Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We are an amateur couple who have spent the last 3 years building our tiny dream home, complete with a solar and electric system for off grid living inside a 1996 MCI D3 40-foot bus.

One of the most complicated and intimidating parts of building our bus conversion was understanding the solar, batteries, and electrical system so we could live off grid in our upcoming adventures.

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We have listed our main Solar, Battery, and Electric components below, but for a complete detailed list visit the recourse page on our website: bit.ly/3ysQewL

Battle Born Batteries
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Smart Solar Charge Controllers
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Lynx Distributor Fused Bus Bar
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DC-DC Charger
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Inverter Chargers
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Breaker Box
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Battery Guardian
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Battery Monitor & Shunt
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Cerbo GX
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LED Touch Screen
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00:00 About our Bus Conversion
00:58 About This Video
01:23 Our Solar & Electrical System Basics
02:26 Battle Born Batteries
02:38 Detail and Each Component
02:48 Solar Panel Energy Flow
04:24 Charging Batteries with Alternator
05:14 Shore Power Hook Ups
05:36 Invertor Chargers
07:27 120 Volt Breaker Box & Management
08:10 Resource Blog Post
08:43 12 Volt Power System
09:23 Monitoring Batteries & System
10:51 What We Wish We Would Have Known
11:49 Don't Make This Mistake
12:37 Estimate Your Power Usage
14:02 Planing for the Future
14:43 The Most Important Advice
15:39 Why we made this video