Power distro

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

So,

I'm going to run two amps and an eq, a 7" monitor,sarotech media player and dedicated connection to the clarion drz dc power supply. In the past I had run a two fuse anl style fuse block for the amps and just piggy backed the wire for the drz off that. Now that I am adding the monitor, eq's and media player I can't seem to find an all in one fuse block solution for what I want. 1 1/0 in, 2 4 gauge out + at least 2 8 gauge out or what ever will work for the accessories. I've seached quite a bit, anl fuse style is what I am running now and I'd like to keep that if possible since I have spares at the correct ratings for my wires/amps. I want one run of 1/0 from the battery to the trunk but I think at this point I could live with 1 1/0 and 1 8 gauge, just trying to keep the number of wires that run under the carpet to a minimum. I'll post up a diagram of everything I'll be running shortly.

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[The HACKER 10+ year member]

This is a link to exact one im supposed to be getting soon, its beautiful //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

http://cgi.ebay.com/STINGER-SHD841-MIDI-FUSED-DISTRIBUTION-BLOCK-W-DISPLAY_W0QQitemZ400080808370QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d26aca9b2

What do u think? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

If you run a lot of batteries, you could just do a bus bar where you can connect many wires.

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

wouldnt you still need to have an inline for those 4/8/2 guage wires leaving the buss bar to the amps though cuz of the wire size change from the 0 gauge?? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

wouldnt you still need to have an inline for those 4/8/2 guage wires leaving the buss bar to the amps though cuz of the wire size change from the 0 gauge?? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

Ya IMO that would be easier to work with.

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

Probally use a buss bar and run the 4 guages to a fused distro to make it look pretty //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

So this is what I've got so far:

Comments and Suggestions welcome.

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

I always fuse to the wire not to whats at the end especially when whatever is at the end has it own fuses; amps and power converters. 0 Gauge wire 300amp fuse and 4 gauge wire 130 amp fuse. Never ever had any problems. also gives u room to upgrade.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

http://bluesea.com/category/5/21/productline/126

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

http://bluesea.com/category/5/21/productline/126

**** it,I thought I had this figured out, more stuff to think about, thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

So I'm thinking of getting one of these. This will neaten everything up instead of four mismatched fuse holders. Thanks.

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

I always fuse to the wire not to whats at the end especially when whatever is at the end has it own fuses; amps and power converters. 0 Gauge wire 300amp fuse and 4 gauge wire 130 amp fuse. Never ever had any problems. also gives u room to upgrade.

I'd rather fuse lower and be safer. I realized the wire could handle a bigger fuse but when I'm drawing less then 125 amps why should I use a 200 amp fuse? My amps don't have fuses, and neither does the eq, media player or monitor. I can always just put in a higher fuse later on if need be.

 

[goodstuff 10+ year member]

http://bluesea.com/category/5/21/productline/126

So I'm thinking of getting one of these. This will neaten everything up instead of four mismatched fuse holders. Thanks.