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Principles of Overlanding :: Vehicle Electrical Systems with Mark Bruce

Overland Journal Podcast - Mark Bruce

Overland Journal Podcast Episode 201

When you’re embarking on an overland vehicle build, the electronics side of things can seem awfully intimidating. Alternators, inverters, converters, AGM, solar, induction, fuses, MPPT, LiFePO4, volts, amp hours, watts, DC-to-DC—where does the madness end? Fear not. Overland Journal Podcast host Scott Brady touches base this week with Redarc Electronics International Training and Development Manager Mark Bruce to go over all things vehicle electronics. Do things get a little nerdy in this episode? They do. But there is also a wealth of excellent knowledge for both the beginner and expert alike.

Special thanks to our sponsors this week, Winnebago and RealTruck.

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Guest Bio

Mark Bruce

Mark Bruce is a qualified auto electrician with over 35 years of experience in the trade, wholesale, and manufacturing fields in the automotive electrical industry. Based in Western Australia, he honed his professional career with Redarc. As the National Customer Development Manager, he built new and existing businesses while creating brand awareness and providing technical support within various industries locally and abroad. After leaving Redarc after almost ten years, he sought new challenges with ARB. 

He later rejoined Redarc, managing the sales team at subsidiary Hummingbird Electronics, and then moved on to another role within Redarc as the International Training and Development Manager. As the business continues to grow globally, he has the opportunity to ensure staff and customers receive the best knowledge, information, and assistance as we take our business to the world.

Overland Journal Podcast - Mark Bruce

Host Bio

Scott Brady

Scott is the publisher and co-founder of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal and is often credited with popularizing overlanding in North America. His travels by 4WD and adventure motorcycle span all seven continents and include three circumnavigations of the globe. His polar expeditions include two vehicle crossings of Antarctica and the first long-axis crossing of Greenland. @scott.a.brady

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Images: Mark Bruce, Redarc, Scott Brady

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Stephan Edwards is the Associate Editor of Expedition Portal and Overland Journal. He and his wife, Julie, once bought an old Land Rover sight unseen from strangers on the internet in a country they'd never been to and drove it through half of Africa. After living in Botswana for two years, Stephan now makes camp at the foot of a round mountain in Missoula, Montana. He still drives that Land Rover every day. An anthropologist in his former life and a lover of all things automotive, Stephan is a staunch advocate for public lands and his writing and photography have appeared in Road & Track, The Drive, and Adventure Journal. Contact him at edwards@overlandinternational.com and @venturesomeoverland on Instagram.