I finally installed the 7 fuse Auxilary block I bought from Summit. 3 20amp power, and 4 20amp ignition power. Easy install, and definately needed the fuses. I had too many fuse taps going on.

 

Another picture with rubber boot on...

 

Very nice.

 

Looks great! Which one did you get? Part # and price?

 

It was part#PRF-70207, $66 to do the door. Easy install, and sealed bottom with some sort of silicone gel to waterproof...

 

$10 at your local autoparts store...

http://www.drawhorn.org/Fuse%20Box%2...075%20(11).JPG

Write-up with pics on my website but I used Bob's detailed write-up



EDIT:
Pic edited out to a link, as most of us don't have a 42" wide plasma screen to view a 2048x1536 pic
Corey

Aw, come on, no plasma screen??? a gadget guru like you???

 

I did it the same way as Brian (except I used two fuse blocks and a relay to get one of them ignition controlled. I much prefer the summit block. Much cleaner and waterproof too. Wish I'd done it that way in the first place!

 

Same thing I did, minus the black thingamajig.

 

Yeah, I saw Bob's write-up, but I was short on time, and wanted something quick, and not too much thought involved...

 

Yea, I have one of those too. But this other one that bbkoz installed is a lot better with the ignition circuit and full-time circuit, and the weather-resist construction with cover.

If money was no object, I would love to get one of the new ones that Blue Sea Systems has out...

http://www.bluesea.com/catalog_.pdf/...s/ST_Blade.pdf

http://www.outbackmarine.com.au/Mast...?TypeID=40#621

 

That's the one that I have. It's real nice. I will try to snap a couple pics over the weekend of my setup with a bank of relays below the bluesea box.

Mike

 

 

I've been looking at that Blue Sea fuse block (West Marine sells them, both the 12 and 6 position here) but wasn't sure how many positions I'd need. I was thinking I'd be able to split the bus bar, hook up a relay, and give me either 3 ACC/3 Constant or 6 ACC/6 Constant. So this leads to my question:

What does everyone else have hooked up to their fuse blocks, and would you rather it be powered by the ignition switch or be constantly on?

~Bill

 

Most of my stuff is powered by "always on" from the aux. battery. But if you do not have an aux. battery, you might not want as much stuff capable of draining your battery with the ignition off.

I ended up with this:

Always On

• Aux Lights
• 2M radio
• CB Radio
• 12V fridge/freezer
• map lights
• aux. power outlet
• aux. fuel transfer switch

Ignition (ACC) only

• Air compressor
• Stereo (I would like to change this to "always on")
• ARB Front locker switch
• Aux. fuel gauge

(Note: although the air compressor is "ignition (ACC) only", it is powered by the aux. battery. This is done via a relay that is connected to a (ACC) switched power source.)

 

What did you do to get the fuse box ignition switch powered, specifics here? How'd you hook it up? I'd like all mine to be ignition powered so I don't forget to leave some things on so if I leave a switch on perhaps everything goes off when the rig is off.

Thanks!

 

WW,

You just need to put a relay from the ignition between your battery and the fuse box. In my setup I have two fuse boxes like yours, plus a relay. The battery goes directly to one fuse box (always on), then to the relay, and from there to the second fuse box. Drive the relay using a tap on your ignition wires.

 

Mine is always on with a pair of big honkin' 8 ga. wires from the battery. I am only running my Cibie fogs and the switch for same off the block right now. I will be running a CB and, if I get around to building a harness, my headlights and perhaps a second set of driving lights. I also figure on running the onboard air from there as well as the laser/ray/disintegration gun. Oops, that was a secret. :pat:

Mike

 

Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with the Hella 500 type relay, but what kind of relay should I use that is tapped off the ignition wiring?

 

For the relay, I just went to the local Napa and got a Bosch style relay (a few bucks). Only limitation is they are about a 20 or 30 amp max, but then again, so are the fuse boxes we used. If you ask for a bosch relay, that'll get the item you want. Bob's writeup on this project has a link to a site that covers some basic electronics; that site has a good write-up on the bosch relay.

Edit: Here it is. http://www.bcae1.com/
Go to item #36, Relays, about halfway down the page.

 

Now let's hope I don't electrocute myself or burn up the rig doing this...I like the (2) fuse box idea with one hot and the other ignition dependent w/ a relay.

Anybody got a write-up on doing something like this?