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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 08:24 PM
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In addition to the factory power and ground cable on my battery, I have hooked up air compressor wires, electric center stand wires, heated gear wires, and 1 amplifier (B52). I am about to install a second amp (another B52) and the battery posts are getting a bit crowded. Just curious what yall are using (if anything) in the form of power and ground distribution to clean up the terminals a bit? Or is it fine with all of the wires connected to the battery and not need to be concerned?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 09:41 PM
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This stinger d-block was $20 on ebay. It houses both power and ground. ..pretty cool!
 
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Looks great! That's how I plan to mount my second amp too. What gauge in and out of that stinger block are you using?
 
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Looks great! That's how I plan to mount my second amp too. What gauge in and out of that stinger block are you using?
I went 8 all the way around. Neither amp is going to draw what the main line is putting out. Hell, the whole bike is run in under the 8 that is powering my amps. Lol
 
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You could run 8 gauge then break off to 10. 4 gauge would be overkill imho. I guess what I'm saying is the battery only puts out so much. I believe the rest of the bike is run off the battery in 10 gauge. (Not quite sure that is the actual size) Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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I went 8 all the way around. Neither amp is going to draw what the main line is putting out. Hell, the whole bike is run in under the 8 that is powering my amps. Lol
I bought the stinger block that you suggested. Did you fuse the main cable going into the block or fuse each cable going to the amps separately?
 
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I bought the stinger block that you suggested. Did you fuse the main cable going into the block or fuse each cable going to the amps separately?
I fused the main cable. I had actually bought the boss wiring kit but used only the fuse holder and fuse from it because I had extra wire from a previous install. But there are inline fuses available on eBay too.
 
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you by chance have a part number on that stinger d-block?
 
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