In need of advice for electrical box

Morn’n all. I need to clean up the electrical on the truck and I want to connect my Frig, ham radio and other things in the future most likely.

I won’t be running a 2 battery system. Got myself one of these…


I’ve seen people use the switch pro to set up their electrical but I don’t want to use the electrical switch board it comes with. I like my switch set up now and have an idea of where additional switches will go for future additions. I only need the box where all the different things connect with the breakers but not sure what to get.

Any suggestions on what box to use to protect the things I’ll be connecting to the battery? I basically don’t know anything about electrical, breakers, how to protect etc.

Appreciate it!

 

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Thanks

 

Easy access disconnect. With a key or a lever like a drag car.

lots of gromets.

 

Your question is vague so I'm just giving a general answer modeled after what I did for my boat. You'd use a DC fuse block (Blue Seas makes nice equipment) to handle independent loads in conjunction with a relay box for the switches. Put a DC breaker in front of the fuse block (don't get Amazon Chinesium on this part because they suck - get a name brand from McMaster like Bussmann) and size the wire and breaker accordingly. For such short runs, and to better protect against corrosion, I'd recommend getting tinned copper instead of welding wire. There are plenty of charts to figure out gauge for draw vs length.

Also, the lugs and crimpers on Amazon are shit. They're made to metric standards and make a terrible crimp on AWG wire. They'll probably work if you're wanting to do this on the cheap (be sure to use marine grade heat shrink to attempt to salvage the terminals), but the FTZ 94284 crimper and their associated lugs are where it's at.

 

Not sure what that means bud lol

 

Thanks. I’ll look into all that.

 

Something that closes the electrons quick and easy.

 

Thanks. Why would this be needed? In case of an electric short or fire or something along those lines?…

 

Exactly. Or a bad accident or a runaway winch since most don’t use fuses (more common than you think)