Energy, Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-Volt 30 amp DC-DC Charger, Isolated (Bluetooth)
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Victron Energy, SmartSolar MPPT 75V 15 amp 12/24-Volt Solar Charge Controller (Bluetooth)
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Inverter - GIANDEL 2000W Power Inverter Modified Wave 12 Volt DC to 110V 120V AC
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Double Cable Entry Gland
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Hammer Lug Crimper
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10AWG Solar Extension Cables
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6 AWG Red + Black Welding Battery Pure Copper Flexible Cable
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PV Combiner Box - 4 String PV
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BigBattery, Owl 170 AH 12V Lifepo4 Battery
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Layout the Electrical Components
0:16 Cutting the Wood Board
0:28 How the Electrical will work
2:38 Adding the Brackets to the Solar Panels
3:53 Mounting the Solar Panels on the Topper

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