fuse box w/ postive terminal

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

In the engine way of my van. There is a "fuse relay center" box. It has a psot on it that is covered by a red peice, and it has a + sign on it. Can i use it for my amps + power?

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[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

Also....can i use the normal sidepost terminal my battery has on it? Or do i HAVE to but another one?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

No, its not meant for that amount of current draw

You have to buy an adaptor

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

No, its not meant for that amount of current drawYou have to buy an adaptor

thanks supa_c does it matter on how long the adapter for the battery is? im only going to have 1 terminal on it.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

A normal one should be fine.

Im not shure if your van has one, but you can try looking for a fuse on the alternator.

I know my burb has one, much eaiser to use that terminal than the stupid side post one

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If you upgrade the wire from the batery to the fuse panel input (that terminal you mentioned is the input) to a much larger size 4 ga if you are adding a small system 1/0 if you're going larger, it would be fine to use it as a place to tap into the + power. None of the current will be flowing through the fuse panel itself so its current rating is not a factor.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Actually the terminal is fused, so it does run through the panel.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Different terminal than I'm used to then. I'm used to that being the input for the panel. Any fuse on that terminal would be after the terminal itself in the power chain. The chain would be battery +, wire, terminal, fuse (master), distro panel.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

heres a pic...im talking about the one all the way to the left.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Could you take a pic where we can actually see it?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Different terminal than I'm used to then. I'm used to that being the input for the panel. Any fuse on that terminal would be after the terminal itself in the power chain. The chain would be battery +, wire, terminal, fuse (master), distro panel.

I know, most are the other way around, this one could be to but i just assumed being a GM product it would have the same style fuse box.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

heres the pics i just took now..

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Looks like 8ga wire, not exactly the thickest ever

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Tis a short run though...

but you might want to upgrade it.

 

[Anonymous User 10+ year member]

so i can use it? im only going to use that until i buy a longer GM side post bolt.