Mountain Man Tim

Marks' stuff is overkill super professional grade once again, the man knows his ****.

darkknight1999

Yes, always use a wire that is the right gauge for what you will be installing. As long as you're using the proper gauge wire it should never be a problem. Doing this only adds a few inches to 12"'s to a wire run. You won't start to see voltage drop in wiring run in a car unless you a using the wrong gauge wire. Braiding the wire together doesn't damage or shrink the conductor size at all. Doing this with the power and ground together will also reduce the EMI the line will produce.


I also went a step further and added a complete fuse relay box. Doing this keep the entire system separate front he rest of the jeep.






I use the unused available switched circuit in the main fuse box to switch a secondary relay to turn the whole system on.

darkknight1999

As a quick recap as to what I used for this:

1 - Cooper Bussman MINI FUSE AND MICRO RELAY RTMR PANEL BUSSMANN 15303-2-2-4 http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
1 - MOUNTING BRACKET ATO / ATC & RTMR FUSE BLOCKS http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
5 - SONG CHUAN ISO 280 MICRO RELAY 20A/15A AMP 24V SPDT RESISTOR http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
2 - 10 A MINI CIRCUIT BREAKER 28V TYPE III BUSSMANN 23310-00 http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
6 - 15 A MINI CIRCUIT BREAKER 28V TYPE III BUSSMANN 23315-00 http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
1 - 20 A MINI CIRCUIT BREAKER 28V TYPE III BUSSMANN 23320-00 http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
1 - 30 A MINI CIRCUIT BREAKER 28 V TYPE III BUSSMANN 23330-00 http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
2 - Power Relay Contactor 12v 100A SPNO WHITE-RODGERS 120-901 http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
1 - STINGER SCBM100 100 Amp Marine Circuit Breaker Amazon.com: STINGER SCBM100 100 Amp Marine Circuit Breaker: Car Electronics
10 - Differnet color 16 gauge primary wire 16gauge Primary wire - Parts Express Ships Fast and Ships Free.
3 - s different sizes of Expandable Braided Sleeving Expandable Braided Sleeving in the Wire & Cables Department at Parts Express | 2193
5 - Sizes of heat shrink tubing - I prefer adhesive lined heat shrink. You should be looking to get the 4:1 shrinking or more. This will allow you space to do what you need to do while still shrinking down around the wiring to form a water tight seal. (1/4", 1/2", 3/4", 1"and if you have anything larger than a piece of 2")http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/myport...BlkmaJwBRbctZ/
1 - 10 Pack DELPHI PACKARD WPK-2-16-14-10PK - WeatherPack 2 Pin Kit 16-14 AWG WPK-2-16-14-10PK - WeatherPack 2 Pin Kit 16-14 AWG 10 Pack - Performance Plus Connection supplier of weatherpack connectors & tools
1 - Delphi Packard GM Weather Pack Crimping Tool Kit PPCTK318 - Delphi Packard GM Weather Pack Crimping Tool Kit - Performance Plus Connection supplier of weatherpack connectors & tools
1 - Delphi Weatherpack / Metri-pack 280 Cavity Plugs 25 pack 15324928 / 12010300-25 - Delphi Weatherpack / Metri-pack 280 Cavity Plugs 25 pack - Performance Plus Connection supplier of weatherpack connectors & tools
25' - KnuKonceptz Kolossus Fleks Blue 4/0 Gauge Power/Ground Wire Kolossus Fleks Blue 4/0 Gauge Power/Ground Wire - Merchandise
10' - KnuKonceptz Kolossus Fleks Black 4/0 Gauge Power/Ground WireKolossus Fleks Black 4/0 Gauge Power/Ground Wire - Merchandise

Of course there are the battery terminals, ring terminals, electrical tape and so on... but this should get you going... if you have questions PM me and I'll give you my number and email and we can figure out what you need that way.