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Bluesea Wire Gauge Question

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by T@co_Pr3runn3r, Jan 15, 2016.

  1. Jan 15, 2016 at 9:46 AM
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    I am wiring in a bluesea 12 circuit fuse block. Is 6 gauge wire from battery to breaker and to fuse block going to be OK? and the ground one? I have no crazy pwr hungry things that will be run off of it, just trying to clean up some accessory wiring in the fuse box behind the cubby in the cab. Mostly things like pwr for homelink mirror, bed lights, 2 sets of 35w HID fogs because my truck wasn't wired for them, 35w HID Hellas, grom audio adapter & Rostra bluetooth & maybe move the CB pwr from battery to the bluesea. Got the military spec battery terminals with covers to nice that up. I won't be running any onboard air or winch or huge light bars. Will get 4g wiring if really necessary...........Yes, I have been searching thru all kinds of threads but no one ever specifies anything about the main wiring from battery. Didn't see it on youtube or bluesea sight either.
     
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    I would say the minimum is 8AWG wire. That's what the Toyota fusebox uses and it is rated similarly to the blue sea box.
     
  4. Jan 15, 2016 at 11:19 AM
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    Thanks for replies, if 8 is minimum then 6 should be OK for what I intend to run off it. I basically have the same mounting setup as Rock Lobster's & got me a set of these......

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    ....military spec terminals to clean up the top of the battery and attach the extra cabling to.
     
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