I like using terminal blocks and jumper strips cut to length. This is how my C&C 37+ came from the factory. See product links below. 20A is realistically probably as large as you will need but mine came with 30A terminals blocks. Typically you would design the layout so that all the power supply wires would come attach on the same side and orientation. All the loads would attach on the opposite side. In this manner a single input turned into 2 load terminals with a 2 terminal jumper. Well in reality you actually have 3 places for a load to attach but one is in the supply line side. Similarly a 3 terminal jumper creates 3 load side terminals plus 2 additional spares on the line side. I try to avoid using this line side terminals during design but for retrofits they are very useful.
When using terminal blocks another technique that C&C used that really helps keep things clean is to bring the line side power through a hole in the panel to which the terminal block is attached. This is useful since the line side is rarely changed. Somebody probably makes a terminal board mounting panel just for this purpose. https://www.bluesea.com/products/2408/Terminal_Block_20A_-_8_Circuit https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/products/terminal-strip-jumper-8-position All the best, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 15:24 Adam Hayden via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello folks. > > As one of my many winter projects I have decided to rewire the 12 volt > panel and add pigtails to make it easier to remove the panels by creating a > hinged panel. I plan to run the pig tails to a terminal block. My question > is how to distribute the positive leads from the leads to the various > interior lighting wires. I have about 4-6 different wires from different > areas of the boat. Would you suggest a terminal block with jumpers or a > bus bar? > > Any other suggestions would be appreciated. > > Adam > C&C 36 > > Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network. > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
