DIY copper bus bar
Alright after my last post about messy battery cables http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28283107.cfm and seeing Westend's pic for his DIY wire box I figure I will do the same. Li...
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I need to look at my wire size, trailer is in storage so I just can't walk out back and take a look. Its a pain but I don't have room at home to park it.
Wednesday my DC clamp on meter should be here so I should be able to measure the AMP draw. Kind of interested to find out how much power things use in my trailer so I can better plan my power use. I usually dry camp for 2 weeks in the late fall while hunting so I wanted to get an idea of what i'm using.
So it sounds like a good idea to put a MIDI / AMI fuse right off the battery post on the line to the bus bar and then another fuse the same size off the bus bar to the disconnect switch? I'll also add a 40 amp fuse off the bus bar to the solar panel line and a 80 amp fuse for the 750 / 1500 watt inverter line.
Wednesday my DC clamp on meter should be here so I should be able to measure the AMP draw. Kind of interested to find out how much power things use in my trailer so I can better plan my power use. I usually dry camp for 2 weeks in the late fall while hunting so I wanted to get an idea of what i'm using.
So it sounds like a good idea to put a MIDI / AMI fuse right off the battery post on the line to the bus bar and then another fuse the same size off the bus bar to the disconnect switch? I'll also add a 40 amp fuse off the bus bar to the solar panel line and a 80 amp fuse for the 750 / 1500 watt inverter line.
