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Old 03-01-2020, 10:52 AM   #1
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What's in this box?

Does anyone have a picture of what's in this box? Is is the solar charge controller plus the bus bar?

Planning out a Victron inverter install and I have a good idea of where everything is at except what's in the box. I have to take the bed apart to get to it and I'm not quite ready to do that....
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Old 03-01-2020, 10:57 AM   #2
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What's in this box?

I believe that is your 12v hot bus bar inside. Either that or that is where the 12v to the brakes and trailer lights are combined.
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Old 03-01-2020, 10:59 AM   #3
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Here's what's in my 27' Front Bedroom Queen's box. I do not have factory solar. I connected my aftermarket Victron solar controller outputs to the positive and negative busbars inside this box after this picture was taken.
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Old 03-01-2020, 11:02 AM   #4
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Does anyone have a picture of what's in this box? Is is the solar charge controller plus the bus bar?

Planning out a Victron inverter install and I have a good idea of where everything is at except what's in the box. I have to take the bed apart to get to it and I'm not quite ready to do that....
I believe it contains the residence of the reclusive AS rat. Commonly called...the rat nest.

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Old 03-01-2020, 11:32 AM   #5
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Here's what's in my 27' Front Bedroom Queen's box. I do not have factory solar. I connected my aftermarket Victron solar controller outputs to the positive and negative busbars inside this box after this picture was taken.
This is perfect! Thanks for the help gang.

Anyone know where the factory installed charge controller is in a 2018 25FB Queen?
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Old 03-02-2020, 07:42 PM   #6
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here is my box and victorn upgrade

Airmiles interesting 2 -2018's and how different the boxes are mounted.


RWTL here are my before-during-after pictures, I removed the factory inverter and went with a Xantrex XC2000 for size and previous experience.
XC2000 is pure sine wave does lithium's has 50 amp charger and 30 amp transfer switch.
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Old 03-03-2020, 03:27 AM   #7
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Airmiles interesting 2 -2018's and how different the boxes are mounted.


RWTL here are my before-during-after pictures, I removed the factory inverter and went with a Xantrex XC2000 for size and previous experience.
XC2000 is pure sine wave does lithium's has 50 amp charger and 30 amp transfer switch.
These are great pictures. Very helpful to see what is going on.
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Far from an expert but I believe the wires in the grey box are the connections for the seven way plug to your tow vehicle. In my 16 sport the box is black but it looks very similar.
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I believe it contains the residence of the reclusive AS rat. Commonly called...the rat nest.

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I have a bunch of rat nests in my 2020 Classic 30.
Funny how the rats get in our Classics!
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