[Vwdiesel] Fw: [off topic] jumper/charger connectors (fwd)

[Val Christian]

Nando, Thanks.

I found that Anderson's stuff can be found (at least in smaller sizes) on 
Amazon.  

Another option I am thinking of is a "power strip" with two terminals,
just inside the generator housings, which has large bolts and ordinary
jumper cables could be attached to.  This would minimize the number of 
connectors I would need, because at present I have about a dozen things
that need to start, and use 12V.  So a lower priced solution might be 
in order.  

I don't have any experience with the battery switches that Harbor Freight 
sells, but they are cheap, and if their quality was high enough, I could use 
them to isolate the terminal strip from the battery when not needed.  This
way I would not be putting new connectors on all the pieces of equipment,
chargers (about 4 or 5) and jumper cables (2).

BTW, to address Bill's comments, not everything I want to cover is near power
(for a float charger), and outdoors (for a solar panel).  But I do have two 
pieces of equipment floated with the solar panels from the VW dealer, and 
one with a solar panel from Harbor Freight.  Both do not do well with 
weather and work best inside a cabin, stuck on a window.  

Thanks, guys.






Anderson Power Plugs.  I am slowly going to install them on my cars and make my charger end have the same plug. 

http://www.andersonpower.com/products/multipole-sb.html

I set up my email to not put VW diesel emails into a folder, so now I see them on my phone. So, in other words, I'm back! :)

- Nando
-----Original Message-----
From: Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>
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Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:50:32 
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Reply-To: Val Christian <val at valchristian.com>
Subject: [Vwdiesel] [off topic] jumper/charger connectors

Well, sort of off topic.  I have two diesel generators, and a diesel tractor.
The generators get less frequently used these days, after transmission
line damage from several ice storms has been repaired.  This means that
the tiring batteries in the generators tend to lose their charge after
a month or two.  Getting into the enclosure is a bit of a pain, to hook
up a charger, so what I would like to do is to bring the battery to 
a terminal, a connector or some kind of a connection point, so that I can 
easily attach a charger, jumper cables, a float charger, etc.  In a way, 
something as simple as a terminal strip with two 1/4-20 bolts on it would
do, and I would put an insulating boot on one of the 1/4-20 bolts when
not in use.  

The tractor tends to not be as much of a problem, but again, the battery is 
tucked away.  The alternator is only 30 amps, so it is not the best platform
to jump stubborn diesel cars from, but it would be nice to quickly attach
to it for 12V power.

I now have 80 ft or so of #6 wire from installing 15 m**2 of PV panels, 
and setting up my 12V stuff with suitable jump and charge capability
has floated up my list.

So fellow VWdiesel friends, what kind of ideas do you have?

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