What's your battery terminal clutter solution?

[NY2LA]

My battery terminals look like a ring-toss game played in the backyard of a frat house on a rowdy night. I need to clean them up.

What have others done to expand and declutter their starter battery terminals after adding a bunch of accessories?

 

[eatSleepWoof]

Dedicated fuse & relay block for all accessories.

 

[RET2]

Dedicated fuse & relay block for all accessories.

Or two.

 

[FrazzledHunter]

I just did this. At the moment I only have 2 additional positives and 1 additional negative but there will likely be more.
I was particularly fond of the way the OEM harnesses mount.

My post: What have you done to your 200 Series this week? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/what-have-you-done-to-your-200-series-this-week.818471/page-624#post-14027495

 

[sleak]

This is what I am planning on whenever I need to add to or redo my electricals:

Heavy-Duty Battery Terminal Distribution Blocks by Rugged Rocks

Heavy duty battery terminals. Upgrade your vehicle's power distribution system with durable heavy duty Battery Terminal Blocks. Ideal for off-road adventures, 4x4's, and other project cars. Ensuring consistent power flow.

ruggedrocksoffroad.com

 

[sleeoffroad]

This is an option we have for terminals that accept Toyota OE connections with stock batteries in stock locations.

SLEE - Short OE Replacement Billet Battery Terminals - Set - Slee Off Road

Features Securely connect accessory circuits on stock 24/27F batteries Billet machined from Buss Bar aluminum Tin coated for maximum corrosion protection Special machined ends to fit most late model Toyota OE battery connections Designed to work with stock sized batteries or auxiliary batteries...

sleeoffroad.com

 

[NY2LA]

I just did this. At the moment I only have 2 additional positives and 1 additional negative but there will likely be more.
I was particularly fond of the way the OEM harnesses mount.

My post: What have you done to your 200 Series this week? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/what-have-you-done-to-your-200-series-this-week.818471/page-624#post-14027495

I actually got this kit last June and installed one of them. I recall having a problem with the other side. But my cables are still a bit of a mess.

 

[Julian73]

A combination of Slee on positive and SDHQ on negative (I think the Slee offering is better, but too long for the OEM terminal post position).

 

[NY2LA]

@Julian I just took a look and yeah I have the SDHQ on the neg side. I don't remember exactly happened, but I had some kind of issue with it on the positive side.

 

[NY2LA]

Here's my mess. Lots of add on fuses adding to the clutter, plus a couple trigger wires coming out of tiny holes in the fuse box.

 

[RET2]

Here's my mess. Lots of add on fuses adding to the clutter, plus a couple trigger wires coming out of tiny holes in the fuse box.

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Thanks, now I realize I'm not alone.

 

[Julian73]

Here's my mess. Lots of add on fuses adding to the clutter, plus a couple trigger wires coming out of tiny holes in the fuse box.

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I ground little wires to the vehicle body, while some report not to do this, both car and aircraft manufacturers do this as the chassis, body, airframe offer almost no resistance. additionally I ran my trigger wires out of the fuse box using the side cable tube. Was easy to unwrap the electrical tape, then rewrap.

 

[joltman]

Dedicated fuse & relay block for all accessories.

@eatSleepWoof (or anyone really) would you be able to go into some detail (with photos) of this setup? I've recently installed the ARB Dual Compressor in my 2018 and I'm not thrilled with my power wiring job. I've got the Slee Short OE Terminals (which I haven't installed yet as there's no positive cover for the short terminal) but that just helps attaching more to the current battery. I'm interested in the cleaner long term solution to this problem as I'll only be adding more devices to the battery (winch, a few pairs of lights, wiring to a rear battery & BCDC, etc). Where are you mounting the new fuse block? Over on the passenger side of the engine bay? I know Slee makes an accessory mount for that location that could work. I'm guessing I could get rid of the supplied ARB fuses if there was a fuse block in that location. I could hard wire the whole setup. Thanks for the info!

 

[eatSleepWoof]

@eatSleepWoof (or anyone really) would you be able to go into some detail (with photos) of this setup? I've recently installed the ARB Dual Compressor in my 2018 and I'm not thrilled with my power wiring job. I've got the Slee Short OE Terminals (which I haven't installed yet as there's no positive cover for the short terminal) but that just helps attaching more to the current battery. I'm interested in the cleaner long term solution to this problem as I'll only be adding more devices to the battery (winch, a few pairs of lights, wiring to a rear battery & BCDC, etc). Where are you mounting the new fuse block? Over on the passenger side of the engine bay? I know Slee makes an accessory mount for that location that could work. I'm guessing I could get rid of the supplied ARB fuses if there was a fuse block in that location. I could hard wire the whole setup. Thanks for the info!

Scroll through my build thread - link in signature - the fuse block is on the first page somewhere. I later installed the ARB Twin and relocated the fuse block; that's also in the thread somewhere.

 

[NY2LA]

Did a little cleanup on my battery terminals and cable routing. In the process, I installed the positive-side SDHQ terminal and realized why I hadn't installed it last time I worked on this project. Getting one of the native cables with the flat rectangular-style connector to attach to the terminal was difficult. The cable had almost zero slack and required me to pull it very tight in order to screw it into the SDHQ terminal, which sits higher up than the factory terminal. This is why I have my terminal rotated slightly--turning it to point straight back would have added even more tension to the line.

I think the attachment is okay, just at its limit. I would have preferred to retain that half-inch of slack.

There are two native cables with rectangular connectors. One sits on top of the other. I'm talking about the lower one. Anyone know what the cable is? Is it the alternator cable? Anyone experience a similarly tight situation when implementing an aftermarket terminal solution?

 

[joltman]

@BloggerL I like your cable sheathing. What kind is it/where did you get it? Do you have link to it? Does the heatshrink you used have adhesive in it? Thanks!

 

[NY2LA]

Sheathing is all over the map. Some of it came with the cables you are seeing. Some of it I bought online--mostly asphalt-coating wiring loom. Wiringproducts.com was one place I purchased.

 

[joltman]

I'm narrowing in on the items I need for my electrical install. Currently, I'll be purchasing:

• Slee Accessory Tray
• BlueSea Safety Hub 150: This should allow me to power the dual compressor, ham radio, and other accessories as they come along.
• 2 x 40A MIDI fuses (one for each compressor)
• 1 x 20A ATO fuse (for ham radio)
• 150A Bussman waterproof circuit breaker
• 10A hookup wire (for radio and maybe a rear fridge)
• PowerPoles for ham radio and fridge
• 2/0 Welding Cable to supply the 150A directly to the Safety Hub (probably around 15', to be safe)
• Sheathing/split tubing for SafetyHub feed.

My concern at the moment is where can I safely mount the circuit breaker? I'm not a fan of putting it on the fuse box lid. I feel that would add extra complexity to removing that lid. I already have enough of that due to the compressor air filters. I was hoping to securely mount it on the battery hold down bar, but it's curved. Does anyone have any ideas on a better mounting solution that doesn't involve the fuse box lid?

 

[bloc]

A combination of Slee on positive and SDHQ on negative (I think the Slee offering is better, but too long for the OEM terminal post position).

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So the slee terminal is too long on the negative side? Like it hits the fuse box or something?

 

[Orange Hat]

I’m in the same spot at getting everything ordered and with the homework I was doing, I saw that one member on here located the ARB twin over at the passenger side on the Slee accessory bracket while locating the electronics on a Powertray/Slee bracket behind the fuse box.

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