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Jeep CJ7 Wiring Series- POWERCELL Locations

November 26, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Over the next few videos, we’re going to continue our theme on good planning. Specifically, we’re going to talk about picking the best locations for the major components that come with your Infinitybox system. We’re installing our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK and inRESERVE in our 1979 CJ7. To get the most out of our install, we want to pick the best locations for the MASTERCELL, the front & rear POWERCELLs, the MEGA fuse holder and the inRESERVE solenoid. We’ve broken this up into 5 different videos, talking about what you need to consider for each part. This video covers picking the best locations for your front & rear POWERCELLs.

Side View of the Infinitybox POWERCELL

You get two POWERCELLs in your 20-Circuit Kit. One for the front of your car and one for the rear. The POWERCELLs are the remote fuse & relay boxes for your system. They get commands sent to them from the MASTERCELL and they do the actual switching for all of your lights, ignition, starter, fuel pump, cooling fan, horn and other accessories. You can learn more about the POWERCELL by clicking this link.

There are two important things to consider when you’re picking the best locations for your POWERCELLs. First, you want the POWERCELLs as close to your electrical loads as possible. This keeps the wiring short and makes it easy to install. Your front POWERCELL is going to power your headlights, high-beams, turn signals, parking lights, ignition, starter, horn and dash. You want to keep the front POWERCELL close to these loads to keep the wiring short. Your rear POWERCELL is going to power your brake lights, turn signals, reverse lights, running lights, fuel pump and any audio that you have in the back of your car.

The other thing to consider when you pick your POWERCELL locations is that your POWERCELLs are the remote fuse boxes. You need to have reasonable access to the POWERCELL to remove the protective cover and change the fuses.

In our 1979 Jeep CJ7, we’re going to mount the front POWERCELL on the inner driver’s fender. There is a nice flat spot there to make mounting easy. It is accessible for maintenance. The 8-AWG power cables can be easily routed across the firewall to connect to the battery and the runs of wires to the loads are all relatively short. Check out more detail on the location in this video.

We’re going to mount the front POWERCELL inside the rear passenger fender. We will fabricate an enclosure inside the fender that is outside the travel for the suspension. We’ll make a sealed cover over the enclosure so we can get to it easily for maintenance. We can easily run the 8-AWG power feeds and the CAN cable down the passenger side of the Jeep. Finally, the runs of wires to the brake lights, turn signals, running lights, reverse lights and fuel pump are all relatively short. Check out more detail on the location in this video.

We created this simple diagram to show the POWERCELL locations in the Jeep plus the primary power cables from the battery, through the inRESERVE solenoid and through the Mega fuse holders. You can download a PDF copy of this diagram by clicking this link.

Infinitybox Jeep CJ7 Wiring Diagram- Cell Locations and Primary Power Routing

Picking the best locations for your POWERCELLs will make your wiring simple and efficient. It will also make troubleshooting and diagnostics easier. Keep watching for more in our 1979 Jeep CJ7 Install Series.

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Click on this link to get to the main page for the 1979 Jeep CJ7 wiring project. You can find all of the videos on one place there.

You can also click here to contact our technical support team with any questions about your car or truck wiring project.

Jeep CJ7 Wiring Series- MASTERCELL Location

November 26, 2020/1 Comment/in Wiring /by admin

Over the next few videos, we’re going to continue our theme on good planning. Specifically, we’re going to talk about picking the best locations for the major components that come with your Infinitybox system. We’re installing our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK and inRESERVE in our 1979 CJ7. To get the most out of our install, we want to pick the best locations for the MASTERCELL, the front & rear POWERCELLs, the MEGA fuse holder and the inRESERVE solenoid. We’ve broken this up into 5 different videos, talking about what you need to consider for each part. This video covers picking the best location for your MASTERCELL.

The Infinitybox MASTERCELL

The MASTERCELL is the brain of your 20-Circuit Kit. It connects to all of your switches. These include your ignition switch, turn signal stalk, brake pedal switch, headlight switch, fuel pump & cooling fan trigger and any other accessory switches that you may have in your car or truck. The MASTERCELL sends commands to the POWERCELLs when you turn a switch on or off. You can learn more about the MASTERCELL and what it does by clicking this link.

