Looking for a cheap source for these. I can find the audio-related ones all day, but i don't really need to use 8 gauge wiring to my gauges and other stuff.
And i really don't want to power everything through the cigarette lighter. 
Ideas? I'd need 8 sets of power/ground output at minimum if possible.
NAPA has a cheap and easy Buss fuse box that I use on WAY too many projects.
What gauge wire does it like in terms of output? I'm just using it to run gauges, boost controller, wideband, turbo timer, that sort of stuff. 14awg wire at a maximum. Probably mostly 18awg.
Check your local boat shop. They have some pretty nice fuse / distribution blocks.
Fuse Block, Fuse Panel For Blade-Type Fuses; 30 Amp Product Line: Balkamp Part Number: BK 7825316 Available Now Features & Benefits Single, Common Input Makes It Simple To Wire For Multiple Circuits, Molded Of High Grade Thermoplastic For Superior Performance, Quick Connect Terminals For Easy Installation, Recessed Fuse Contacts Provide Touch Safe Protection Warranty No Warranty, Expressed or Implied Attributes Amp Rating : 30 Amp Style Name : Fuse Panel For Blade-Type Fuses # Terminals : (6) Terminals Contents : (1) Fuse Block Manufacturer : Bussmann Manufacturer Part Number : BP/15600-06-20 Product Application : Fuse & Terminal Blocks
I think i'm getting lost. I hate electricity.
So that thing just provider power for 6 devices, yes? Fused? I have to supply my own ground points?
93celicaGT2 wrote: So that thing just provider power for 6 devices, yes?
Yes.
93celicaGT2 wrote: Fused?
Yes, one power supply (I often use a 12 gauge wire powered from a 30a relay switched from an ignition source)
93celicaGT2 wrote: I have to supply my own ground points?
Well... the chassis has been supplied for you to use as a ground... I would use THAT! ;)
JB- wow, that's pretty simple. Is there one for 12 circuits? Actually, 2 of the 6 would be better- that way I can use a key for power or not.
celica- generally, you fuse the power side, and the part is (or supplies) the ground. Find a simple, old wiring diagram- I just did the entire harness on my race car- pretty darned easy.
ALSO: Wire is only expensive when new.
Get cozy with a hookup at the salvage yard and buy chassis harnesses for $15.00 ea.
2006-2010 VW Passat V6 cars, 2005-2010Chevrolet Cobalts/Saturn IONs, and Auroras are excellent sources for large gauge cable, the batteries are mounted in the rear.
I'm thinking i may use something like that, but two of them. One for power, and one for ground, right next to each other. It would appeal to my OCD-ness, and make for a very ease of removal/installation of additional stuffs later.
Use one for power and use a "termination block" for the grounds (NAPA should know what it is as well).
What he said. Don't fuse both sides of a circuit. It is pointless, and you never know which fuse will blow. If one side of a circuit breaks, there is nothing left, so there is no point in fusing grounds.
Does that help?
That could be a picture of an FM car in the middle of development!
DelCity has a lot of this sort of thing as well.
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