At 09:49 AM 8/31/2014, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I'm gonna chop off that cigar lighter plug about 6'' up the wire and >terminate the cooler's cord into a pair of Powerpoles. Then wire up a >cord that goes fairly directly to the battery so the cooler gets a good >low-resistance feed for +12, and make a second cord that terminates in >the cooler's old cigar lighter plug so plugging the cooler into a cigar >lighter is still an option. Cigar lighter design is very good** for self-releasing cigar lighters and I applaud the clever design that went into it. But I hope (and expect) that the designer is spinning in his grave over the way his design is being prostituted today, using a non-wiping contact against what should be the mounting rivet for the actual B+ self-releasing terminal. I almost wish the things caught fire more often so that insurance companies would have a reason to pressure them out of existence. </rant> Here's an interesting source for OEM-quality connectors, crimp terminals, fuse boxes and tools; worth checking out and supporting if possible IMO. Aimed toward motorcycles, but lots of application for us. http://www.cycleterminal.com/crimp-tools.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/about-me.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/crimp-tool-help.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/headlight-harness-install.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/fuse-boxes.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/terminal-kits.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/sae-connectors.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/motorcycle-connectors.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/flag-terminals.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/spade-terminals.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/terminal-sleeves.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/sleeve-tubing.html http://www.cycleterminal.com/index.html Yrs, d |
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