Wanting to change out my fuse box

I bought a 8 Circuit ATO/ATC Fuse Block from www.wiringproducts.com/index1.html?lang=...H-6ZkCFaCT7QodzxNL5g and i want to put it on my bike...

You might consider the 6 circuit type with the cover and side entrance electrical connections.

The bottom connections make the fuse holder taller and may limit where you can place it.

Unless you plan on adding more circuits in the future 6 fuses should more than meet the electrical needs of your bike.

Remember to stay with the approx wire size when wiring up the new fuse block. The smallest for a 30 amp circuit would be 12 gauge with 14 and 16 gauge for the 20 and 10 amp circuits.

www.parts-express.com has a high quality ratcheting crimper for the insulated terminals you will need. #360-642 $18.62

And buy yourself a good wire stripping tool that won't nick the conductor during insulation removal. Most of these terminals require 3/16"-1/4" insulation to be removed before the wire will fit in the terminal.

The color codes for electrical terminals are for American wire Gauge(AWG).

22-18 Red or Pink
16-14 Blue
12-10 Yellow

The way the gauging is set up, is the bigger the number (like 22) the smaller the wire will be.

Parts express also carries the solderless wire terminals the above tool will crimp on the wires. I'd recommend going with the covered terminals to minimize the potential of a short circuit.

If you have any questions,ask as I've got a lot experiance wiring many pieces of equipment.

Ok...i have the 8 one already...and it's under the black...so some how i will be mounting under the block instead of to its side....but I will try to stay within the wiring size..

Just did that on my B3 project I love that fuse block I have 2 of the 4 fuse ones put the main one on a custom plate and attached the whole thing to the Rectifier mount.

I have another just behind the battery.

dman that is some very tidy wiring i likey long time i usally don't have that much patinece and i always tell myself i'll straighten that up later but it never does. i guess i just like to hear the engine make noise more.

Im on ebay getting ready to buy one of those side mount ones...I want HID lights on my bike..and many of other toys...soo....i'll need space on my block.

i used one of the open style units on my latest drag bike but i did that for easy access and i won't be riding it in the rain i used the 8 circuit one because i will be adding a whole bunch more electronics in the near future nitrous system, fuel pump, data logger and nitrous controller so i needed expantion room

Here's a website that carries the heatshrinkable butt connectors(I call them splices) that after crimping when heat is applied the inner adhesive melts sealing the connection from moisture and corrosion.
cableorganizer.com/krimpa-seal/

Another choice is a step down connection where one wire splits into two circuits or two wires are spliced into one:
cableorganizer.com/step-down-butt-splice-connectors/

And another choice for a sealed,spliced connection:
cableorganizer.com/hydralink-multiple-wire-connectors/

Those would have been handy when I did mine. I used bare butt splice crimps, soldered them all and finished off with heat shrink.

It may have been easier for me to start from scratch than just replacing the fuses. cleaning it up is a natural result of replacing everything.

yeah...I am actually going to wait on this project, but order the parts....i just put a new stator in, and found out my stator cover was cracked....so i will be getting a new one of those...and then i will be installing LED turn sigs, new guage cluster,alarm, autocom system, and HID lights....maybe some leds for the bike...and maybe some NOS....