Negative bus bar

[tdonoughue]

If you have a crowded negative post on your battery, this mod is super simple. I got a Blue Sea 130A bus bar from Amazon. I screwed it directly to the plywood next to my AB switch. Then I moved the wires off the battery and on to the bus. Tightened it all down and done.

Negative bus bar

• tdonoughue
• Jun 28, 2014

The bar does come with a cover that I added after the pic.

This should make the negative connections more secure and make additions to the electrical system much easier.

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[tdonoughue]

For those who could not see the pic. ..

 

[mgabsa]

My house battery neg and positive are getting pretty full. I need to do this for both. I was looking at a bus with fuses that would hold both pos and neg connections.

 

[tdonoughue]

They do have one of those at Blue Sea. I opted for the separate ones so that I can be a bit more flexible in my configuration... But yes, the dual bus bar with fuses was under serious consideration in the process, so not a bad idea at all.

 

[Gym]

Great idea @tdonoughue. It would also prevent some missing grounds when you reconnect your battery in the spring.