Guys,
I'm really hoping someone can help me out here. I am having a heck of a time figuring out my wiring.
So I've purchased a 6 way fuse block with positive and negative terminals. I'm planning on hooking it up to a Rocker Panel with 5 of the 5 pin rocker switches.
I will install a large fuse on the 6awg cable from my second battery to the + input of the fuse block and the fuse block will be grounded with a 6awg cable to the chassis. I am hoping I can fit another terminal on the bolt where my DC-DC charger is also grounded. Anyways...
My question is regarding how to hook up the positive from the fuse block to each rocker switch.
Do I need a separate (fused) wires from the fuse block to each rocker switch, or is it safe/better to have one connection from the fuse block to the first switch and jump to every switch?
I realise that one could theoretically have a small wire from the fuse block + to the first rocker switch input and then bridge that to the next rocker switch, to the next and so forth. And this could also work for the ground, meaning one ground wire from the fuse block - to the first rocker switch input and then bridge to the next and so forth.
Basically how my panel arrived pre-wired
Back of the rock switches
Option A: Each switch has it's own + from the fuse block to the switch (no jumping between rocker switches)
Pros: Every switch/device is fused independently of the other switches/devices.
Cons: Every switch has two wires back to the fuse block
The "To Battery +" would go to a single + terminal on the fuse block
The "To Light +" would go to the + of whatever the switch turns on
The "To Grounds -" would jump and go to a signle - terminal on the fuse block
Option B: Single connection from the fuse block and jump to every other switch.
Pros: Single connection reduces the amount of wires between the fuse block and the switch panel
Cons: There is only one fuse (from the battery to the fuse block) so faults will be hard to diagnose
I hope that makes sense. I have searched the internet high and low and have found tons of fuse block wiring diagrams and switch wiring diagrams but nothing that combines the two.
And if anyone knows how to convert this switch to a normal 5 pin rocker or what to google to find an adapter, i would be very grateful.
I'm really hoping someone can help me out here. I am having a heck of a time figuring out my wiring.
So I've purchased a 6 way fuse block with positive and negative terminals. I'm planning on hooking it up to a Rocker Panel with 5 of the 5 pin rocker switches.
I will install a large fuse on the 6awg cable from my second battery to the + input of the fuse block and the fuse block will be grounded with a 6awg cable to the chassis. I am hoping I can fit another terminal on the bolt where my DC-DC charger is also grounded. Anyways...
My question is regarding how to hook up the positive from the fuse block to each rocker switch.
Do I need a separate (fused) wires from the fuse block to each rocker switch, or is it safe/better to have one connection from the fuse block to the first switch and jump to every switch?
I realise that one could theoretically have a small wire from the fuse block + to the first rocker switch input and then bridge that to the next rocker switch, to the next and so forth. And this could also work for the ground, meaning one ground wire from the fuse block - to the first rocker switch input and then bridge to the next and so forth.
Basically how my panel arrived pre-wired
Back of the rock switches
Option A: Each switch has it's own + from the fuse block to the switch (no jumping between rocker switches)
Pros: Every switch/device is fused independently of the other switches/devices.
Cons: Every switch has two wires back to the fuse block
The "To Battery +" would go to a single + terminal on the fuse block
The "To Light +" would go to the + of whatever the switch turns on
The "To Grounds -" would jump and go to a signle - terminal on the fuse block
Option B: Single connection from the fuse block and jump to every other switch.
Pros: Single connection reduces the amount of wires between the fuse block and the switch panel
Cons: There is only one fuse (from the battery to the fuse block) so faults will be hard to diagnose
I hope that makes sense. I have searched the internet high and low and have found tons of fuse block wiring diagrams and switch wiring diagrams but nothing that combines the two.
And if anyone knows how to convert this switch to a normal 5 pin rocker or what to google to find an adapter, i would be very grateful.
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