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Splitting Battery Cable
prelude1980 - 7/1/10 at 07:58 PM

How do you neatly split the main battery cable to a 6 fuse box. The cable is too big to fit in the crimped terminal. I have currently soldered the crimp terminals together in a row and solder the battery cable to the first terminal, I think it looks Pants

Open to suggestions

petercd - 7/1/10 at 08:08 PM

The thick main batt cable goes directly to the starter motor, smaller wire (30 Amp) is attached to the batt terminal which then feeds the main fuse box.

MakeEverything - 7/1/10 at 08:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by prelude1980
How do you neatly split the main battery cable to a 6 fuse box. The cable is too big to fit in the crimped terminal. I have currently soldered the crimp terminals together in a row and solder the battery cable to the first terminal, I think it looks Pants

Open to suggestions



Via a main battery relay?

blakep82 - 7/1/10 at 08:11 PM

i bought some of these
cleeeeek

wire the cable to your battery cable where it meets the starter for perm live

i bought 2 kits. one for the permanat live stuff, the other for the switched stuff

[Edited on 7/1/10 by blakep82]

prelude1980 - 7/1/10 at 08:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i bought some of these
cleeeeek

wire the cable to your battery cable where it meets the starter for perm live

i bought 2 kits. one for the permanat live stuff, the other for the switched stuff

[Edited on 7/1/10 by blakep82]



I like that idea looks very neat, by the sounds of it i'm trying to use to thick a cable, I'll give it a go with thinner cable.

britishtrident - 7/1/10 at 08:26 PM

Wire from the live side of the starter solenoid to either a Midi or fuse holder with a suitable fuse.
A midi fuse holder will accept up to 16mm^2 cable but 10mm^2 70amp should be OK Rescued attachment midifuseholder1.jpg
Rescued attachment midifuseholder1.jpg

britishtrident - 7/1/10 at 08:28 PM

Midi fuse


see http://www.the12voltshop.co.uk/Shop/fuses-and-holders/fuses-midi-and-mega/ Rescued attachment midi.jpg
Rescued attachment midi.jpg

prelude1980 - 7/1/10 at 08:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Wire from the live side of the starter solenoid to either a Midi or fuse holder with a suitable fuse.
A midi fuse holder will accept up to 16mm^2 cable but 10mm^2 70amp should be OK


I've got one of those but i've put that directly on the battery then feeding the fuses.

Is that wrong?

marcjagman - 7/1/10 at 08:36 PM

Why not try a splitter like you use on a sound system?

big_wasa - 7/1/10 at 08:37 PM

Ive done bothe the above.