There are two important things to consider when you’re picking the location for your MASTERCELL. First, you want the MASTERCELL as close to your switches as possible. This keeps the wiring short and makes it easy to install. Second, you want to have easy access to the MASTERCELL for troubleshooting and diagnostics. There are tons of diagnostic features built into the MASTERCELL. You can learn about them at this link. To access these features, you need to be able to get to the MASTERCELL, remove the protective cover, press the buttons and read the inSIGHT LCD screen.

In our 1979 Jeep CJ7, we’re going to mount the MASTERCELL in the glove compartment. There is a convenient open pocket behind the door for the glove compartment. This puts the MASTERCELL close to all of the switches on the dash. That will make the dash wiring short and efficient. With the door open, we can easily take off the MASTERCELL cover, press the buttons and read the inSIGHT screen. When we close the door, the MASTERCELL disappears.

This picture will show the location of the MASTERCELL and POWERCELLs in the Jeep and how we routed the CAN cable between the cells.

Infinitybox Jeep CJ7 Wiring Diagram- CAN Cable Routing

Picking the best location for your MASTERCELL will make your switch wiring simple and efficient. It will also make troubleshooting and diagnostics easier if you need them. Keep watching for more in our 1979 Jeep CJ7 Install Series.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon so you get notified when we post new videos in the series.

Click on this link to get to the main page for the 1979 Jeep CJ7 wiring project. You can find all of the videos on one place there.

You can also click here to contact our technical support team with any questions about your car or truck wiring project.

Jeep CJ7 Wiring Series- inRESERVE Location

November 26, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Over the next few videos, we’re going to continue our theme on good planning. Specifically, we’re going to talk about picking the best locations for the major components that come with your Infinitybox system. We’re installing our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK and inRESERVE in our 1979 CJ7. To get the most out of our install, we want to pick the best locations for the MASTERCELL, the front & rear POWERCELLs, the MEGA fuse holder and the inRESERVE solenoid. We’ve broken this up into multiple, talking about what you need to consider for each part. This video covers picking the best location for the main parts in the inRESERVE Active Battery Management System.

inRESERVE is our Active Battery Management System. It is an accessory to our 20-Circuit Kit. inRESERVE works with your MASTERCELL and POWERCELL to monitor your battery voltage and actively disconnect the battery if it gets too lot. You can click here to get to another video that goes through inRESERVE in more detail. There are two main parts of the inRESERVE Kit that need to be planned for in your install. The first is the inRESERVE latching solenoid. The second is the manual reset button.

The heart of the inRESERVE kit is a special latching solenoid. It takes a pulse from a POWERCELL output to latch open, disconnecting all power from the battery to minimize battery drain. The inRESERVE solenoid needs to be located between the positive terminal of your battery and the block of 4 MEGA fuses that distribute power to your POWERCELLs. The best location that we found in our Jeep is right in front of the battery, under the hood. We’ll mount this solenoid on the same plate as the MEGA fuses.

The location of the inRESERVE reset button is really important. When inRESERVE does its job, it completely shuts down the Infinitybox system. You need to be able to get to your reset button from outside of your car of truck. If you have it inside and you have electric poppers, you won’t be able to access it to reset your system. We’re going to mount our reset button next to the battery and the solenoid under the hood. Check out the details in the video below.

This picture will show you schematically how the inRESERVE solenoid gets wired to the primary block of Mega fuses that comes with your 20-Circuit Kit. You can download a PDF of this schematic by clicking this link.

This diagram will show you the overall relationship between the inRESERVE battery disconnect solenoid, the battery, the Mega fuse block and the 8-gauge power feeds that go to each of the POWERCELLs. You can download a PDF copy of this diagram by clicking this link.

Infinitybox Jeep CJ7 Wiring Diagram- Cell Locations and Primary Power Routing

Keep watching for more in our 1979 Jeep CJ7 Install Series.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon so you get notified when we post new videos in the series.

Click on this link to get to the main page for the 1979 Jeep CJ7 wiring project. You can find all of the videos on one place there.

