Any words of wisdom?
I’m planning on running a 4awg positive hot from the aux battery. Then to a breaker near the battery. Then thru the firewall. Along the passenger front and passenger rear foot well/door striker plate. Under the rear quarter panel and to the car bottle jack compartment to a power distribution box.
1) I will jacket the wire with a plastic corrugated split sheath. And run along factory loom when possible avoiding any pinch points.
2) I will be powering usb power outlets. Eventually the roof front and rear light bars, scene lights, some hatch lights. Maybe rear fridge power too.
Do in need to run a ground cable direct from the battery to this area for that kind of load? Or a will a good chassis ground and busbar suffice.
3) I contemplated running the power along the frame as I did for my Anderson trailer charging cable at the rear but if the fuse box going to be in the cabin I figured it’s safer to run it in the cabin with a good circuit breaker.
I am a electric newbie….but pretty handy otherwise.
I’m planning on running a 4awg positive hot from the aux battery. Then to a breaker near the battery. Then thru the firewall. Along the passenger front and passenger rear foot well/door striker plate. Under the rear quarter panel and to the car bottle jack compartment to a power distribution box.
1) I will jacket the wire with a plastic corrugated split sheath. And run along factory loom when possible avoiding any pinch points.
2) I will be powering usb power outlets. Eventually the roof front and rear light bars, scene lights, some hatch lights. Maybe rear fridge power too.
Do in need to run a ground cable direct from the battery to this area for that kind of load? Or a will a good chassis ground and busbar suffice.
3) I contemplated running the power along the frame as I did for my Anderson trailer charging cable at the rear but if the fuse box going to be in the cabin I figured it’s safer to run it in the cabin with a good circuit breaker.
I am a electric newbie….but pretty handy otherwise.