What kind of plug is this?
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wesnewell
100 GW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_connector#SAE_connector
major
10 kW
Try automotive parts dept or stores. Similar to plugs used for trailer light kits and add-on accessories.
dogman dan
1 PW
Bullet plug, often called a trailer plug.
You won't find it in a car place though, because that is battery wire size,, like 12 gage.
Replace that shitty plug with a set of Anderson power poles, or better 4mm hobby bullets from a RC toy store.
Mark your wires very carefully before you cut anything,, I have seen that type of plug used, so that positive is red on one side, but black is positive on the other.
You won't find it in a car place though, because that is battery wire size,, like 12 gage.
Replace that shitty plug with a set of Anderson power poles, or better 4mm hobby bullets from a RC toy store.
Mark your wires very carefully before you cut anything,, I have seen that type of plug used, so that positive is red on one side, but black is positive on the other.
Voltron
1 MW
That plug might be ok for just charging, and you can get them at boat stores and Uhaul sometimes also. But like Dogman said, you have to watch the colors if you're not starting with a set.
On one of the plugs the red goes to the exposed prong, on the other to the shielded one. So if your charger has the red exposed, you need to use the one that has the shielded red for the battery side, and vice versa. You can use the wrong one if thats all you have around, but you then need to intentionally mismatch the black and red when you splice it in.
And just an fyi, sometimes the end isn't shielded enough. I once got one too close to my aluminum battery rack and it gouged an inch long black trench when it jumped the air gap in an eyeblink.
Thats when I stopped using them...
On one of the plugs the red goes to the exposed prong, on the other to the shielded one. So if your charger has the red exposed, you need to use the one that has the shielded red for the battery side, and vice versa. You can use the wrong one if thats all you have around, but you then need to intentionally mismatch the black and red when you splice it in.
And just an fyi, sometimes the end isn't shielded enough. I once got one too close to my aluminum battery rack and it gouged an inch long black trench when it jumped the air gap in an eyeblink.
Thats when I stopped using them...
dogman dan
1 PW
Duh,, too much skim reading. That type plug is fine for charging,, get a new one any car parts place.
But I still suggest andersons. I put them on all my chargers immediately, and then have no problems later with broken plugs.
But I still suggest andersons. I put them on all my chargers immediately, and then have no problems later with broken plugs.
MadRhino
100 GW
Yep, anf if you are going to use bullit connectors it would be much better to use some bigger ones that are silver or gold plated, like those that you find in Audio or RC. Most of the automotive connectors are not reliable for higher voltage and current than usual 12v accessories.
Cheap RC components can be a crap-shoot, but the HXT 4mm connectors hit on a good, safe design IMO. Fully insulated and polarised so no accidental shorts or backwards connections. They're also easy enough to work with, pretty reliable and handle decent current for their size. They're cheap-as as well.
Cyclist83
1 mW
Thanks everyone! I found a replacement at my local car parts store... and it was for the charging port that I accidentally blew out last year when I stuck a meter probe into the old plug socket. I needed to make an adapter so that I could use my luna charger. Everything is working as it should now!
tomjasz
1 GW
Common from scooter parts shops online.
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