I have an sPOD installed in my Jeep and just purchased a 4 KCHiletes Cyclone rock light set. The set comes with a busbar that none of my other aux lights have had and I'm wondering if I have to use the busbar or do I discard it along with other unnecessary wires and relay.

 

I'm trying to envision what this busbar is, Karin. So I may be way off the mark here (pun not intended, LOL). But, if the busbar is simply a neat way to connect up multiple lights to the battery, then you may want to retain it. Otherwise, if you have a good plan to neatly and safely wire multiple lights to one (?) sPOD switch, then that should work fine. Bottom line, you have to split out the wiring to multiple locations, so how will you do that?

Note: I'm taking "busbar" as a literal interpretation of what that device is in electronics. If, in fact, KC has placed some electronic magic in that, then it may be a necessary part (something equivalent to the parts necessary to stop LED headlight flicker). And calling it a "busbar" would be a misleading misnomer. You may want to connect a light directly to 12 VDC and ensure it comes on properly. If so, you should be fine without the busbar, if that's what you choose.

 

It's definitely a busbar. I've been looking at the wiring diagram and I don't believe I'm going to need them but will take your advice before cutting off the wires. Thanks Mark.

 

I have the kc lights now too, how did your install go and how did you hook it up to the spod?

 

Power and ground from lights directly to same SPOD terminal. You’re SPOD already incorporates the relays. What size is the fuse for the lights?

 

im not sure w using the spod i need to use the busbar.

 

Without actually seeing the Busbar in question - I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess it is just a component to combine wires (eight in this application) to two.

If your wires from the individual lights are reasonably thick (heavier gauge) and you think it may be a problem connecting all them to the single SPod terminal:

1. Mount the Busbar in an out-of-the-way location
2. Run your eight wires from the lights to the Busbar
3. Run the two wires from the Busbar to the SPod - done!

Here is a photo of how I combined the cables of 14 Lux Monster Rock Lights into just two neat cables going to the SPod. The junction box has a Busbar inside of it - I mounted the junction box in a safe, dry place by the battery. The result was a clean, solid install.

Neville

 

thanks for the help on this one, its very odd looking in my rig due to under the hood is a rats nest with two batteries and wires EVERYWHERE lol. its on my TODO list to clean it up. Im thinking I will use the busbar to bring all the wires into the engine bay, then hook up the busbar positive to the sPOD and the black wire to the battery and the other black to the ground and the final bitter end to the Spod GRND. it sounds odd because the black wire is not attached to the red wire like you would expect ie taped together...I will send a picture tonight hopefully,

 

The busbar will just give you a single point to mount all the lights power wires and the run a single wire to the switch pod OR the included relay.