Pulling Cables - May'21

  One of the least fun tasks so far. So many sharp metal edges in the walls that catch the pipes and love to slice that soft skin of mine... But this cabling strategy is key to save inches of living space, compared to the framing-inward technique used by many builds. So, onward, and band aids to the rescue 😩
 
  Since a van is a daily mini earthquake shaker, it is critical to ensure that chafing, metal shards and mechanical stress on the wires won't create short circuits or opens. So I totally went overboard and used a 3 layer protection approach. Because, why not ? 😂
  Each wire is protected by its cable sheath and pulled in an EMT conduit. Each metal opening is lined with a grommet. Each wire end is terminated with a ferrule or a crimp terminal (soldered wires in a van are likely to break due to vibrations, unless well stress relieved).
 
  And, even when hidden in a cabinet, most outlets and connections are housed in electrical boxes, with separate 12v and 110v spaces:
 
  Many cuts and bruises later:
  The electrical panel can be seen in the center, at the bottom. It is the heart of the electrical system and feeds everything in the van. The devices and appliances on the driver side (right side of pic) are fed via 2 main conduits: the horizontal blue one in the center, and through the rear upper pillar in the back.
 
  Finally done ! It was a lot of work but it should be extremely reliable, even if the van spends its life zipping up & down washboard roads. It also saved about an inch of space along each side, which is totally worth it considering my 6'4" frame. Now, time to move on to less finger biting tasks 😥
 
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