Electrical Compartment


Last Changed 7/22/2007
Most Volvo owners have mounted their electrical components in the baggage compartment. We put the trailing wiring converter and the inverter/charger in a box under the refrigerator located in the cabinet behind the driver. We had the spare space because of the refrigerator size and this leaves the baggage compartment space available. The box gave me a lot of space to do the trailer and headache rack cabinet wiring.
	The physical layout of the Electrical Compartment under the refrigerator.
	This is the initial wiring in the Electrical Compartment. The Inverter/Charger is on the left. For more on the AC Wiring.
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	The schematic of the terminal strips in the Electrical Compartment.
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	To help seal the entry of cabling through the cab floor into the Electrical Compartment, We used these electrical conduit junction boxes. The extended collar had a short piece of conduit added and inserted into a hole cut in the floor. When the wiring is finished, the lower end opening will be sealed with silicon caulk. More on DC Wiring.

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	This is the face of the Electrical Compartment. Through the vent area on the left you can see the Inverter/Charger. On the right you can see the Distribution Panel described in AC Wiring.
	Here you can see how the Electrical Compartment sits under the refrigerator under the Sink Drawer. This is the compartment just behind the driver.
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