Distribution for small gauge wires?

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

I have a relay set up for my fans/amps. The relay is going into the distro block and squeezed in with the 8 gauge ground & powers for my 4-channel amp. So far this works fine. I have 2 issues though:

1. I need to get new ground & power distro blocks. The ones I have now suuuuuuuuck. I was looking at the knukonceptz's blocks, but I'm not sure if I can use these to power the relay, since they have some crazy "kompression" method of installing the wires to the block. Do you guys have experience with these blocks?...do you think I could stick in my other power & ground from my relay with them and not worry about them working their way out?

2. I need some sort of small (fused, if possible) distro block for my fans & amps' remote turn-on wire coming from the relay. I've searched partsexpress but couldn't find anything. Right now they're all connected through a butt-end connector. Relay wire going in, 4 wires (2 fans, 2 amps) going out.

Here's a link to the distro block, it's pretty cool, just not sure if I can plug my relay's into them securely.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/assets/Tech/knfhowto.pdf

Click to read more...

 

[Rudy 10+ year member]

Blue Seas has worked well for me.

 

[QtrHorse 10+ year member]

I have a few of those Blue Seas blocks and they are great. You can sometimes get them on Ebay for around $25.

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

How would you set one of those blocks up for a distribution wire? I need something for one-in, 4 out.

I posted in another forum and was told to use a jumper from radio shack. Same principal apply here?

 

[BoomBoomBoy 10+ year member]

Littlefuse makes one and is available at Pep Boy's in their fuse section is you have one in your area.

If I recall, it has tab connections and is fused w ATO type fuses for 5 outs/5 ins.

Cost is about $10.

 

[Boulderguy 10+ year member]

First off those new compression terminals will be a PITA - just a head's up. You won't get an aux wire in there with the others.

Second, if what you have is working, why change it?

If you're just trying to clean things up, which I understand, you could use barrier strips from Radio Shack for a cheap way to accomplish it or the Blue Seas boxes look cool but pricey too.

 

[Mr. Smiff 10+ year member]

These work good and cheap too.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENTRY_ID:2005172/p-2005172/N-111+10201+600001611/c-10101

 

[Rudy 10+ year member]

How would you set one of those blocks up for a distribution wire? I need something for one-in, 4 out.
I posted in another forum and was told to use a jumper from radio shack. Same principal apply here?

I ran 8AWG from the battery to the Blue Seas, then just add a fuse for each output you want to use. Much better than an inline fuse stuffed in the dash for every 12v device you add.