Buss bar???

[inkjunkie]

Might not be the proper term. I may be building a harness for my bike soon. It will have a Bosch style relay for the starter, a 30 amp (?) main breaker feeding three 15 amp circuits, one for the ignition, another for the head/tail light and a third for the signals. Years ago I used a contraption to connect the feed of a main breaker to the other ones to avoid running wires from the main to each breaker. Have done a quick internet search for a "buss bar" and came up empty. Can someone help me out please????

 

[Bad Sport]

Something like this?


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Bus bar?

 

[blue missile]

car audio guys use these which are called "Distribution Blocks" Ebay's your source.$7-$15
You can also make one out or some scrap copper, This is one of three for the grounding system.In my case there is one in each compartment of the car and everything has a home run to a buss bar.
Andrew

 

[inkjunkie]

Something like this?


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Bus bar?

Nope...picture the strap from a universal exhaust hanger, think it is called Plumbers tape. It is just a simple strap that goes form post to post of the breakers.....

car audio guys use these which are called "Distribution Blocks" Ebay's your source.$7-$15
You can also make one out or some scrap copper, This is one of three for the grounding system.In my case there is one in each compartment of the car and everything has a home run to a buss bar.
Andrew

Scrap copper, thanks for rattling my brain. That is what I ended up using last time......

 

[Bad Sport]

Nope...picture the strap from a universal exhaust hanger, think it is called Plumbers tape.

OK, I know what you are talking about. I believe they sell it in small rolls, made of copper. It is referred to as "plumbers tape". Why, is a whole nuther topic, lol.

 

[inkjunkie]

OK, I know what you are talking about. I believe they sell it in small rolls, made of copper. It is referred to as "plumbers tape". Why, is a whole nuther topic, lol.

Never understood that......:wack:

 

[805moparkid]

Something like this?


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Bus bar?

where do you get those?

 

[Bad Sport]

where do you get those?

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=buss bar&page=1&rh=i:aps,k:buss bar

 

[Bad Sport]

Never understood that......:wack:

I figured it out. Plumbers use it to hang piping from floor joists, so naturally they call it tape. :banghead:

 

[Drag]

i use these and they work great and have a lot of room


http://chassisengineering.com/shopDetails.asp?CatId=10&SubCatId=7&ProductId=959

 

[skykeith]

Go to Aircraft Spruces web site and search buss bar. They sell them in several sizes to connect circuit breakers together or if you can find a strip of copper, you can make your own.

 

[KitCarlson]

Might also consider an automotive fuse box, might be safer.

 

[65-440]

Man i just threw a bunch of those away. Would've gave all them to you !

 

[inkjunkie]

Might also consider an automotive fuse box, might be safer.

Absolutely 0 space

 

[skykeith]

Here is a picture of some circuit breakers and a buss bar I had laying around. These take up very little space and you can cut the bar to the length you want.

 

[inkjunkie]

http://terminalsupplyco.com/Store/Default.aspx?CAT=EC020040&PCAT=53280#Categories

 

[skykeith]

http://terminalsupplyco.com/Store/Default.aspx?CAT=EC020040&PCAT=53280#Categories

I would call terminal supply before ordering buss bars to find out what the measurements for the bars actually are. The specs shown in the catalog show mounting centers way too far apart for the length of the bar. 3/4 in. is a good distance for spacing between breakers.