What Have You Done To Your Van Today?

ben5560 said:
Installed the wireless phone charger cradle today, 30 EUR for all the parts here in Germany from VW. I haven't put the charger bit in yet, but even without that it's better. The holder itself is rubber and is purposefully a tight fit that widens when you push the phone in so it's really snug. It can't move around and will be nice and secure when I come to install an aftermarket wireless charger module.

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Do you have a link for the bits please?
Ignore this. Spotted them.
 
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Simon_T said:
ben did you get a reply as to why there is two 25amp fuses one on positive the other on negative as I have same question but can't find answer
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AI seemed to think it was this:

The "Path of Least Resistance" Problem​

In most vehicles and boats, the chassis or the engine block acts as the common ground. If your main battery-to-chassis ground cable ever becomes loose, corroded, or fails entirely, the electricity still needs a way back to the battery.

If your heater is bolted to the chassis (via the exhaust pipe or mounting plate), its negative wire becomes a very tempting alternative path for the entire vehicle’s electrical system.

Why the Negative Fuse is There:​

  • Preventing Wire Meltdown: If your main starter ground fails while you're cranking the engine, hundreds of amps will try to flow through the heater's tiny 1.5mm–2.5mm ground wire to get back to the battery. Without a fuse, that thin wire would turn into an incandescent toaster filament instantly, likely starting a fire.
  • Protecting the ECU: Autoterm heaters have sensitive internal control units. A massive surge of current "returning" through the ground wire could fry the motherboard before you even realize there's a grounding issue elsewhere in your rig.
  • Marine Safety: On boats, where "stray current" can lead to rapid galvanic corrosion or electrical fires in damp environments, having a fused negative helps isolate the device completely if things go south.
 
Had to remove and redo the rear arch as it was scraping on the Kiravans door store, even with all the bolts adjusted fully out...

Very very close, but there's light! (The bit touching at the top is a sample piece of foam)

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