SteveG Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I want to tidy up my battery box and I also have a positive terminal that is difficult to tighten properly due to position of terminal post clamp. I was thinking of putting in a distribution block for main car feed and ancillary feeds like the compressor. Can anyone suggest a good source for the distribution block and also better quality battery post connectors. I have two batteries in parallel and I would keep the winch feed going straight to the batteries. So each +ve post will have two connections. One will have Battery +ve link cable and winch and the other will have Battery +ve link cable and feed into distribution block. Here's pic of current set up.. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Some of the car audio stuff is good for distribution blocks. I used an Audio Pipe one from Mud Stuff in my 110, although they don't sell them any more similar blocks are available elsewhere, such as eblag. For example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Have a look in scrapyards, most cars these days take a battery live to a fuse box fitted with a busbar and fuses off. I've seen these on Metros (Rover 100) and MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 An alternative would be to use say a big fuse with stud post terminals and put multiple rings on the terminal post. Like what I have done in the pic below to make a distribution box, just with a bigger fuse. The black box above is a Mega fuse with 8mm post IIRC, RS do BIG 400A+ fuses with 10mm terminal posts that would do the job, like this.... Or even just use one side of the fuse holder to give you a remote terminal post away from the battery where you have more room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Power-store, the online wing of Merlin Electronics, have all the bits you could need. decent quality kit, marine graded. Power Post Bus Bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I was going to suggest you make your own bus bar. You could then drill it to take as many strong connections as you like. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I have some of these if anyone wants to buy them. £3 each plus postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I was going to suggest you make your own bus bar. You could then drill it to take as many strong connections as you like.Les. I've done that in the past, flattened a piece of annealed copper pipe, drilled for brass nusts & bolts for the connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've done that in the past, flattened a piece of annealed copper pipe, drilled for brass nusts & bolts for the connections. STOP IT ya dirty old man, that has got me all excited that has . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Did you flatten it or did you save a dig at 02 by not using the word 'crush'? Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Did you flatten it or did you save a dig at 02 by not using the word 'crush'? Les. LOL I was just going to post "I'd forgotten you (02) had a crush on copper pipe!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Would this be the sort of thing you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpants Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Index marine also do a similar range of parts to the merlin ones- Stainless marne grade parts. Try: Index Marine Found them pretty helpful and quick to deliver in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Steve Halfrauds (Haverhill) do distribution blocks which are quite substantial (I use them), look in the Audio section. Or as Luke says above, Power Store stock HD blocks/busbars for marine applications. If you ring them ask for Matthew (matthew on here) a keen LR man with a 90 he uses for challenges. I now have Odyssey batteries fitted (supplied by matthew) a 2250 under the passenger seat and a 2150 under the drivers seat controlled by a voltage sensitive relay and a 4 way marine isolator switch (1 on, 2 on, both on, all off) supplied by matthew. Both batteries together provide 226 ampheres. The combined CCA is over 2250 and you can deep discharge to 80% without damage! Why not pop over and have a look. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Thanks for all of the replies guys and the various options. I'll think I'll go for your 3 pound option Nick. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 what exide batterys are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 what exide batterys are they? 096 Heavy Duty, ~50 pounds each from Mole Valley Farmers, combined for the West Country winch configuration. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 096 Heavy Duty, ~50 pounds each from Mole Valley Farmers, combined for the West Country winch configuration. Cheers Steve takes note for tommorow Might have an answer to my battery problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 90 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Why not put an eyelet on the end of your acc' battery cable and bolt it onto a mini exhaust mounting like the one in the link below, Then simply take as many feeds off it as you want. The studs are 5/16 unf, Make a braket to put the stud on the opposite side through or simply bolt it through the body work somewhere. The rubber will insulate it. Commonly used in the trade for this sort of thing, Very common on H.G.V's and I think you will find one somewhere in the starter lead around the bulk head area on a range rover classic if I remember correctly. Simple, cheap and easy to get hold of! Mini exhaust mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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