Battery Terminals/Distibution Block

[ColterDC 10+ year member]

My stock negative battery cable is corroded, so need to replace it anyways, but gonna do the big 3 at the same time.

So here are the cables that will be going to the positive and negative @ the battery.

Positive (4 wires total)

0/1 gauge

4 gauge

6 gauge

6 gauge

Negative (3 wires total)

0/1 gauge

0/1 gauge

14 gauge

Any recommendations on how to set this up using either just new battery terminals or a combination of terminals and distibution blocks?

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[SilveyPuck08v2]

(2) 8awg

(2) 0awg

Just the cheap lynx brand terminals from AutoZone or Wal-Mart. I think I paid $4 total for the + & - terminals. Ring terminals can be found really cheap, & if you can't crimp them any stereo shop or machine shop would be able to.

 

[bcdudley 10+ year member]

I had the same problem. I went with a Marine battery terminal and the correctly sized terminal lugs for each wire. I had 3 wires going to my +, but there was plenty of room for up to 5 terminal lugs. To make sure the lugs stay on, I melted some solder inside each lug before I put the wire in. I then heated it up enough to melt the solder to the wire and crimped it. It also makes it very easy to disconnect in the future.

East Penn 148 Epoxy Coated Marine Battery Terminal1 Pair

Heavy Duty Lug Terminal 1/2" Eyelet ~ All Battery Sales and Service

 

[mendezm9 10+ year member]

Ive got some terminals and distro blocks if your interested in buying.

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/car-audio-classifieds/490666-fs-discus-4125-distro-block-dd-6-5-speaker-grills-rcas.html

 

[ColterDC 10+ year member]

I found some terminals that should accomodate all those wires. Haven't actually hooked the up yet, so we'll see.

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[AllenH427 10+ year member]

What terminals will fit SAE posts?