Idea for DIY project... Power distribution center for gauges?
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Idea for DIY project... Power distribution center for gauges?
Maybe I am just biting off more than I can chew, but I was thinking today about how nice it would be to have a cleaner way of providing power to my gauges.
Has anyone ever built or seen a power distribution box that can provide power and ground for say, 5 gauges (or other low power devices) and has its own fuse? I am thinking that the wires for each gauge or device should go into the side of the box and a screw would clamp down on the wire. We could even put on the board a power supply for USB and you could hide the jack somewhere like inside the center armrest or somewhere on the dash for a GPS.
Am I just over thinking this, or would this be a cool project to design and make open source?
I can't imagine it would be too hard.
The wires would plug into something like this, but it should be a version that protrudes through a cut out in the protective case. I will try and find a better example but for now this is the general idea... http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...951-ND/2638871
Has anyone ever built or seen a power distribution box that can provide power and ground for say, 5 gauges (or other low power devices) and has its own fuse? I am thinking that the wires for each gauge or device should go into the side of the box and a screw would clamp down on the wire. We could even put on the board a power supply for USB and you could hide the jack somewhere like inside the center armrest or somewhere on the dash for a GPS.
Am I just over thinking this, or would this be a cool project to design and make open source?
I can't imagine it would be too hard.
The wires would plug into something like this, but it should be a version that protrudes through a cut out in the protective case. I will try and find a better example but for now this is the general idea... http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...951-ND/2638871
Last edited by Chiburbian; 01-10-2013 at 12:36 PM.
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sells like an a cool idea but kinda unnecessary. why not add one of these for power distribution?
Bussmann ATC ATO 12 Position Fuse Panel Without Grounding Pad | eBay
Bussmann ATC ATO 12 Position Fuse Panel Without Grounding Pad | eBay
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