1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@BartMaster1234 these are the terminal blocks I like using.
https://www.automationdirect.com/ad...al_blocks/konnect-it_din-rail_terminal_blocks

 

You should come to AZ and do some wiring for me. On the 4Runner and the house

 

Hmmm crawling around in attics in Arizona heat.

Hard pass for me.

 

Those are the fanciest looking terminal blocks I’ve ever seen. They mount to rails it looks like?

Thought these things were terminal blocks:

 

It's perfect weather here right now. High today was 73.

 

Oh yeah thats them. I thought you were talking about the motor starter pic. DIN rail is what that stuff is called.

Those blocks are nice cause if one melts down due to something letting the smoke out you can replace just the one block without messing with the entire strip.

 

Whatcha need done on the runner?

 

Oh is that the ones you sent me? I didn’t realize they’re modular. Are those spots for fuses in the middle?

 

Also my automotive wiring looks nothing like those panels, usually I get sick of contorting my body under the dash and end up going with a zip tied rats nest.


Just remember to size any breakers you add in properly to the amp load. Dont just slap in a 100 amp breaker and call it good. Cause my money is on that sucker never tripping if needed haha.

 

Big 3, one of those power center thingies (BlueSea or something?), 2nd battery, wire in my steering wheel radio controls that I didn't do, power to the rear for air compressors. I can think of lots of things!

 

Waaaaant
2005 Toyota Tacoma SR5
https://cars.ksl.com/listing/6822544

 

I know electrons and voltrons, not there's amptrons too????

 

Those are little jumper strips you can snap into the middle section. Some of those blocks can have fuses in them tho.

 

Ah a Bussmann box.

 

This one


But zoomed in maybe thats a fuse holder? Either way it's not "fingersafe" if you look at the CB in my pic they've got those tabs on it. That's a UL 489 circuit breaker... the old style is know as a UL1077 and its not up to code for modern installation anymore.

 

Looks like creamy light chocolate milk diarrhea.

 

I see plenty of people on here use 100 amp breakers as a main for their blue sea panels, which is OK if each individual circuit is fused properly. But you still wanna size your main breaker reasonably to the total amp draw of the entire panel so it can trip if need be.

 

Oh yeah thats for fuses. I like em better cause idiots are less likely to replace a fuse than keep flipping circuit breakers back on.

 

Well you can bet I’d drink it