Ringonu Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 Finished up my battery box and set up my fishfinder on a cigarette plug. Plan on running my night lights on the power posts. Not waterproof but good enough for my needs. May also use it to run some aux lights on my bigger boat so I don’t have to wire them all up. Pretty fun to build and learn about wiring. Can’t wait to make more for family as gifts. Total cost was $40 but have sourced new parts and can get get it down to about $25 running inline fuses rather than a fuse block. 7 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 15, 2018 Super User Posted February 15, 2018 Wow, that's really clean. Nice! Quote
Super User Darren. Posted February 15, 2018 Super User Posted February 15, 2018 Love it! Great work! Quote
Ringonu Posted February 15, 2018 Author Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, J Francho said: Wow, that's really clean. Nice! 29 minutes ago, Darren. said: Love it! Great work! Thanks! 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 16, 2018 Super User Posted February 16, 2018 Any chance we can see the guts, and a parts list? 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted February 16, 2018 Super User Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, J Francho said: Any chance we can see the guts, and a parts list? This! Would love to see the same. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 16, 2018 Super User Posted February 16, 2018 I currently just stick my battery in a Sea to Summit dry bag. It's a weak solution, but works. I'd love to do something like this. Quote
Ringonu Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, J Francho said: Any chance we can see the guts, and a parts list? Check out JDS outdoors on youtube for a video on how to make one. He also has a parts list linked. I probably watched the video 3 times. It was very theraputic. I am out of town so I don’t have a pic of the fuse block but do for the rest of the wiring. Got the box at Harbor Freight for $4 2 Quote
Ringonu Posted February 19, 2018 Author Posted February 19, 2018 Just finished my “under $25” box. It came out pretty good. Instead of a master switch that also turned on the volt meter I rigged up each switch to turn on the accessory as well as the volt meter. Cut down on needing a fuse block. Running inline fuses. All the wiring, fuses, and most connectors were included with the port kit I got off Amazon. Total cost was ~$23. Guts 2 Quote
Roughwater Posted March 9, 2018 Posted March 9, 2018 On 2/15/2018 at 11:33 AM, Ringonu said: Finished up my battery box and set up my fishfinder on a cigarette plug. Plan on running my night lights on the power posts. Not waterproof but good enough for my needs. May also use it to run some aux lights on my bigger boat so I don’t have to wire them all up. Pretty fun to build and learn about wiring. Can’t wait to make more for family as gifts. Total cost was $40 but have sourced new parts and can get get it down to about $25 running inline fuses rather than a fuse block. That's a very professional looking set up. Good job! 1 Quote
Ringonu Posted April 14, 2018 Author Posted April 14, 2018 I now have a “test box”. This is my latest addition. I am not able to get to the spot where I want to mount lights on my boat so here’s my workaround. Should work for night fishing. 2 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted April 15, 2018 Global Moderator Posted April 15, 2018 That's very impressive. I'd love to do something like that for mine but my electrician skills are about on par with Clark Griswold. Quote
Ringonu Posted April 15, 2018 Author Posted April 15, 2018 7 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said: That's very impressive. I'd love to do something like that for mine but my electrician skills are about on par with Clark Griswold. Youtube works wonders. I never wired up anything before these boxes. With what I learned i’m eventually going to clean up my boat wiring. It’s a mess. 1 Quote
Ringonu Posted April 27, 2018 Author Posted April 27, 2018 Battery box v2.0 completed. This is definitely a one-off. Too much time and aggravation. The switches didn’t seat all that well so it’s not 100% waterproof. It could take a good downpour though. 3 Quote
haggard Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 6:27 PM, Ringonu said: The switches didn’t seat all that well so it’s not 100% waterproof. I used those same rocker switches on my jon's homebrew steering console. Home Depot has a surprisingly wide range of rubber O rings; you could probably find one to slip over the switch before inserting it into the hole, and crank it down. Nice job on the DIY box. 1 Quote
PAbasser927 Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 This is a great thread! I actually had a Nocqua pro power kit on order that I cancelled because of this thread. Looked like it would be fun to build one of these instead. I just finished this one up last night. The JDS Outdoors video made it tremendously easier to work through. 1 Quote
Randy Edmunds Posted January 2, 2019 Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) Wow that looks great is that a Sealed ammo can and did you do and other Silicon caulking or anything like jw Edited January 2, 2019 by Randy Edmunds Misspelled a word Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted January 3, 2019 Posted January 3, 2019 On 2/15/2018 at 10:33 AM, Ringonu said: Finished up my battery box and set up my fishfinder on a cigarette plug. Plan on running my night lights on the power posts. Not waterproof but good enough for my needs. May also use it to run some aux lights on my bigger boat so I don’t have to wire them all up. Pretty fun to build and learn about wiring. Can’t wait to make more for family as gifts. Total cost was $40 but have sourced new parts and can get get it down to about $25 running inline fuses rather than a fuse block. You did good! I built mine last year and with the case being the exception, used the same parts. Quote
hisjr Posted January 24, 2019 Posted January 24, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 10:41 AM, Harold Scoggins said: You did good! I built mine last year and with the case being the exception, used the same parts. That looks great. What size Pelican case did you use? Are the switches siliconed in place for waterproofing? I'm looking to undertake a build myself. I'm thinking of using some push button switches that I've found on eBay. Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, hisjr said: What size Pelican case did you use? Are the switches siliconed in place for waterproofing? It's a Pelican 1400 and I used Lexel around the gauges and switches. Quote
hisjr Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 15 hours ago, Harold Scoggins said: It's a Pelican 1400 and I used Lexel around the gauges and switches. I found a deal for a couple Pelican 1400s yesterday and I wasn't sure if it would work. Thanks for the reply. I think everything will work. On 1/3/2019 at 10:41 AM, Harold Scoggins said: What is this plug? Are the binder posts the same as speaker binder posts? 4 minutes ago, hisjr said: What is this plug? Are the binder posts the same as speaker binder posts? I think I found it. Is it the SAE plug? Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, hisjr said: Is it the SAE plug? That looks like it. I got mine from a RV dealership. These are the posts I used: HIGHROCK 10pcs Terminal Binding Post Power Amplifier Dual Copper 2-Way Banana Plug Jack (from Amazon) Quote
hisjr Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 3:16 PM, Harold Scoggins said: That looks like it. I got mine from a RV dealership. These are the posts I used: HIGHROCK 10pcs Terminal Binding Post Power Amplifier Dual Copper 2-Way Banana Plug Jack (from Amazon) I found some waterproof locking (maintaining) led switches on eBay that look great. The Pelican 1400 looks perfect too. Thanks for your help. Quote
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