01-28-2007, 07:45 PM
Hey Brutha, I wish that I could be there in person to help but it is quite a drive from the West Coast.
Instead, I have some good pointers from you since I also repair marine electrical for most of the Sporties out here.
The terminal block is a good idea to begin with. You can easliy manufacture a cover for it utilizing some rubber gasket material and closed cell foam as a cover.
Each of your connections to the terminal block should be crimped and soldered with a low Sn or Sn(tin) free solder. I would recommend silver solder if you can find it.
At the point of contact on the terminal block, be sure to use the ring type terminals and mildly coat them with a Dielectric grease. This grease can be found at Home Depot or other hardware outlets in the electrical section. Brand name, "No-alox".
From that point, you will need to run individual cables to each device and utilizing an inline fuse to each component. If you decide to run to a separate fuse block, you can also seal that box with closed cell foam too.
Be sure to solder all connections to and from the switches too.
Give me a shout out if you need more details.[cool]
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Instead, I have some good pointers from you since I also repair marine electrical for most of the Sporties out here.
The terminal block is a good idea to begin with. You can easliy manufacture a cover for it utilizing some rubber gasket material and closed cell foam as a cover.
Each of your connections to the terminal block should be crimped and soldered with a low Sn or Sn(tin) free solder. I would recommend silver solder if you can find it.
At the point of contact on the terminal block, be sure to use the ring type terminals and mildly coat them with a Dielectric grease. This grease can be found at Home Depot or other hardware outlets in the electrical section. Brand name, "No-alox".
From that point, you will need to run individual cables to each device and utilizing an inline fuse to each component. If you decide to run to a separate fuse block, you can also seal that box with closed cell foam too.
Be sure to solder all connections to and from the switches too.
Give me a shout out if you need more details.[cool]
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