Accessories power source

ahh.....scotch locks.......


some people swear by them........

others swear at them.........




they are great if you need to get out of trouble briefly......and quickly......
but in the long term will fail and cause more trouble than they are worth......

If I go down that route I will definitely be soldering any connections - only used those once and didn't like them - doesn't mean they don't work.

On a similar note, anyone seen or used "fuse taps" that allow you to tap into the B+ side of a blade fuse? seen them on US web sites but nothing here.

Andy

the way I've found power sources in my 110 and in previous vehicles is pretty simple - look at the optional extras listing and see what you dont have...
each item you don't have that requires power will still be on the loom at least to a certain point in the vehicle (as aluded to earlier in this thread with regard to heated seats...).

take a peek at your rave disc that you bought from Inc and you can find out exactly where in the vehicle such electrical pick up points are :)

in my 110 I ran a new set of 6mm wires from the battery (earth, active on ingnition and always active) to a new bus bar (for the earth) and new fuseboxes (for the two types of active) in the overhead console - makes additional accesories easy to add :)

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Originally Posted by Relay

Please tell me they're not scotch locks...*shudders* Make sure ya solder connections please!:D

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haha yeah they are.... I thought it would be a bugger of a job to get my soldering iron in there and not burn anything else :eek:

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Originally Posted by AndyRevill

On a similar note, anyone seen or used "fuse taps" that allow you to tap into the B+ side of a blade fuse? seen them on US web sites but nothing here.

Andy

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I picked some up from Pirhana Offroad some time ago. Great idea.

As with all things on the 'wants list'...it's a matter of finding the right dealer & part.
Here's a neat solution available from Cole Hershe (google their web site for your nearest distributor)
I use one for switched accessories and one for perminantly live accessories.
The are available with four, six, eight or ten fueses. I've also included the box with the part number for the 8 fused item.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

S.

If that’s the type of fuse holder your after, I carry the 8 way fuse holder in that form, have a look at the bottom of the web page at the link bellow.


8 Way Fuse holder

Cheers

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Originally Posted by drivesafe

If that’s the type of fuse holder your after, I carry the 8 way fuse holder in that form, have a look at the bottom of the web page at the link bellow.


8 Way Fuse holder

Cheers

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Don't think that's quite what I'm after - though could have done with one last year when I was refurbishing the switchbox on the boat!

before I start cutting wires I'll try and track down some fuse taps - they obviously exist over here.

Thanks for the ideas

Andy

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Originally Posted by AndyRevill

Don't think that's quite what I'm after - though could have done with one last year when I was refurbishing the switchbox on the boat!

before I start cutting wires I'll try and track down some fuse taps - they obviously exist over here.

Thanks for the ideas

Andy

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...Just don't hook it up to the DVD player Andy...:p

JC

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Originally Posted by streaky

As with all things on the 'wants list'...it's a matter of finding the right dealer & part.
Here's a neat solution available from Cole Hershe (google their web site for your nearest distributor)
I use one for switched accessories and one for perminantly live accessories.
The are available with four, six, eight or ten fueses. I've also included the box with the part number for the 8 fused item.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

S.

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How did you wire up a box so that its switchable ? I've been looking around awhile now for something like this fusebox... Im guessing you didn't use the cig lighter wire as the fuse would blow...