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And sprung loaded so they maintain a constant contact presser over their life span.Quote:
Originally Posted by 101 Ron
James have a look at Anderson Power Poles. They come in different sizes from 30 amp upwards.
The 30 amp Power Poles are pretty small but leave everything else for dead.
I use them for all sorts of connecting jobs.
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Thanks everyone.
Converting is not a big deal. I'm talking two items, my Versalite and my Engel. All I'd want is a conversion lead or two back to some kind of standard fitting in case I ever wanted to use the two items in another vehicle which only had standard 12v plugs.
If it's a good idea, I'll do it. I can have two Andersons put into the back of the D4 when I get moving on this and get the leads changed on the two items.
I love Power Poles :DQuote:
Originally Posted by drivesafe
Got LOTS in my vehicles :)
Anderson are the Rolls Royce option and far better than the rest.
Another option I've used are the Clipsal 32 volt plugs and sockets Clipsal 493/32 and 438/32
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These are available from any place that sell electrical stuff. Not as good as Anderson plugs but much better than cigar lighter and a lot of other stuff.
Thanks, John. That's what I used on the Defender, though with the new Engel I had a conversion plug back to a lighter socket which defeated the purpose in the end.
These are what I use on all my smaller accessories (fridge, light, shower, spotlight etc) and have done for 25 years. Never had a problem with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bush65
Solar panels and inverters on the other hand are where the Anderson plugs come in ;)
I am in the process of fitting an Anderson plug to wire up my fridge in the backQuote:
Originally Posted by towe0609
I have put a plug on the wiring I fed into the back of my truck and it has red for positive and black for negative so nomprobs ........but the power cable for my Waco fridge ( the one with the pin plug on one end and the cig lighter connection
On the other ) is a twin cable with both parts black .......how do I wire to an Anderson plug when I don't know which is positive and which is negative ?
Hi Landoman, have you got a photo?
If you can still power the lead up, use a digital multi meter and measure the voltage.
If the leads are the correct way round, you will have a standard reading on the meter, EG 12.0. Your red test probe is on the positive wire.
If your leads are on the opposite wires, you will have a negative reading with the numbers starting with the minus symbol EG -12.0. Your red test probe is on the negative wire.
Unfortunately I had a rush of blood and cut off the cig lighter connector before I realised what I was doingQuote:
Originally Posted by drivesafe
So now I have 2 parts .....if I wire it up wrong to test if it's reading + or- will I short things if I get it wrong .......pic attached
Ps I'm using a traxide kit to get the power to the back l...it has 30 amp inline fuse
Landoman, correct me here if I have this wrong, but does that plug go into a socket and if it is plugged in one way, the unit cools the contents, and if plugged the other way, does it warm the contents?
Or is the plug shaped such that it can only be plugged in one way?