Hey Mike,

Let your local marine supply help you out here.  A quick Google for "marine
terminal block" brought up pages full of things like this:
http://www.pridemarine.com/index.cfm?category=10002|10205&product=8555220&code=773692050867

Looks like a neat solution!  ;)

On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> wrote:

> I have installed an exciting new gauge cluster atop the instrument pod
> on Mellow Yellow, my '84 Westy. Some of the gauges are waiting to be
> connected (oil pressure, oil temp, ATF temp, aux battery) and the wires
> for them are presently hanging out the fuse box opening, neatly curled
> and taped to the pillar.
>
> Next weekend I will be building up a wiring harness to bring up the
> sender signals (as well as several other "spare" wires for future
> connection) from the rear.
>
> I could just solder the gauge wires to the sender wires and leave the
> spares unconnected. But I'd like to use some kind of terminal block or
> junction box, for neatness sake.
>
> I wish there was sufficient room behind the fuse box to mount such a
> thing, but it's kind of a tightly-packed mess of spaghetti in there. But
> there's room on the pillar to bolt something, if that something isn't
> too big.
>
> Does anyone know of a terminal block or box that could be mounted there
> to accept 10 wires, possibly something with a cover so my toe tip
> doesn't snag anything?
>
> If not, then another place to mount a terminal block would be in the aux
> battery compartment under the driver's seat. My aux battery is under the
> rear bench so I have room in there once I shove some spare parts out of
> the way.
>
> Again, a neat terminal box with cover would be good there. My
> familiarity with terminal blocks ends with old-school barrier strips and
> eurostyle terminal strips, and those usually don't have covers.
>
> Suggestions?
>
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel (Jack Elliott)
> '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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