Has anyone ever hooked batteries up in series with Anderson connectors or some other kind of connector so that it could easily be unplugged? I was thinking of doing this with thundersky batteries that I'm going to be ordering soon. Only thing I'm worried about is them coming unplugged while riding. I thought it would nice to be able to unplug them easily to charge them separately.
Hooking up batteries in series with anderson connectors.
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Yes. See my CrazyBike2 stuff for some pictures of the wiring (they're not specifically of the wiring, but show it here and there).
Mine are the 60-amp Andersons, I think; they're a bit hard to push together to connect, and take some force to pull apart, so they don't just come undone.
I have a connector on each battery, and those connect to a harness wired so that they all end up in series with a breaker and an ammeter at the most negative end of the string, between it and the bike frame (which is "ground" because of the way the old incandescent Honda scooter turn signals I use mount, and use their case/mount bolt for ground).
I've never had a connector come loose, even when my pants seams rub on them or in one case got caught on one that had it's ziptie-holddown break, and was repeatedly pulled on as I pedalled for some distance until I could pull over and fix the ziptie.
Mine are the 60-amp Andersons, I think; they're a bit hard to push together to connect, and take some force to pull apart, so they don't just come undone.
I have a connector on each battery, and those connect to a harness wired so that they all end up in series with a breaker and an ammeter at the most negative end of the string, between it and the bike frame (which is "ground" because of the way the old incandescent Honda scooter turn signals I use mount, and use their case/mount bolt for ground).
I've never had a connector come loose, even when my pants seams rub on them or in one case got caught on one that had it's ziptie-holddown break, and was repeatedly pulled on as I pedalled for some distance until I could pull over and fix the ziptie.
Russell
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Here is a little series adapter cable I made up when I was running a 12V SLA in series with my 36V Fatpacks. If you seat the pins correctly the connectors will not come apart while riding, mine never have, however if it worries you there are plastic retention clips available to join them together.
The best place I found to order from is here;
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/
Once you start using Anderson connectors you'll use them everywhere so order plenty!
-R
The best place I found to order from is here;
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/
Once you start using Anderson connectors you'll use them everywhere so order plenty!
-R
scoot
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I have found that the smaller 15 to 45 watt PPs don't hold together that well when used singularly. But when fitted in a block of two or more (electrical legos :lol
, they seem to hold substantially better... like in the pic from Russell. The 75 amp connectors are rock solid and I suspect the SB-50 versions are too. I love them all... so versatile 8)
, they seem to hold substantially better... like in the pic from Russell. The 75 amp connectors are rock solid and I suspect the SB-50 versions are too. I love them all... so versatile 8)deerfencer
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I've been successfully running 75A Anderson Powerpoles on my Tidalforce SX for 3-4 years now and love their simplicity and durability. Currently I have (3) 37V 8Ah True RC packs (actually (6) 18.5V lipos wired in pairs serially, then parallel, all with Powerpoles) running the bike.
One cool discovery with these packs: By keeping the ability to split the mother pack into (3) separate 8Ah modules, you can effectively charge at a 9A rate with three little portable 3A lipo chargers, enabling close to a 50% lunch-time topoff charge if you're riding somewhere with outlets available and have an hour to kill.
One cool discovery with these packs: By keeping the ability to split the mother pack into (3) separate 8Ah modules, you can effectively charge at a 9A rate with three little portable 3A lipo chargers, enabling close to a 50% lunch-time topoff charge if you're riding somewhere with outlets available and have an hour to kill.
(edit...nevermind)
If it's not too expensive, I think I'm going to buy 2 of those 3.2v Lifepo4 chargers and some anderson connectors and make a setup where I can easily unplug them and charge them individually.
I'll get one or two of these
http://www.batteryspace.com/smartcharger60afor32vli-fepo4batterypack1cellalligatorclipplug38vcut-off.aspx
some anderson connectors
the PP45
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/45-amp-red-black-anderson-powerpole-sets.html
the retention clips
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/accessories/retention-clips.html
so I guess a set of 10 for $14.95 for the PP45's should be enough. That's not too bad.
and some thundersky cells.
I'll probably need a soldering iron. I can probably get that for $20 at the hardware store.
$400 for Thundersky cells
$20 for Anderson connectors and retention clips
$70 for two 3.2v chargers
$25 for soldering iron and solder
so about $515.
If it's not too expensive, I think I'm going to buy 2 of those 3.2v Lifepo4 chargers and some anderson connectors and make a setup where I can easily unplug them and charge them individually.
I'll get one or two of these
http://www.batteryspace.com/smartcharger60afor32vli-fepo4batterypack1cellalligatorclipplug38vcut-off.aspx
some anderson connectors
the PP45
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/45-amp-red-black-anderson-powerpole-sets.html
the retention clips
http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/accessories/retention-clips.html
so I guess a set of 10 for $14.95 for the PP45's should be enough. That's not too bad.
and some thundersky cells.
I'll probably need a soldering iron. I can probably get that for $20 at the hardware store.
$400 for Thundersky cells
$20 for Anderson connectors and retention clips
$70 for two 3.2v chargers
$25 for soldering iron and solder
so about $515.
scoot
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morph999 said:
I very much doubt it. The only place I found them local (Salt Lake City, Utah) was an electonics supply store that caters to contractors and their variety was very limited.
PowerWerx is where I bought most of mine. They were very fast and the orders have been accurate. BTW, if you don't like soldering, and you plan on using the smaller 15-45 amp connectors, I highly recomend these crimpers... they work great but are not absolutely necessary.
http://www.powerwerx.com/tools-meters/tricrimp-crimping-powerpole-contacts.html
Batteries Plus (if you have one in your area) usually has the smaller interlocking ones, but not the larger ones. Their prices are usually not so good either.
