I wanted a custom breaker box to use as both switches and circuit protection for my wiring. Breakers only protect wiring, not devices. If left unprotected, wiring acts as hidden, remote fire starters if they heat up to melting point because of too much current. You don't want that. I decided to use Blue Seas series a breakers. These are awesome devices. They can be bought in custom panels that are beautiful. Being who I am, I decided to design my own faceplate and breaker box. It was a huge amount of work and expense. Here is a photo of it.
It turned out beautiful and required a few tools to complete. A drill, #30 drill bits, a pneumatic rivet gun, bucking bar, deburring tools, scotchbright pads, a set of clecos/cleco clamps/cleco pliers, a compound miter saw, table saw, and frontpanel.com. They made the breaker faceplate that I painstakingly designed. This was hard for me and I am familiar with cad design. The cone angle and width of the countersunk screws was the hardest to determine. The screws on this box were nearly flush, way better than the factory panels. I learned many lessons along the way. The breaker box hinges down from the bottom back. It has internal kevlar 2.1mm strings to stop it in a horizontal position for easier wiring. The meter on the left is for the truck battery and is temporarily disconnected.
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