Vegaman_Dan
Well-known member
You're under the dash of your car working on that electric trailer brake installation and the wire you cut for the ground is too short. You had cut it thinking you had ample extra, but that was before you had to go over the steering column to the only accessible bolt available and now it's too short.
Dang it!
Worse yet, the wire supply is in the garage. Fine, another trip back to the far side of the garage to get more wire. And the connector you needed isn't the right one either. More trips. There has to be a better way!
And there is.
When I do larger wiring projects like a trailer, ambulance, emergency lighting, or other conversion projects, I need a lot of wire out where the project is, not in the garage. I hate carrying a bunch of loose rolls scattered about, so a carrier was needed.
This is just the start. I welded up a quick framework from 3/8" rebar mounted to a pair of 1/2" rebar uprights. Horizontal tubes are 1/2" conduit pinned on the ends with washers and cotter pins.
Whole unit is kept narrow. While this does limit storage capacity, I want to make sure I can still fit it through a normal 30" doorway.
I don't know the final arrangement yet, so it's only zip tied in place to test. Once I get everything done for welding, I'll use hose clamp to mount to the handtruck in case I ever want to remove it.
Additions to make:
More wire racks. This is not enough. I can add a row between the existing ones closer in to the back for smaller diameter rolls of wire. That should increase capacity.
Battery box and spare car battery on the foot. Useful for testing without messing with the vehicle's electrical systems. Will include a float charger to keep the system charged when not in use.
Mount/rack on the back for terminal / tool box. Those terminal boxes are handy, and would fit nicely into a rack on the back side that can be taken out for use.
This is a work in progress and so far has cost about $$35- $30 for the handtruck and $5 in rebar and conduit.
Dang it!
Worse yet, the wire supply is in the garage. Fine, another trip back to the far side of the garage to get more wire. And the connector you needed isn't the right one either. More trips. There has to be a better way!
And there is.
When I do larger wiring projects like a trailer, ambulance, emergency lighting, or other conversion projects, I need a lot of wire out where the project is, not in the garage. I hate carrying a bunch of loose rolls scattered about, so a carrier was needed.
This is just the start. I welded up a quick framework from 3/8" rebar mounted to a pair of 1/2" rebar uprights. Horizontal tubes are 1/2" conduit pinned on the ends with washers and cotter pins.
Whole unit is kept narrow. While this does limit storage capacity, I want to make sure I can still fit it through a normal 30" doorway.
I don't know the final arrangement yet, so it's only zip tied in place to test. Once I get everything done for welding, I'll use hose clamp to mount to the handtruck in case I ever want to remove it.
Additions to make:
More wire racks. This is not enough. I can add a row between the existing ones closer in to the back for smaller diameter rolls of wire. That should increase capacity.
Battery box and spare car battery on the foot. Useful for testing without messing with the vehicle's electrical systems. Will include a float charger to keep the system charged when not in use.
Mount/rack on the back for terminal / tool box. Those terminal boxes are handy, and would fit nicely into a rack on the back side that can be taken out for use.
This is a work in progress and so far has cost about $$35- $30 for the handtruck and $5 in rebar and conduit.
