Does this fuse block require individual wiring to the power source, or is there a single connection to the battery?
872617
Requires individual wiring to power source. I made and used jumpers to jump from one to the next.
872618
Each fuse is separate so yes each requires individual wiring to the power source
872619
Just an update to my earlier post. Each fuse has it's own circuit/power source. On my 5'er I just unplugged the existing wires and attached them to the terminals on the new panel.
872620
They are individual. I wired mine through a relay, then ran power to one whole side of it, basically using jumpers. It is in a golf cart.
872621
yes it does require wiring to a power source, block is just that a block with no wires.
872622
Hi - I bought this fuse block last summer thinking I could use it as an aux. fuseblock for my digital gauges that I installed in a 70 Chevelle. There is NO single connection to a Power Source for this unit. Each individual fuse has to have a Constant Power or Power with Key On Source. That is the reason I did not use it. I spent a little more and got one with a single connection to power (Battery) with a signal "turn on" wire routed to the existing fuse block in the car. It also has 4 connections for Key On Power and 3 for Constant Power. It works a lot better for me.
872623
It looks like this type of fuse block requires a hot lead to each termernl, may be wrong but from the picture it looks that way
872624
Each connection is separate so yes it does require individual wiring to the power source
717155
extremely easy. One wire to positive side of battery. The Ground is the chassis of trailer, so only one wire to hook up.
626009
Yes. As long as you still leave the 10a fuses that were supplied. I ran a fused 20a #12 wire from the battery to a relay (not included) that is switched on when the key is turned on I attached the 2 supplied power wires with the 10a inline fuses to the output of the relay. Hope this helps.
1804074
There is no battery slot available. It have to plug in power, the fuse is easily burn, i haven't had time to replace the fuse yet, hope that it can works after change the fuse.
1152737
I was not aware of one and I hooked it up without breaking it.If you have a panel in the sun however, I would think that hooking up the batteries and any accessories first would be the right thing to do, followed by the panels connection
1002136
Included is the wiring for this. You need to connect to a positive, battery terminal, and a ground.
1792259
no, it needs to be wired directly to the battery with a 30 amp inline fuse added.
1497129
It does come with one: long wiring with fuse in line. I use the plug in though.
444968
It is wired similar to connecting a fuse housing unit at the battery of the vehicle. You can use o-ring connectors to help in connecting the wires to each side of the breaker. You could connect the wire straight to the breaker, but be aware that you will have exposed copper within the engine compartment, this is not recommended. Hope this helps.
1070552
Basically you just tie in the power cables to the tightening nut connected to the battery terminal (positive and negative). That would be the simplest way and less hardware needed.
1178564
This is a distribution block only for positive, it does not have a ground bus to hook the negative wires to. Hook the positive feed from the battery to the screw. Then hook the individual circuits to the spade connectors and plug in the appropriate fuse. If you are using this in an automobile, the negative can be hooked to any bare metal from the frame. If you are using this on a boat, you will probably have to run a wire to the negative terminal on the battery.
263359
No it does not, since they have no idea as to what you will be connecting to it and what size fuse may be needed, they do not include any with it.
719774
wires are bare ends. you can put what ever you need on the end. the idea of this is to connect it to a 12 volt car battery. it should be wired thru a fuse or fuse block of some sort to protect everything. i bought a blue sea systems st blade fuse block to connect the 2 i have and in turn it is connected to a deep cycle 12 volt battery. wires are 70" long.
1792260
no, it needs to be wired directly to the battery with a 30 amp inline fuse fitted. the normal wiring used for a cigarette lighter is too light in gauge to run this unit
2195033
I have mine ran through the factory dash switch. You could run it directly to a 12 volt battery, but I strongly encourage putting an inline fuse in.
1155209
There needs to be an in line 20 amp fuse between the battery and the controller. I put mine near the battery.
1853722
I believe that's the case. However, I've not tested it with mine. I have 2 of them in 2 different cars and both have been hard wired to the fuse box with their own dedicated fuses. I've left my truck in the parking lot with everything enabled and haven't even come close to running down the battery.