Big 3 and some General questions

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

Well, I put in the ground from my battery to chassis today. I still need to do the alt to battery and the chassis to block. Hah, I really can't continue with the Big 3 unless I find somebody else with a table vice to crimp the terminals that I'm using because the vice broke while I was crimping one of the terminals. My grandpa said that the ring terminals on the posts on the battery will corrode because they are made of copper, is there anything I can apply to the rings to resist corrosion?

Does the chassis to block need to be bolted in the same place as the battery to chassis?

This definitely sounds awful, but what do distribution blocks do?

And last but not least: Do I have to remove the stock wire from the alt to battery?

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[truckramrod 10+ year member]

A dab of clear dielectric grease will seal out the moisture.

 

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

you dont have to use a vice to crimp them. Lay a flathead screwdriver down on it, and pound it with a hammer

 

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

you dont have to use a vice to crimp them. Lay a flathead screwdriver down on it, and pound it with a hammer

That's what I had in mind, except using a chisel rather than a screwdriver. But somebody please answer the other questions. I hate to be a burden about it, but I really want to know more about it.

 

[quins90lac 10+ year member]

i soldered mine on with some sliver solder

 

[upschris]

old dude , i have a quick question for you.First big amp & sub install sins the eighties when everything was simple! Amps high level input cord / Wht Wht/Blk & Gray Gray/Blk . Whats + and whats - ? HELP dONT WANT TO f**K UP ANYTHING!

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

To prevent corrosion they sell a small washer like cloth that goes over the battery terminal and under the connector that is soaked in something. You can get them at most hardware stores, but i just put some white lithium greese on mine and it works like a charm but doesnt look to good.

 

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

Ok, thanks for the corrosion answers, but I still need to know what Distribution blocks do and if I need to remove the stock alt/battery cable.

 

[GLN305 10+ year member]

Ok, thanks for the corrosion answers, but I still need to know what Distribution blocks do and if I need to remove the stock alt/battery cable.

Leave all the stock cables in place, just add the big 3. Distribution blocks are simple, they just take a larger wire and distribute it into multiple smaller wires. For instance I use a 1/0 gauge unput to a pair of 1/0 gauge ouputs on my block. The outputs had reducers to make them as small as 4 gauge.

 

[Synyster97XLT 10+ year member]

Thanks, it just took so long for somebody to tell me what a distro was, I just looked them up on Crutchfield.