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Design Validation for 170 Sprinter

I am doing a Mercedes Van conversion and have spent the last week or so reading and studying all the Victron gear as well as the Wiring Unlimited guide. I feel like I sized all the components, fuses, and wiring correctly, but my head is spinning from all the research that I'd love it if I could get a few extra set of eyes on things.

Questions:

  • Do I need to put a breaker inline on either the DC|DC, Solar, battery, or shore loads? I have fuses inline for the battery as well as a shutoff, and I have MEGA fuses in the Distributor, just wondering if I need a breaker anywhere else. I saw some videos where they put Spartan breakers inline and was curious to know if I should include them as well.

  • Can I fit 4 250W panels on top of a 170 Sprinter? I admittedly haven't looked into dimensions yet. Figured I'd scale down if I couldn't fit them all. Wondering if I'll still be able to fit the AC unit and/or Maxair fan up there too.

Components connected to the system would be:

  • Lighting (DC)

  • Fridge/Freezer (DC)

  • Air Conditioner (DC)

  • [Maybe?] Maxair Fan (DC)

  • Water pump (DC)

  • Heater (DC)

  • Starlink (AC)

  • Induction Cooktop (AC)

  • Hotwater heater (AC)

  • Small misc kitchen gadgets (AC)

  • Typical charging load [Computers, Phones, etc] (AC)

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