Auxiliary fusebox

Post by **jojax64** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:03 pm

I like this idea of using a seperate fusebox for auxiliaries only. This would certainly allow me to tidy up my wiring and make it look a bit more organised.

Is this common practise amongst Moggie owners......I wonder if I should take a feed wire off the battery to my new fusebox, or just use a link from the existing one?

Post by **Peetee** » Mon May 01, 2006 9:31 pm

This is one solution:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-1/1 ... usebox.jpg

The brown wire is the battery supply.

Post by **woo** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:10 am

I guess you need to decide whether you want the new circuits to be permanently live (like the lighting circuits) in which case you can either pick up the supply from the A terminal on the Control Box, the A1 terminal (unfused side) on the existing fuse box or a new direct feed from the battery.

Or Switched via the Ignition Switch in which case you can pick it up from the A3 terminal (unfused side) on the existing fuse box.

Post by **RogerRust** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:46 am

On my late 1000. There was a spare permanently live spade on the solonoid. So I picked it up there it was just the right place to do a nice neat job.

Post by **simmitc** » Tue May 02, 2006 12:46 pm

If you opt to have the accessories switched by the ignition then, depending on current draw, you might need a relay to supply the auxillary fuse box - the ignition switch and wiring is not designed to cope with heated screens etc.

Post by **jojax64** » Tue May 02, 2006 7:44 pm

RogerRust wrote:On my late 1000. There was a spare permanently live spade on the solonoid. So I picked it up there it was just the right place to do a nice neat job.

There are 2 spade connections on my solenoid, a large spade and a smaller one.......I wonder what the smaller spade connection supplies?
Both spades have brown wires connected.

Post by **RogerRust** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:25 pm

I found this photo on ebay

I connected my aux fuse box to the small spade on the right hand side on the top.
The big one goes to the regulator and the other small one to the starter key switch.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue May 02, 2006 8:32 pm

i did that on one of my pick ups

Post by **jojax64** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:44 pm

I like it! Thanks, folks.

Post by **aupickup** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:57 pm

no wories

Post by **jojax64** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:02 pm

Wot's that gold-coloured item in the bottom right hand corner of your photo? (next to the radiator)

Post by **aupickup** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:04 pm

hi
well after many months i have managed a photo

the goldy coloured thing is my servo.
this is my 40 year old van , everyday use

Post by **jojax64** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:09 pm

I'm well impressed.

I have an old "Selmar" car alarm unit mounted in that location on Rosie.

Post by **jojax64** » Wed May 03, 2006 12:12 am

Peetee wrote:This is one solution:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-1/1 ... usebox.jpg

The brown wire is the battery supply.

Looking at your improvised fusebox, are all of your accesories running through a single fuse?

Post by **Peetee** » Wed May 03, 2006 6:02 am

Looking at your improvised fusebox, are all of your accesories running through a single fuse?

No. The single wire is the feed. There is a metal plate on that side that connects this to all the contacts for the fuses. Then each fuse supplies one accessory; radio, heated window, reversing light and screen wash. Because these are permenantly live the heater and reversing light have dashboard lights so I don't leave them on accidentally.

Post by **jojax64** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:44 am

Ah........so!