You can also click here to contact our technical support team with any questions about your car or truck wiring project.

Jeep CJ7 Wiring Series- MEGA Fuse Location

November 26, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Over the next few videos, we’re going to continue our theme on good planning. Specifically, we’re going to talk about picking the best locations for the major components that come with your Infinitybox system. We’re installing our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK and inRESERVE in our 1979 CJ7. To get the most out of our install, we want to pick the best locations for the MASTERCELL, the front & rear POWERCELLs, the MEGA fuse holder and the inRESERVE solenoid. We’ve broken this up into 5 different videos, talking about what you need to consider for each part. This video covers picking the best location for the block of MEGA fuses that comes with your 20-Circuit Kit.

Everything starts with running primary power from the battery. The POWERCELLs get powered by cables that connect back to the positive terminal of the battery. These cables need to be protected against short circuits by fuses. Your 20-Circuit Kit includes a block of 4 high-current MEGA fuses to protect the four 8-AWG cables that bring battery power to the POWERCELLs. If one of these cables was to short to ground, the MEGA fuse becomes the weakest link in the electrical chain. The fuse opens to protect the cable from damage. You want the MEGA holder to be mounted as close to the battery as possible to minimize the length of unprotected cable.

We’re going to mount the MEGA fuse block right in front of the battery, under the hood. There is a flat spot on the inner passenger fender that would be a great place. It is a short run of cable from the positive terminal to this location and we can easily route the 8-AWG power cables to the front & rear POWERCELLs. Watch this video to learn more about these and see where we’re mounting the MEGA fuses in the Jeep.

We are also installing our inRESERVE battery management solenoid in the Jeep. The best location for the inRESERVE solenoid is usually right next to the block of Mega fuses. This picture shows you how the Mega fuses go hand in hand with the inRESERVE battery management kit.

This diagram will show you the overview of the Mega fuses in the Jeep and show you how they connect to the battery, the inRESERVE solenoid and the 8-gauge power cables that feed each POWERCELL.

Infinitybox Jeep CJ7 Wiring Diagram- Cell Locations and Primary Power Routing

You can download a PDF copy of this diagram by clicking this link.

Picking the best location for the MEGA fuse holder will get you a safe and reliable electrical system in your car or truck. It will also make running the power cables to your POWERCELLs easier if you plan in advance. Keep watching for more in our 1979 Jeep CJ7 Install Series.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon so you get notified when we post new videos in the series.

Click on this link to get to the main page for the 1979 Jeep CJ7 wiring project. You can find all of the videos on one place there.

You can also click here to contact our technical support team with any questions about your car or truck wiring project.

Jeep CJ7 Wiring Series- Project Planning

November 22, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

This is a pretty boring video but the message is very important.

Picture of a 1979 Jeep CJ7 wired with the Infinitybox system

This is the next video in our 1979 Jeep CJ7 install video series. In this video, Jay talks about project planning. He goes through the manuals and documentation. He also talks about reviewing the configuration sheet that came with your kit. Here’s the message: the better you plan up front, the better the job is going to go. This applies to wiring your car or truck, just like it does for installing an EFI system, or upholstering a seat or painting a car. The Infinitybox website is full of resources to help you wire your resto-mod, street rod, hot rod, race car, kit car or Pro-Touring build. You can get to our Resources page at this link. You can also access our Blog at this link. This is full of tips, tricks and customer examples.

The most important message here is to ask questions. If you don’t understand something, give our team a call. You can reach us at (847) 232-1991.

You can check out the project planning video here.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon so you get notified when we post new videos in the series.

Click on this link to get to the main page for the 1979 Jeep CJ7 wiring project. You can find all of the videos on one place there.

You can also click here to contact our technical support team with any questions about your car or truck wiring project.

Jeep CJ7 Wiring Series- Introduction

November 18, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

We’re excited to announce a new project at Infinitybox. We’re doing a full install of our Infinitybox system into this Jeep. Check out the step-by-step videos showing you the power and simplicity of the Infinitybox system for your resto-mod, street rod, hot rod, kit car or Pro-Touring build. We’re doing this install in three phases.

