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DEWALT DCB206 Battery Packs

My roof-wiring and drawer-building lists included DEWALT battery packs alongside the cordless tools. Those sessions combined drilling, fastening and heat-gun work across several stages.

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

DEWALT DCB206 Battery Packs appears in my build materials and equipment for this work.

My roof-wiring and drawer-building lists included DEWALT battery packs alongside the cordless tools. Those sessions combined drilling, fastening and heat-gun work across several stages.

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 DCB205 and DCB609 are other DEWALT pack formats. Pack size and the tool's battery platform are the useful comparison points when organizing a cordless kit.

DEWALT DCB205 Battery

DEWALT DCB205 Battery

This rechargeable DEWALT battery uses a slide-on tool connection. Its removable housing provides a separate battery-pack format for the corresponding tool platform.

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DEWALT DCB609 FLEXVOLT Battery

DEWALT DCB609 FLEXVOLT Battery

This DEWALT battery uses a slide-on connection and a release latch. Its FLEXVOLT housing provides another battery-pack format within the manufacturer's tool range.

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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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