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Old 08-09-2011, 11:34 PM
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Wiring spaghetti

Moved from another category, the discussion centers around a mess of wires in the engine compartment for the stereo courtesy of the P.O. and jpian's (Jim's) desire to clean them up.

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Originally Posted by jpian0923 View Post
I was hoping to square it away before then. At minimum, how do I separate the stereo from the engine wires? Busbar?
I recommend feeding everything except the engine from a DC distribution panel with either a breaker or fuse for each system. This way the wires are properly protected from overload and clearly separate from engine wiring. Attached is my DC Distribution drawing. There's a bunch of stuff on it but if, for example, you follow the wiring from the stereo back to the source it should make some sense.
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