Battery terminal power distribution blocks

[marklc]

Anybody either make their own or found good power distribution blocks for battery connections? Hate putting a bunch of connections under one lug like on the battery terminal or on line side of solenoid. Just looking for ideas.
Thanks!

 

[Yeller]

I've been using ones like this for a long time, simple and expandable. you can also get them with covers.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/rfw-gw16/overview/

 

[marklc]

Perfect thanks!

 

[DirtDonk]

I like those a lot, but only with the cover option. Definitely worth a little extra money for a cover if it does not come with one already.

The junkyards have lots of them too. On '88 to '98 GM trucksl there is a buss-bar type with 5 studs on a common rail. No cover, but it's got a big "shield" wall to keep things from touching accidentally.
Ford has a nice single/double stud style I like a lot too. They are independent studs of two sizes, but often can be found with an interconnect/bussbar installed as well to make it common stud. Surrounded by a wall with slots for wires, it's pretty small, tidy and "factory" looking.

Good luck. Lots of stuff out there, including just single studs from the suppliers like Waytek Wire and others. Usually no caps or covers though, so in my mind they're less desirable. But still functional and very small footprint.

Paul

 

[NicksTrix]

waytek wire.com & del city.com
lots of choices out there

 

[marklc]

Thank Dirtdonk and Nick I'll look at those too

 

[Crush]

Hey paul. Whay would we find the ford ones on?

 

[DirtDonk]

The most common ones I use are typically found on the '80 to '91 trucks. They're still there on the '92 to '96/'97 models too, but I seem to remember them being more scarce under the hood in later models for some reason.

My '79 even has a nice simple single stud model on the driver's side top of the firewall, but when looking at '79 and prior trucks, I don't see them very often.

Sorry I can't post of them installed right now. Not only am I on a foreign computer, but I let my contributor status lapse too!

Paul

 

[Crush]

Dang shame on you and thanks

 

[Steve83]

I've never seen the Ford double, and the Ford single is pretty rare on '86-back.

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I've never seen anything similar to that on '87-up Fords, but my focus is always Broncos & F150s. I rarely look at diesels.

 

[pcf_mark]

I had a post on this also a few weeks ago. I hit the you-pull-it and found some really sweet double ended very high amp fuses. They are mounted up on the firewall, passenger side, two per truck on Expedition and F series. They have a big lead from the positive side then the other side goes out to the load. They have a really nice plastic cover so you do not short anything else out. They were like $5 for the pair. Even have a mounting ear to bolt them them down with a bracket.

Here is a video that shows them - I have no idea who this guys is but the vidoe clearly show them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9npBfNjKsU

 

[AxlesUp]

I use single wire fuse boxes for that sort of thing:

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Syst...id=1437708861&sr=8-1&keywords=marine+fuse+box

I mean you have to fuse that stuff anyway so why not have fuses built into the distribution block? you can get them with or without the negative bus and any number of circuits you want.


and if your looking for something to hook your winch or whatever super high draw thing you have:
http://www.amazon.com/Positive-Insu...im_200_64?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JFFJ5NMR7ER9JM86N98

 

[mudstud]

I just ordered the Blue Sea Systems 6 circuit ST Blade Fuse Block

Here is another high amp setup http://www.cloudelectric.com/product-p/bb-738837n0n02.htm

 

[ransil]

I like these if buying new

http://www.vteworld.com/content/electromech/PDP/power_posts.php

 

[marklc]

Found these and ordered 2. Going to feed them with 4/0 cable.
I'll post up a pic when I get them and and install them.
Bussmann PDB Series power distribution block measuring 3.380 Inch x 1.960 Inch x 3.320 Inch has primary conductor range of 350 KCMIL - 4 AWG and secondary conductor range of 2-12 AWG. Panel mounting distribution block has 1 primary/main port and 6 secondary/tap ports. The 1-pole block has voltage rating of 600 Volts AC/DC and current rating current rating of 310 Amps. Block with tin plated aluminum connector is ideal for use with copper connectors.

 

[ntsqd]

I used one of these to get battery power into the camper on the CTD:
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/blue-sea-systems--dual-powerpost-cable-connectors--P009_273_004_505

For lower current distribution I like those isolated studs found on the firewall of every GM pick-up made from '73 to '88 Not a very good pic of it, but this is one of them between the relay and the fuse holder:

 

[DirtDonk]

The one in Steve's first pic (post 10) is the one I have on my '79. I'll try to get a pic of one of the doubles that I usually find. Maybe it's on the '73 to '88 GM trucks and I'm just remembering it wrong.

Paul

 

[ntsqd]

Here's a better pic of the GM dual isolated studs on the Bronc-up, the studs are not electrically common - you have to connect them somehow if you need that. In this case the lower stud is fuel pump power switched by the relay & fused locally. Eventually there will be a lift pump and an EFI pump running off of the stud:

And here's the GM dual isolated stud on a '73 SB-SS (breaker, fusible & extra wiring are my father's doing):