Wiring Lights to switch..Help

[dwk270]

I have a switchbox, a fuseblock, & my lights. I am having trouble putting it all together. Any help would be much appreciated. I will try to answer any questions.

 

[firefighter31]

when you say fuseblock what do you mean? something like this? View attachment 49058


if so you will want to run heavy gauge (fused@ 125% full load of all lights) wire from battery-> switchbox-> proper gauge wire-> fusebox->lights.


hope this helps and makes sense

 

[firefighter31]

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[dwk270]

when you say fuseblock what do you mean? something like this? View attachment 49058

if so you will want to run heavy gauge (fused@ 125% full load of all lights) wire from battery-> switchbox-> proper gauge wire-> fusebox->lights.


hope this helps and makes sense

Yes that is what I have. I am running my switch-box off the fuse block.


I am running wire to the fuse block and trying to run everything off the fuse block.

 

[dwk270]

i think I got it figured out. Thanks

 

[shues]

i think I got it figured out. Thanks

This thread is useless to others having the same problem. What steps did you take to figure it out? What was your solution?

 

[ERM]

when you say fuseblock what do you mean? something like this? View attachment 49058

if so you will want to run heavy gauge (fused@ 125% full load of all lights) wire from battery-> switchbox-> proper gauge wire-> fusebox->lights.


hope this helps and makes sense

Almost right. "from battery-> to master fuse within 18 inches of battery-> fusebox-> switchbox-> proper gauge wire-> lights".


Not sure how this switch panel is wired, but if there is one master power wire that daisy chains to each switch, you'll need to rewire it to be individually powered switches instead of one master power wire.


Here's what you'll want to do with what you have. Fuse your wire coming off of the battery with a master fuse or circuit breaker. If you get into an accident and the wire gets pinched, the fuse will blow and you won't get a fire.


Run this wire to the master input of your fuse block. Then run each fuse to each switch in your switch panel and then out to your lights. If the fuse blows, the light in your switch will extinguish, telling you the fuse has blown.


Leave the daisy chain ground in place as this is part of the circuit for the light inside your switch. Hope that helps.


Tony

 

[dwk270]

Almost right. "from battery-> to master fuse within 18 inches of battery-> fusebox-> switchbox-> proper gauge wire-> lights".

Not sure how this switch panel is wired, but if there is one master power wire that daisy chains to each switch, you'll need to rewire it to be individually powered switches instead of one master power wire.


Here's what you'll want to do with what you have. Fuse your wire coming off of the battery with a master fuse or circuit breaker. If you get into an accident and the wire gets pinched, the fuse will blow and you won't get a fire.


Run this wire to the master input of your fuse block. Then run each fuse to each switch in your switch panel and then out to your lights. If the fuse blows, the light in your switch will extinguish, telling you the fuse has blown.


Leave the daisy chain ground in place as this is part of the circuit for the light inside your switch. Hope that helps.


Tony

That's how I did it.