Lol - worked for HUBBELL for 20 years and get kinda peevish on low-rent connectors too. It amazes me that the automobile cigarette lighter has left us this klunky legacy. After military/aerospace The industrial automation biz probably has the best harsh environment and ip68 (ingress protection) rated low voltage and current stuff. https://bradharrisonsales.com/mc_attachable_connectors.htm Just an example, the first google hit. there are broad families of these and many other manufacturers. Turck, Phoenix, Brad Harrison, others. If you can’t adapt a molded cordset (likely the most common) Look for ‘field attachable’ or ‘field wireable’ ‘mini-change’ etc Search also ‘devicenet’ connectors. You will notIce that a micro-change (might be nano.....) devicenet connector is the same as nmea2000. Dave Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 28, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > That is one of my pet peeves. > I cannot understand why there has been no effort to establish a standard for > 12 V receptacle, other than a cigarette lighter receptacle, which is a > ridiculous connector. > > I refuse to use those on my boat, as they are mostly for device charging > anyways, so I use a Powerwerx USB Fast charge, which I realize won’t solve > your trickle charging, but the > PanelPole might. > > https://powerwerx.com/panel-mounts > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie, PA > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David > Knecht via CnC-List > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 1:39 PM > To: CnC CnC discussion list > Cc: David Knecht > Subject: Stus-List solar panel connector > > When I set up a solar panel for trickle charging the battery, I used a > cigarette lighter type receptacle and plug to run the solar panel wire > through the bulkhead > (https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/product.do?part=8528&engine=adwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-qHNvba-6wIVxdSzCh3ByQDYEAQYBCABEgLIQfD_BwE). > > However, I have found those plugs to not be reliable and don’t maintain > contact when left for long periods. So I am looking for a better plug > system. > > I am thinking of something like this: > https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?name=perko-watertight-cable-outlet-and-plug-assembly&path=-1|328|2289986|2289944|2289946&id=846701 > > Any suggestions? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <image001.png> >
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