In the first phase, we’ll get the core wiring done. We’re going to install our 20-Circuit Kit with inLINK and inRESERVE. We’ll take you through all of the details of wiring your car or truck with these products.

In the second phase, we’re going to expand the system to control power locks and power windows. These will be controlled by our inMOTION motor controller.

In the last phase, we’re going to accessorize the Jeep. We’re going to add trail lights, audio and other electrical accessories. We’ll also install our inTOUCH NET to show how you can control your car or truck with a smart phone or tablet.

Picture of a 1979 Jeep CJ7 wired with the Infinitybox system

This is a 1979 Jeep CJ7. It is a beast. It is powered by a well-built Chevy 350. It has a 2″ suspension lift and a 2″ body lift. It rides comfortably on a set of 33″ tires. The shop that built it did a great job. There is no rust on the body or chassis. The interior is nicely done. Mechanically, it is in great shape.

The wiring is another story. It has been through a few owners since it was restored. It seems that every owner hacked into the wiring in their own special way. You can see where lighting was added, then removed. There was an amplifier and a subwoofer in the back but they are long gone. The wiring is just dangling there for these. The gauge and dash wiring is a mess. Some of the connections are butt-spliced, some are soldered, some use fast-on terminals. There are wires under the hood and behind the dash that serve purpose. We are going to gut the wiring and show you how easy it is to wire anything with our Infinitybox system.

You can check out the introductory video in the series here.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the bell icon so you get notified when we post new videos in the series.

Click on this link to get to the main page for the 1979 Jeep CJ7 wiring project. You can find all of the videos on one place there.

You can also click here to contact our technical support team with any questions about your car or truck wiring project.

1969 Chevelle wired with the Infinitybox system

1969 Chevelle Wired with Infinitybox

October 5, 2020/in Cars /by admin

Front of 1969 Chevelle wired with the Infinitybox system

Here’s another great customer car wired with our Infinitybox system. Matthew W sent us these pictures of his finished 1969 Chevelle. He’s had this 1969 Chevelle a long time. This is the first car that he ever got to change a tire on.

1969 Chevelle wired with the Infinitybox system

He has a 383 stroker engine in it with Aluminum heads. It is fed through an Edelbrock dual quad carb set up. He has an MSD ignition box giving it spark. He has the Vintage Air Front Runner system with their Gen-IV system.

Engine bay of 1969 Chevelle wired with the Infinitybox system

He wired the car with our Infinitybox 20-Circuit Kit. He added inLINK for security features. He also add inRESERVE to manage his trunk-mounted battery.

You can see this picture of his rear POWERCELL and the inRESERVE solenoid protecting his battery. The rear POWERCELL is mounted conveniently in the rear, right corner of the car. This is very accessible if he needs to change a blown fuse, the runs of wire are short and it can be hidden neatly behind the custom trim piece that he made.

Rear POWERCELL and inRESERVE solenoid installed in 1969 Chevelle wired with the Infinitybox system

Congratulations to Matthew for finishing his car. It is spectacular and we are proud to be a part of his build.

Interior of 1969 Chevelle wired with the Infinitybox system

Click here if you’d like to learn more about wiring your car or truck with our Infinitybox system.

CAD models are available for our Infinitybox Cells in STEP and IGES

Infinitybox CAD Models

August 28, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Our customers are a unique breed of builder and fabricator. They wire their cars and trucks with our Infinitybox system for a lot of different reasons. To start, our system lets them simplify their wiring. More importantly, our customers want more than just a plain, basic electrical system. They want the same electrical features in their project that they have in their new, daily driver. Our Infinitybox system lets them do that. Since our customers are tinkers, makers and builders, they are using the latest solid modeling technology to virtually mock up their cars and trucks to make the project go more smoothly. We get a lot of requests for CAD models for our cells, so we’ve made them available to our customers.

The introduction of on-line CAD tools like Audodesk’s Fusion 360 gives anyone in their garage access to very powerful and intuitive solid modeling tools. You can import the CAD models for the Infinitybox MASTERCELL, POWERCELL and inMOTION cells into your projects. You can check fitment, verify wire routing and make sure that you can access the cells, all in the computer before you cut any metal.

