Thread: Anderson plugs ain’t Anderson plugs, Sol!

Originally Posted by Saitch

My local auto electrician showed me the difference between genuine and fake, a few years ago. Quite noticeable, when you know what to look for. One plug, that I'd purchased from an auto store, had a flaw in the contact's 'Seating' bit.

Tim has pointed this out previously, so I went and looked as well. Seems like a very expensive fuse to me. Construction was poor, and the contact patch was marginal and varied between different examples of plug. Not so with the OG. Perhaps that's why they're more difficult to seperate. Personally, I like them to be firm. After all, isn't that why we use them? So they don't come apart on their own? Might as well stick with cig lighter sockets otherwise. Probably carry similar current to the knock off Andersons.

Not sure, but I seem to recall a certain YTer had a total loss of a canopy setup due to fire, caused by high impedance connectors used on the install.

Hi,
A genuine Anderson red will not fit a genuine grey plug.
Not so with non genuine plugs. I suspect the non genuine ones may all be the same keyway as the grey genuine ones, but I only have tried genuine red and grey with non genuine red and grey.
Cheers