Cybaster

Ok, I have no idea how i would search for this.
Does everyone seem to have the problem of connecting EVERY piece of electrical equipment to the battery?
I connected the alarm, the stereo amp, boost gauges, exhaust gauges, Ignition, Fuel Controller. and things i cannot think of right now...

Well, is there a better way then to clutter the battery post with all these connections? Like an aditional power source or some sort.... what can I do to unclutter the battery?

Thanks

X-JaVeN-X

tap into other sources. such as a power cable from an amp which should already be coming straight off the battery. If you're trying to hook up an safc or something...you can probably tap into 12v behind your radio. Just make sure you not tapping into too small a guage of wire. Just make sure you know what you're tapping into and if it's 12v constant or 12v accessory, etc. Also, make sure you fuse the new line that you run.

Cybaster

yeah, but that is still really cluttered u know... i mean i do that already, but when u try to troubleshoot or trace the wires or something like that, u have a million wires going everywhere

i just wonder how do people get 12v to their millions of accessories, gauges, ricer lights, etc without cluttering up their car

usma_2006

iTrader: (3)

One good way is by running it from the empty slots in your fuse box in the engine bay. Then you can run a fuse (or a second) in-line with your power cable. You should never hook up your components directly to the battery anyway.

Another option is using a distribution block like you'll find when people are running multiple amps. I have one in one of the side storage compartments in the trunk (although you'll probably mount yours in the engine bay) and it works great. It takes one 2 or 4 gauge cable and distributes the power through 4 fuses, from which you can connect 8-16 guage cable. You can also buy bigger distribution blocks for more components or just hook up two or three components per fuse. They're easy to mount and you can get plastic covers for them as well to protect from the environment. If you look at crutchfield's website or some other car audio sites they should be pretty easy to find and will give your engine bay a much more professional (and safer) look.

X-JaVeN-X

^That was going to be my next recommendation...a distro block.

Cybaster

i see.... that might be an option =)
thanks guys

Railgun

http://www.accessafuse.com/

Running everything direct to the battery is a bad idea. Yeah, they may be small devices, but any short can have disasterous results.