Date:         Sun, 31 Aug 2014 17:21:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Terminal/connector source was Fridge on 12V
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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"[...] a non-wiping contact against what should be the mounting rivet [...]"

The designer of this plug did what he could to get a good metal-to-metal
connection by bringing the center contact to a really sharp tip.
Resulting in a tiny little contact point.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 08/31/2014 02:24 PM, David Beierl wrote:
> 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 ...
>
> 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>
>