rjxj wrote:
I used the copper pipe method with brass bolts and a smooth piece of white plastic lumber. I had the anl fuses and all of this stuff on hand so why not use it. I used a Brother Ptouch label maker. The pvc lumber has a wood grain side and a smooth side. It's excellent to use on various projects, finishes like steel with the ease of wood but no splits, splinters or warping or cracks like plexiglass.
That is a great looking set up! Nice job!
Calkidd wrote:
You can use the single post like this....
I know you meant well but this set up is a recipe for disaster or fire.
If the ONE nut comes loose you would have a very bad situation.
The positive cables should be run to a bus bar with each it's own post, secondly they should be fused at about 50 amps.
The post with the Fisheries Supply link is the right way to do this kind of thing...safely and professionally.
I used the copper pipe method with brass bolts and a smooth piece of white plastic lumber. I had the anl fuses and all of this stuff on hand so why not use it. I used a Brother Ptouch label maker. The pvc lumber has a wood grain side and a smooth side. It's excellent to use on various projects, finishes like steel with the ease of wood but no splits, splinters or warping or cracks like plexiglass.
I too use the BLUE SEA Terminal blocks (AMAZON) which accepts the same ring terminals used in most RV Battery setups... These also come with a plastic cover that might be needed for your POSTIVE Battery connections in tight places...
These are used alot around multiple RV battery installs...
Using Terminal blocks for multiple connections to different 12VDc loads is a neat way to accomplish routing problems and cleaning up masses of 12VDc cables. I am one that does not like to see more than two ring terminals per connection especially when higher DC currents are involved...
I would be careful however not to introduce different charging length paths from your charging source when feeding multiple batteries. You want each battey in your battery bank to use the same charging path lengths to insure each battery in the bank gets the same charging current when being charged. Otherwise some batteries will charge differently than the others which may result in poor performance and eventually do harm to the battery. This is very important for getting long life out of your battery bank.
Just some of my thoughts
Roy Ken
These are used alot around multiple RV battery installs...
Using Terminal blocks for multiple connections to different 12VDc loads is a neat way to accomplish routing problems and cleaning up masses of 12VDc cables. I am one that does not like to see more than two ring terminals per connection especially when higher DC currents are involved...
I would be careful however not to introduce different charging length paths from your charging source when feeding multiple batteries. You want each battey in your battery bank to use the same charging path lengths to insure each battery in the bank gets the same charging current when being charged. Otherwise some batteries will charge differently than the others which may result in poor performance and eventually do harm to the battery. This is very important for getting long life out of your battery bank.
Just some of my thoughts
Roy Ken
