I'm making my own bus bars for connecting components. See the link below.
If you're pressed for space, a copper bus bar can use less space than a 2/0 cable with lugs on each end.
Obtaining quality copper flat bar stock has been challenging. My first order (6' lengths of 1/8"x3/4" and 1/4"x3/4") took almost four weeks to arrive. The second order required a bit less. That was an online purchase from a metal vendor that I've used before and had good service from. I tried to source the same materials from a local vendor - for pickup - and they wanted at least three times the price and it wouldn't have been available for two weeks.
I'm using the Blue Sea PowerBar 1000. It's a monster of a common bus bar. It takes up a lot of real estate in my compartment. While I really like the PowerBar, I have some minor issues with it that I may clarify in a future thread that I'm thinking would be titled "Designing the Common Ultimate Bus Bar".
The first iteration of my system used all 2/0 cabling between the big components such as between the battery and the shunt and fuse. I'm in the process of rearranging my system to make way for an inverter/charger upgrade. In doing so, I decided to ditch the 2/0 cable where I could and use...
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