SaintPanzer
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If I send pics, everyone will know how horrible I am at wiring!I love wiring. Sounds like a proper setup. One observation, if reading correctly, is your busbar feed 10AWG? if soits waytoo small for comfort, especially if running halogens.
As @Mirrajumper said, send pics...
Don't get me wrong: I like wiring, but I'm not good at finding good "hidden paths" for the wires, and the relay box ended up looking like more of a rat's nest than I intended. The fuses are adequate, and they are 30 amp relays, but they are so close together that the heavy wires are longer than they could be just to make the bends. Then, after that length was added, it was "squished" down to the chassis (actually, the wheel well) they splay everywhere, which doesn't look good at all. What I really need is a few hours with a wire professional to show me some tricks for threading the wires through things, and finding the best paths to take.
I see your point on the 10 gauge being small... The problem I was having is being able to crimp on the fittings. My Ancor crimper only goes up to 10, and it's a different item for larger. I'll re-do the math, I may have forgotten to add the two 100 Watt loads. All the lights are not on at the same time, but I can see where either both main beams or dips and fogs need to be added together. At least now I know how long a 4 gauge wire I need!
For the record: some will say solder, not crimp. But my other hobby involves boats, and ABYC specifically bans soldering, as it makes a hard spot that doesn't work well with vibration. So all my "skills" (he says, blushing) are boat based, and so I don't solder. I do used tinned, stranded wire for the same reason.