Junction boxes - what're you using to keep your wires clean?

sk1nw4lk3r · Mar 20, 2019

Alright, at present, I have approximately 65,000 wires connecting off of my starter solenoid/battery posts.

I want to clean it up with a junction box or electrical bus setup.

What is everyone utilizing for this feature? Where do you have it mounted?

This is the type of product I'm considering.

DirtDonk · Mar 20, 2019

That's one possibility. And a nice one actually.
It's got a buss-bar in there now, but I wonder if it's sized for a Mega-Fuse, Midi-Fuse or similar protection too?
I think a lot of us are utilizing single stud terminal blocks for ours. That's what the factory did in a lot of older vehicles and the parts were readily available in the junkyards. The old square body '73 to '87/'91 GM Trucks had a nice double stud thing with protective plastic shields that was pretty popular for awhile.
The '88 to '98 GM trucks used more of a terminal strip with multiple attachment points. They look like individual studs, but were connected via a buss-bar too, under the insulator block.
If you're going to be adding more accessories too, and would like individual fuses, you can get an aux fuse panel and also use it's stud for attaching remote junk.

Lots of possibilities.

Paul

Local Boy · Mar 20, 2019

I'm running one that is very similar to that one...

Works great, looks neat and clean, and easy to work with...

Aloha

Jdgephar · Mar 20, 2019

Something like one of these:

https://www.bluesea.com/products/5025/ST_Blade_Fuse_Block_-_6_Circuits_with_Negative_Bus_and_Cover

Vincen · Mar 20, 2019

I used buss bars on my last re wire an will do tge same on this one. They will be used as grounding points tied back to the block and battery neg.

DirtDonk · Mar 21, 2019

On a friend's '73 we used one of the GM buss-bars and cut it clean through the insulator and the conductor to separate it into two separate terminal strips.
The one with 2 studs powered some constant powered items and the one with 3 studs was switched power.
Black silicone sealer and a little space in between and no concerns about the two conductors touching in the future.
Worked and looked pretty clean.

Paul

ransil · Mar 21, 2019

Plan better, if taping off the solenoid the maybe un-fused or you have a bunch of ad on with inline fuses, that is bad planning.
get an aftermarket fuse box to handle ad-ons

Jason72Bronco · Mar 21, 2019

Hey sk1nw4lk3r and Local Boy, I'm looking for a junction box like the one you show. Do you have a link to source. I want a central connection point, but not fused. Just a terminal for 4 or 5 hot wires to clean things up.
Thanks, Jason

Local Boy · Mar 22, 2019

Hey Jason, I'll take a look when I get home and let you know which one I'm running...

Aloha

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