Electop SAE Power Socket Sidewall Port, Weatherproof SAE Quick Connect Solar Panel Mount Universal Flush-Mountable Connector, 12AWG SAE Cable with 8 Screws for Solar Generator Battery Charger (2 Pack)
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To make installation easier, I created a template. Because the measurements were taken with calipers, they are fairly accurate. The total diameter is 1. 855 in; The diameter of the mounting hole is. 8125 in; The diameter of the mounting screw is. 1875 in.
There is no rating or packaging on the product, but the leads are 12 gauge, so I assume they can handle a 20 amp load.
Basically, it's just a short extension with a bulk head through, so you wouldn't have to open the box to plug in the charger if you mounted the battery in one.
There are no plugs on Battery Tenders; instead, they use clips. Compatible plugs can be used in place of the clips.
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If you're using these as bulkhead connectors to bring power in from a power source (such as solar panels), the wire color on the pig-tail connector should match the wire color on the pig-tail connector. The tail wires and the smaller connector are in the wrong place. The red wire is connected to the female pin on the large round buikhead connector, which means: When your voltage source is unplugged, the mating connector must be an unshrouded male pin, which can easily short out to ground. Voltage source connectors should always be shrouded, preferably on both the positive and negative terminals, but this necessitates mating connectors that are only shrouded on the negative source side. For safety, any connector that comes from a voltage source should have the positive pin shrouded (on a negative ground system). The color coding is fine for a voltage output bulkhead connector, such as one that connects a battery to a trolling motor.
The exposed female plug is considered negative, while the covered female plug is considered positive. br>br>They're backwards in this plug. Trying to wire these up with flipped color codes was a pain. I would not buy it again, and I would strongly discourage others from doing so. These have the potential to start a fire or harm electronic equipment. br>br>Because I needed the plug and couldn't wait, I had to use them and use heatshrink and a soldering iron to splice the wires back to the correct colors and polarities. Purchase these at your peril. Period.
the color of the pig's wire The tail wires and the smaller connector are in the wrong place. The red wire is connected to the female pin on the large round buikhead connector, which means: When your voltage source is unplugged, the mating connector must be an unshrouded male pin, which can easily short out to ground. Voltage source connectors should always be encased in a sleeve.
RED WIRE IS NOT A POSITIVE ELEMENT. I can only assume that the product's high ratings stem from a previous version with correctly colored wires, or that the vast majority of users were using it for an application where polarity was irrelevant. If you're using this as a solar panel bulkhead type mount to connect your solar panel wiring to some type of solar charge manager within an enclosure, check the polarity before making the final connection to the charge manager, as others have mentioned. Although many charge managers have reverse polarity detection, this may not be sufficient to protect the device (mine indicated a reverse connection but then stopped working - After the wires were reversed to correct polarity, the LED indicating reverse polarity still worked, but no current flowed to the load, and the battery would not charge. Because this was a relatively inexpensive controller, the "only" loss was $20 due to the product's reversed and incorrect wiring / polarity.
Two of these have been used as charging ports for my riding mower and quad, and two have been used as charging ports/solar connections for my ham radio Go Box. They're reasonably priced and function well; the covers even do what they're supposed to do. When it comes to polarity, I pay close attention to how the circuit is wired and connect the polarity correctly regardless of wire color, and if necessary, mark the wires with masking tape and a sharpie. Gender changer connectors, which I use to connect outboard batteries to my Go Box when there is a problem with connector gender, are inexpensive and readily available.
I needed ports that could be mounted in the trunk of my Jeep alongside the standard 12 volt outlet. These connectors do not vibrate loose like regular outlets. Of course, you'll need to adapt your devices to these plugs, but that was the point of the exercise; now I can go off-road without worrying about my chargers and other accessories. br>Pretty good quality for the price; I've seen flimsier connectors for much less. Someone here complained about the connector being flexible which I consider a bonus when mounting it into a not 100% flat surface. A little sealant and some good screws (I used machine screws with nuts on the inside) are all you need to make a perfect seal. I wish I'd had these for my tiny trailer. They'd be a lot better than what I've got right now.
I'm not sure how I ended up with two sets to pay for, but whatever. I believe it is my fault. The screws, on the other hand, are rusting. RV, this is set up outside. It works fine and is disconnected more often than connected, but only a month after installation, the screws should not be rusting.
It was simple to install, looks great, and can be operated with one hand; no more bending over to find the plug; simply remove the cover and plug in. One of the most useful modifications I've made to my 2019 FLHTK.
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