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[DingaZ]

Hey guys.

I'm looking at tidying up all the wires going to the battery. Got a VZ commodore and below is a picture of the positive terminal.

2x 4G wires (2x amps, both fused)
2x Ring connectors (Accessory Horn/Esky plug, which isn't used)
1x Wire (looks like 4G size) going to Alternator
1x Wire (as above) going to fuse box.... no idea what this is

So basically, whole lot of wires and looking to make it a bit more respectable... is it possible to get a 1/2 0G out to - 4x4G distribution block? But have the amp fuses between the battery and distribution block? Or do I need to have the amp fuse between the amp and distribution block?

[AJ (LOUDA1)]

You can get fused distro blocks like this
http://shokindustrie...ries/fw-series/

about half way down the page is a fused distro block with 3x 0g or 4g in and has 4 fused 4g or 8g out... would be perfect for what you need

[DingaZ]

Now that is what I COULDN'T find and could only dream of!

Looks perfect, however, the wire (presume 4g) going from positive terminal to Alternator, and then the same sized wire going from positive to fuse box, they're not fused, so I presume it'll be OK to run them through the mini ANL fuse?

[shizzle]

Yup, it should be fine, as long as your fuse on the alternator side is big enough for the current on the alternator. For example, if you have a 80A alternator, you do not want to put a 60A fuse. That being said, do not put a 200A fuse on a 4 gauge wire either. You will want to put a fuse that is rated for the wire, generall 100-120A for 4 gauge, depending on the quality (ie, copper content).

Also, on the starter side, you do not want to put a fuse(generally) as you have huge current draw for a very short period, which will blow most fuses.

Just as a side note, the idea of a fuse is not to protect the electrials up stream, it is to protect the car against burning out, by the wire you are fusing shorting against the body or something else. That is why you put a fuse rated to the cable, and put it as close to the battery as possible, to minimise the chances of it shorting out before the fuse.

[AJ (LOUDA1)]

if the run is fused in the stock location then having a 200a fuse on that location shouldnt be a problem, although if the run is big enough (closer to 4g) then you shold be able to run it out of the unfused side of the distro