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349517 
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Posted: July 06, 2005 at 4:12 PM / IP Logged  

This is going to sound like an extremely dumb question to most of you but here it is: Everyone now and then i find something else i want to add to my car and i find i'm always trying to find new power sources that will produce enough current for all my compents, my question is what should i do if i have a number of things hooked up in my car and i want to add more things down the road without making the wiring look messy. This is my current set up:

JBL 1200.1 amp (direct to the battery)

240 watt power inverter hooked up to my ps2(getting power from my ignition wire)

4 button switch hooked up to a few lights and a relay(direct to the battery)

Radar detecter(spliced into the power for my cig. plug)

There is only so much output current that switch can give so as stated before i would like to know what everyone here is doing for similar setups?

349517 
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Posted: July 06, 2005 at 8:16 PM / IP Logged  
forgot one thing, i also have a viper 791xv hooked up as well.
speedwayaudio1 
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Posted: July 06, 2005 at 11:26 PM / IP Logged  
The only dumb question is one that you don't ask. You could upgrade the alternater that's in you car now. let's say too 200 amps. And a good battery. If you wanted to get a little more power you could add a second alt. Say a 250 amp 1wire alt with it's own batt in the trunk. You could run all your audio and video powered buy the extra alt and batt, then have the your alarms, radar det , lights- neon on the main alt and batt. then you would have plenty of power for about what ever you'll want.
Big Dave
customcarchris 
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Posted: July 06, 2005 at 11:50 PM / IP Logged  
As far as the wiring goes, you need to go to an auto parts store about buy a small fuseblock, one that can hold about 6 fuses. Run a large wire to it and either mount it in the engine bay by an opening to run various wires to, or under the dash wherever you want. Then you can plug into this for power to your various accessories, and they will each be fused, and you don't need to worry about power if you put a big wire to run them. If I remember tomorrow I will take a picture of what I have set up, it worked well for me.
One note though, reviewing your post, my amplifiers that I will soon be installing are going to have their own power cable direct from the battery, but also fused. They are not hooked up to this fuseblock because it's not designed to handle enough current for amps, just accessories. I currently have a pair of foglights, undercar lights, and an alarm hooked up and they look clean with the wires and work well.
Hope this helps and I'll try to get a picture tomorrow.
349517 
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Posted: July 07, 2005 at 8:21 AM / IP Logged  
Thanks guys, that picture would be awesome too if you have a chance.

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