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I need an electrical device that hooks up to my MAIN POWER and then I can plug things into this and run several different devices off of this one thing. Any suggestions?

Huh? You mean like a power strip? Your friendly Home Depot should be able to help.

Seriously. Calm down, take a breath, think about what you're writing.

yea, like a power strip but for direct wiring for vehicles.

Try this;

http://www.westmountainradio.com/RIGrunner.htm

check out Blue Sea Electrcial

Any decent marine shop will have what you want as boats all have things along those lines for electrical distribution

mesoman wrote:Try this;

http://www.westmountainradio.com/RIGrunner.htm

The RigRunners aren't bad for a home setup, or inside a cabinet... I wouldn't use them in a mobile situation at all. I have found that the connections can easily come undone in the vehicle as time goes on. If a cable loop gets snagged when putting a box in your trunk... <POP> connections yanked.

Something from a marine supply would be preferable, in my opinion anyway.

http://www.sunwize.com/catalog/SunWize_web-cat4_06.pdf

page 87, part # 5025 and 5028.
ATC type 6 position fuse blocks, with cover, with (5025) or without (5028) ground bus.
euro style screw type terminals. 30a per circuit, 100a per block.

Or this, as found on the delcity website

i prefer these, not only because they are not 37 bucks a pop, also because they come with male spades for outputs, and the are not 37 bucks a pop...try about 8.

thebigphish wrote:Or this, as found on the delcity website

i prefer these, not only because they are not 37 bucks a pop, also because they come with male spades for outputs, and the are not 37 bucks a pop...try about 8.

These are a good choice. I have used these before and they also fit inside consoles. You just need to use a good size main feed wires(10 or 8 gage) and properly fused it at the battery terminal.

thebigphish wrote:Or this, as found on the delcity website

i prefer these, not only because they are not 37 bucks a pop, also because they come with male spades for outputs, and the are not 37 bucks a pop...try about 8.

You get what you pay for..

I've used these $8 blocks (without the grounding pad), which is precisely why I sought out the $37 ones I referenced above after seeing them being installed. I would love to find a cheaper source, but if I have to, I'll pay $37 because it's simply the best designed fuseblock for this application that I have found so far, and I'm tired of fighting with inferior designs.
(I will note that the last time I priced them it was about $28 or so.. they have gone up recently.)

I don't like having to terminate in spade lugs, and I strongly prefer that ALL connections be
shrouded to prevent any possibility of shorts, for obvious reasons. The $37 blocks have the
euro style terminals (round hole with setscrew, like the white nylon barrier strips). The entire block and all terminals are covered. The $8 blocks can't be fully insulated unless you mount them in their own box.

I also prefer that all connections come out on the same side of the block, which seriously reduces the amount of space needed to mount the block and dress the cabling. I can probably fit two of the $37 blocks in the space of one of the $8 blocks, and it will look neater and be more accessible if the wiring is properly dressed. The $8 blocks end up looking messy
no matter what you do, and there really is no way around it.

What is the maximum load that the $8 blocks are rated for? I didn't see it on the del-city site.
the $37 blocks are rated for 30a/circuit, and 100a/block.

techie wrote:http://www.sunwize.com/catalog/SunWize_web-cat4_06.pdf

page 87, part # 5025 and 5028.
ATC type 6 position fuse blocks, with cover, with (5025) or without (5028) ground bus.
euro style screw type terminals. 30a per circuit, 100a per block.

The image in that catalog seems a little wierd, and the measurements seem off. Here's the link to and images from the manufacturer:

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

BSS #5025:


BSS #5028:



In that cagalog you mentioned, it almost looks like they took a 12 w/ neg bus (BSS #5026) and cut the image in half. Here's what it looks like:

ok, that's odd...perhaps i was looking in the wrong spot in the PDF, i never saw those in there....hell, i'd get those too!

Buss ATC fuse pannel. Avaliable with or without ground strip. Easily had on fleabay.