Following on from a great couple of days progress with the van, we decided to tidy up the work we’d started on the solar cables. Day 3 In our post a few weeks ago, we had undertaken the massive job of re-wiring the larger solar panels. Unfortunately, at the time we’d not been able to post the cables back through the van due to the junction box that was in-situ being far too small and allowing only four cables to…
Having been lucky enough to be offered a couple of days of help on the van from John (Ben’s dad). We jumped at the opportunity to try to get some of the ever growing list of tasks ticked off the list before Christmas. It’s really helpful when others are interested in the project and keen to get involved. It’s such a long journey to the finish line you sometimes feel you need some fresh outside positivity to help you along…
It’s been a long week of manic research and mental preparation, with thanks to John, we’ve managed to make a great step forward this weekend. Brackets After having spent the week doing mad research into brackets, I still hadn’t managed to find anything I liked or that I thought would be good enough to hold the solar panels onto the rails. Upon our arrival at Ben’s parents’ house we’d found out that John had ordered some brackets that might just…
There hasn’t been much physical progress with the van over the past week due to Ben and I being ill. We were at it for six days straight last week and I think it’s finally caught up with us. Last weekend we all did an excellent job fitting the fan and a window, this coming weekend we plan to get the roof rails and solar panels on board. Despite feeling pretty grim my research efforts were focused on finding an…