Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:24:22 -0700
Reply-To: Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
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Unless I miss my guess, household 220V fittings are not rated for 150 amps. But ... hmmmm .... if I needed a jump, it seems like all I would need to do is connect the discharged engine battery to some other power source, like a spare sedan, and just wait a couple minutes for juice to transfer into my battery. Unless my battery is dead, fried, a battery no more, there's no reason to run the starter directly off that spare sedan, is there?
So maybe that 220V household connector idea ain't a bad idea! AND such parts are cheap.
I could make up a mating cord with battery clips on the other end.
Mind-opening, the ideas that come up here!
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On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:15 PM, "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> you 'could' just adapt 220V house wiring female socket and male plug ..
> simple stuff from a hardware store.
>
> right next to the license plate.......since the rear hatch forms a nice 'roof'..... is a great place to mount a socket like that.
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> there are all kinds of heavy duty female/male sockets and plugs at any electrical supply place ..for house stuff.
> .t would be low tech ..
> and easy to adapt and not expensive.
> if you are going to have a dedicate plug anyway .....as long as you know what it's for, any high current plug will do. They're waiting right now down at Ace Hardware for you.
> either 'bulkhead or wall socket' and wire plug ..
> or just female wire plug and male wire plug.
>
> I don't know how ( or why ) people try to do this from their phone.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vanagon" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3:36 PM
> Subject: Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
>
>
> I have been looking for a suitable connector to mount on the aft bulkhead of the engine battery compartment to use for jumping and to connect to my tire air compressor. That way I don't need to open the lid to access the terminals. If anyone can recommend a good connector, it would be swell to hear about it.
>
> Sent from my smartphone with tiny screen & even tinier keypad.
>
> On Sep 12, 2011, at 11:16 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>
>> starter current draw exceeds 60 amps for sure.
>> 150ish perhaps.
>>
>> For the type of connector or male-femail plug you want..
>> check out welding supply places or sites.
>> Acr welding cable is typically battery cable size..
>> and welding stuff is usually made quite well.
>> nothing jumped out at me in a quick search ...but look into the welding
>> cable world.
>>
>> Jumping cars and batteries for starting is not a good practice
>> anyway............. and I have seen tow trucks with plug-in jumping
>> connectors in their front bumper area.
>> Scott
>> turbovans
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 9:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
>>
>>
>>> Would these be appropriate for a jumper cable hookup?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> John Rodgers
>>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>>> Chelsea, AL
>>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/11/2011 10:41 PM, greentabe-vanagon@yahoo.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There was a thread the other dayabout wiring connectors, cigarette
>>>> lighter plugs, etc. I bought some of these
>>>> http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=9572
>>>>
>>>> (Or search for "hobbyking XT60 connector") a while back and they are
>>>> lovely The price is right too - less than a buck for each pair, shipped.
>>>> They are made to high tolerances, go together and come apart easily, are
>>>> small, impossible to plug in backwards, and if 60A continuous (surge is
>>>> higher) isn't enough, you're probably operating a starter motor! Nice
>>>> product. Good value.
>>>>
>>>> tabe_johnson_90_MV
>>>>
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