Alchemy Autosport Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 So I'm wiring up the new car and trying to decide where to place the auxiliary fuse block and relays etc. Used to have it on the passengers side dash, that was nice for access in the pits or garage. But if it's within the driver's (think to the right of the shifter) reach then he can trouble shoot in car if something happens. But it's much harder to work on in the pits. Thoughts? Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakks Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 RBR just redid our entire dash panel to eliminate clutter and also to move fuse panel so driver could see them. We also have another fuse panel still in the engine compartment but it only has about 5 fuses on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemy Autosport Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, jakks said: RBR just redid our entire dash panel to eliminate clutter and also to move fuse panel so driver could see them. We also have another fuse panel still in the engine compartment but it only has about 5 fuses on it. Thats awesome! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworks Paul Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 What is the driver going to be typing while driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 9, 2019 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 I had a race winning chumpcar that had 0 fuses, 0 relays, and only one switch (kill switch) and one button (starter). I never had an electrical issue with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakks Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 36 minutes ago, Slugworks Paul said: What is the driver going to be typing while driving? Easiest way for us to get the pit to car acknowledgement up and going. It only uses the K and N buttons. We will do a Pi setup with 2 buttons after Indy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemy Autosport Posted July 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 37 minutes ago, Slugworks Paul said: What is the driver going to be typing while driving? well thats kinda my thought. i have never had a situation where access to fuses by the driver while strapped into the car wouldve done anything to help. I like the setup that @jakks has but i feel like its harder to work on in the pits if a driver is in the car 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworks Paul Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Alchemy Autosport said: well thats kinda my thought. i have never had a situation where access to fuses by the driver while strapped into the car wouldve done anything to help. I like the setup that @jakks has but i feel like its harder to work on in the pits if a driver is in the car If you want something accessible to the driver, I'd use push-to-reset breakers so you dont' have the driver trying to fumble with fuses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakks Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Slugworks Paul said: If you want something accessible to the driver, I'd use push-to-reset breakers so you dont' have the driver trying to fumble with fuses. 1 hour ago, Alchemy Autosport said: well thats kinda my thought. i have never had a situation where access to fuses by the driver while strapped into the car wouldve done anything to help. I like the setup that @jakks has but i feel like its harder to work on in the pits if a driver is in the car We went with fuse blocks that show when a fuse is blown. Driver would be responsible for letting us know which one. We would then be able to easily change it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugworks Paul Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Makes sense! I did the same with the fuse block I added to my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneker Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 When faced with the same decision recently, we opted for having fuse panel pointed towards passenger side window for easy access in pits from crew member with driver still in car. An in process picture that shows holes for switches on face angled towards driver and fuses and ECU on face towards passenger window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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