Distribution block for 18g wire
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: Distribution block for 18g wire
Posted By: Farwell
Subject: Distribution block for 18g wire
Date Posted: September 19, 2003 at 11:30 AM
I need to split one power wire source to 4 supplies. These are low current devices, about 18g wire for a screen, dvd player, and aux. input device. Should I use a dist. block or just bundle all the wires together? I can't find any dist. blocks for smaller 18g wire. The ones I have seen are 4g for monster cable and amps etc. thanks
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 19, 2003 at 12:12 PM
You can split it or use a relay to split the wire.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: bberman1
Date Posted: September 19, 2003 at 12:21 PM
Any electronics store will carry them, Also Home Depot has them in their electrical department.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: September 19, 2003 at 1:08 PM
They are called barrier terminal strips. Or you could just use a large wire nut and tie them all together...
Posted By: brianh
Date Posted: September 20, 2003 at 6:55 PM
I would recommend the Barrier strip method. It makes for a neater job and if you ever decided to change anything it would be real easy. The only downfall is that some cars dont have a good spot to mount one. Well theres my 2 cents.
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Brian
owner/installer
Sight & Sound Car Stereo
"all electronic equipment runs off of smoke, once you let it out, it stops working"
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