We have the solid models for the MASTERCELL, POWERCELL and inMOTION cells available in STEP and IGES formats. Click on this link to contact our technical support team and we will send you the models.

inTOUCH NET Compatible Head Units

July 28, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Our Infinitybox inTOUCH NET lets you control your car or truck’s electrical system from any smart device. This includes smart phones and tablets. This link will take you to an overview of inTOUCH NET and a video that describes how it works. You can go beyond iPhones, iPads, Android Phones and other tablets and connect to inTOUCH NET with a select series of head units. There are three criteria that you need in a head unit to connect to inTOUCH NET. First, it needs to have a touch screen. Second it needs to have a browser built in. Lastly, it needs to have WiFi. The connection between the smart device and inTOUCH NET is through a local Wi-Fi connection. There is no need for data plans or Internet access. We just a local WiFi connection to get a fast, reliable and secure pipeline for inTOUCH NET. This post will get you a list of inTOUCH NET compatible head units.

The following list has head units that we have tested with inTOUCH NET. We have also used customer feedback on these units in the field. This is an ever changing list as manufacturers add features to their products. Keep watching this page for updates.

List of inTOUCH NET Compatible Head Units.

We will be continually updating this list as new head units make it on the market and we test them. Please contact us if you have questions about whether or not a specific head unit is compatible with inTOUCH NET. Also, contact our technical support team with any questions about how you connect your smart device or head unit to the Infinitybox inTOUCH NET. You can contact our team by clicking this link.

First step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Change inTOUCH NET Password

June 24, 2020/in Wiring /by admin

Our inTOUCH NET accessory lets you control your car from any smart phone or tablet. You get complete control of your car from the phone in your pocket or a tablet mounted on your dash. inTOUCH NET has two layers of security. The first is the password that your device needs to pair to the inTOUCH NET Wi-Fi network. We’ve blogged before about how to securely pair your smart device to inTOUCH NET. This link will take you to a blog post and video that goes through the details. The second level of security is the password that you need to type into your smart device to unlock the system with inTOUCH NET. This blog post will show you how to change your inTOUCH NET password.

Your inTOUCH NET came with a configuration sheet that listed the name of your specific module, the Wi-Fi password and the default password. This process is going to let you change that default password. You will need this configuration sheet to make this change.

You must use a smart phone or a tablet to change your inTOUCH NET password. This process will not work from a computer or laptop.

The first step is to get to the Settings page for inTOUCH NET. Click on the Infinitybox logo in the upper right corner. This picture will show you where this is.

First step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Once you’re in Settings, you need to click on the Security box. This picture will show where the Security settings button is.

Second step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Next, tap on the white text box under CURRENT Password. See this picture.

Third step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Enter your current password. If you have not changed the password, use the default password listed on the configuration sheet that came with your inTOUCH NET. If you have changed your password, use that. Once you enter the current password, press the Accept button on the screen as shown in this picture.

Fourth step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Next, tap the white text box in the middle of the screen under NEW as shown in this picture.

Fifth step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Type in a new password for your inTOUCH NET. It must be all numbers and can be up to 8 numbers long. Once you typed in the new password, press the Accept button as shown in this picture.

Sixth step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Next, you need to confirm the new password. Touch the white text box on the right, under where it says NEW as shown in this picture.

Seventh step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Type in your new password. It must match the password that you created in the previous step. Once you have typed in the new password, touch the Accept button as shown in this picture.

Sixth step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

The last step to change your inTOUCH NET password is to hit the Apply Changed Password button as shown in this picture.

Eighth step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

You will get a confirmation message like the one shown in this picture. Touch the blue X in the upper right corner of the message box to close it.

Last step in process to change Infinitybox inTOUCH NET Password

Now you can touch any of the tabs at the top of the screen to get out of the inTOUCH NET Settings and get back to your normal car functions.

Changing your inTOUCH NET password is quick, simple and secure. Click on this link to contact our team if you have any questions about these instructions.