Wire management

[AMink]

I have been trying to find a heavy duty buss to connect multiple wires to my batteries. I have only found light duty ones for fishing boats (Battery tender, fish finder, etc.). I have two 12's in parallel with: wires coming in to charge, wires going to convertor, wires to generator starter, wires from the solar charger, and the wires connecting the two batteries. Needless to say, the terminals look like a porcupine. Any suggestions? Or should I just leave it the way it is, all stacked on the terminals.

 

[SnoKing]

Look at the products on this page.

http://www.fisheriessupply.com/marine-electrical-supplies/wiring/bus-bars

SNOKING

 

[kthaxton]

I've used these terminals on older project vehicles http://www.madelectrical.com/catalog/cn-1.shtml . Not sure if this company is still active (heard at one point that it was not). I later found a similar, slightly better item is available on some 90's Chevy trucks. I used to grab them when I hit the junkyards.

 

[LandShark]

You can also use some 1/2' copper pipe and smash it flat, then drill holes in it.

 

[TLane]

You can buy ground bus bars for circuit breaker boxes at your local big box store. It would be up to you to mount/insulate/enclose as needed. Just another option - depending on how much "off the shelf" you want to pay for.

 

[RBridenbaugh]

When I added a second battery bank, modified my wiring inside the RV and added 2 AWG wire for charging from the truck alternator, I used bus bars, insulators and megafuses from VTE Warehouse. They sell small quantities at a reasonable price.