Looking for info on terminal/ distrabution block

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racerman1cars
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Looking for info on terminal/ distrabution block

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I need a block that I can feed with # 6 or 8 and get two wires off of to feed radio and a pa. I saw some where but I don't remember a block that was called a sea or ? it was a marine one. does anybody know what I am refering to? or another one of some type that will work.
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You're probably thinking of Blue Sea Systems, google it. Alternately, a car audio power distribution block would work.
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Thanks Terry that is what I was looking for!
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The ST products are probably what you want, assuming you want individual fuses and a ground buss:
http://bluesea.com/category/5/21/productline/126

Akardam, among others, runs these in his vehicle. I'll probably go to them in the next vehicle.
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Yar. Nothing but praise for those puppies. The hammies can toot about their rig-runners all day, but for a good solid mobile install these things can't be beat.
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akardam wrote:Yar. Nothing but praise for those puppies. The hammies can toot about their rig-runners all day, but for a good solid mobile install these things can't be beat.
You mean I have been doing all of LE installs wrong using the rig runner????? :o
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Andy Corbin
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I have used these which work quite well.
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product ... 009&r=view

I have seen them with a various number of circuit slots. I generally get the 6 circuit models. What I like about them is they have a ground lug. With all the plastic in today's vehicles, its almost impossible to find a ground point. This puts your hot point and ground point close together for easier and neater wiring. Also, easier to service the "whatever" you are installing.

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Thumbs up for Blue Sea Systems.... I should bug my Tessco rep and see if they would carry them.

I've used 5-10 of them in a bunch of random installs.

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+2 on Blue Sea. FYI Boater's World is going out of business. You all should find what you need now! Even if you don't need it now!
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