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S-Nation S13
03-11-2011, 04:56 PM
can i or is it safe to use the accessory signal as the power signal for all my after market gauges. i see no point into tapping into numerous signals ie power sources...but if i have to, then i have to

bardabe
03-11-2011, 09:44 PM
it's fine just make sure you stick a fuse in there just in case something where to happen to all that wire clutter, a small 7.5A should be fine.

S-Nation S13
03-12-2011, 08:13 AM
it's fine just make sure you stick a fuse in there just in case something where to happen to all that wire clutter, a small 7.5A should be fine.

..ok so what your saying is ground all the grounds, to one point. then bundle up all the power sources together (for the gauges) and befor i connect all of them to the source, put a inline fuse 7.5a...correct, if so i have a left over inline fuse holder for a 15a circuit. i should be good...thanks for the help bro

herbieS13
03-12-2011, 09:31 AM
you can put all the grounds at 1 point depending on how many there are but it wouldnt hurt to have more than 1 ground point just to be safe

Bryants95240sx
03-12-2011, 09:58 AM
i would really recommend using a relay, pull a power source wire that's a larger gauge wire use the power source as your "trigger" wire. i would not power all your gauges off that one wire.

chiboy002
03-12-2011, 12:22 PM
i wouldn't power multiple gauges from the same wire, you can ground to the same point but don't pull from the same.

usajdm
03-12-2011, 12:58 PM
i would really recommend using a relay, pull a power source wire that's a larger gauge wire use the power source as your "trigger" wire. I would not power all your gauges off that one wire.

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yes!

chiboy002
03-12-2011, 01:49 PM
not to thread jack but if i were to wire two gauges to the gauge cluster, would i need a fuse or would the gauge cluster fuse be ok

Bryants95240sx
03-12-2011, 02:28 PM
any time i had anything extra over oem i would put a fuse in.