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Does this exist? A "power strip" for electronics power?

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Does this exist? A "power strip" for electronics power?

I have a lot of electronics in my car like many others (cb w/ pa, lights, gps, etc.) I want to install a couple more things like some small LEDs and extra cigarette outlets. But I want to consolidate my connections to power.

I would like to have some sort of box that has one input for direct leads to the battery and multiple outputs. An even better design would be the same thing with switches for each output to cut them individually. I don't like hooking electronics up to the fuse boxes, and would like to consolidate my taps to the batter and limit wires running through firewall.

Does this exist? If so, where can i get it?
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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just get a auxerilly fuse box theres a tech right up on here how to do it simple stuff.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 03:25 AM
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Here's what I did, not the prettiest one out there but it works:



I used a 100 amp fuse right off the battery.


There is another set of distribution boxes in the cab.

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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yep, you can get several different kinds of fuseboxes, several available that are smaller, and hold normal fuses for what you are talking about. You can run one power wire, with fuse at battery, to the box inside your car. Better yet, hook it up to a relay, use a tap from the car ACC circuit, and set up an auxiliary ACC circuit that goes off when your car is off.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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Thank you very much for this information, and the pics look good. That is exactly what I was thinking. Just to clarify:

There is a main box where all of the positive leads connect and a ground strip where the negatives connect?

Also, to connect a relay to turn off when car turns off I just connect the relay in the power line and connect to a fuse that turns off when car is off?

If anyone has a link to general fuse block/relay information for me to read up on that would be awesome!
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 98SR54RUNNER
Just to clarify:

There is a main box where all of the positive leads connect and a ground strip where the negatives connect?
Correct

Originally Posted by 98SR54RUNNER

If anyone has a link to general fuse block/relay information for me to read up on that would be awesome!
A few of my favorites:
http://www.painlessperformance.com/w.../1098relay.jpg
http://www.bcae1.com/relays.htm
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