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Electrical & Wiring · My build experience

Otdorpatio Small Project Boxes

I drilled a small plastic junction box for PVC fittings while joining the roof lights and camera cable routes. That box connected a local group of wires to the larger conduit layout.

By Steven Smith · Camper Van Freedom

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The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.
The larger roof enclosure during my cable-entry work.

Why I bought it

Otdorpatio Small Project Boxes appears in my build materials and equipment for this work.

I drilled a small plastic junction box for PVC fittings while joining the roof lights and camera cable routes. That box connected a local group of wires to the larger conduit layout.

How I used it in my camper van

I brought the roof light wires and camera cables into a PVC conduit layout. That work included drilled enclosures, threaded fittings, cable glands, solder-seal splices and grouped wiring.

During the small-box stage, I drilled for a male PVC fitting and used a fitting inside as a retaining nut. I routed the camera cable through a gland into a tee and brought the light-wire groups toward the van entry.

A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.
A grouped roof-wire connection before the final conduit work.

My review

The wiring project was a sequence of individual connections and routes. The photographs show the intermediate stages, including open boxes and wrapped wire groups, before the remaining covers and conduit joints were finished.

I built the cable route a section at a time, bringing local connections into the larger conduit system.

Alternative products

Two alternatives to compare

The hinged Zulkit box changes the lid arrangement, while the other Zulkit enclosure provides another removable-cover format. Overall size and the space needed around the fittings distinguish the options.

Zulkit Hinged Project Box

Zulkit Hinged Project Box

This ABS project box has a hinged lid and included cable glands. It offers a smaller enclosure format with a different access arrangement from a removable-lid box.

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Zulkit Project Enclosure

Zulkit Project Enclosure

This ABS project enclosure provides space for housing components and cable connections. Its reserved entry locations offer another layout for fitting conduit adapters and cable glands.

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Questions from my build

What connected the roof equipment to the van entry?

A PVC conduit layout with boxes, fittings and cable glands.

What did I do at the small junction box?

I drilled the box for a threaded PVC fitting and arranged the light-wire connections inside that part of the route.

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