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Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets on the
dash of a SIII please?
Greg


 
Greg wrote:
> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets on the
> dash of a SIII please?
> Greg
>
>
Any chance of a picture ?

Steve
 
Greg <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets
> on the dash of a SIII please?
> Greg

Maplin do em. The oginional ones cost a Kings ransom last time I looked.
I've a set wired to a ciggy lighter socket.

Lee D


 
steve Taylor wrote:
> Greg wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets
>> on the
>> dash of a SIII please?
>> Greg
>>
>>
> Any chance of a picture ?
>
> Steve

LR used to put one in the tool kit. Part number 560617.

It was a pretty nasty thing - there may be better ways of doing it.
 
On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:40:22 -0000, "Greg"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets on the
>dash of a SIII please?
>Greg
>

Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L20BH&doy=5m11&source=15

Beware though, Series II/IIa plugs are not 4mm, they're the old
imperial ones, I'm not sure which ones the SIII have, but if they're
not 4mm, you can easily change them to 4mm ones, as maplin also do the
sockets.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=N37AP&doy=5m11&source=15

Also, the test sockets on the dash are UNfused. If you're going to
connect a ciggy socket to them, an inline fuse would be a good idea.

Alex
 
Alex wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:40:22 -0000, "Greg"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets on the
>> dash of a SIII please?
>> Greg
>>
>
> Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L20BH&doy=5m11&source=15

Maplin appear to do the same ·%$&($( stupid thing that RS do, and the
links you have provided don´t work, except for you kind of thing. Stupid
stupid idea.

Steve
 
steve Taylor wrote:

> Alex wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:40:22 -0000, "Greg"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets
>>> on the
>>> dash of a SIII please?
>>> Greg
>>>
>>
>> Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L20BH&doy=5m11&source=15
>
>
> Maplin appear to do the same ·%$&($( stupid thing that RS do, and the
> links you have provided don´t work, except for you kind of thing. Stupid
> stupid idea.
>
> Steve

Umm. The links work fine for me.
 

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.

4mm yeah right :cool: these are 1/8" if memory serves. I picked up one of the
genuine inspection lamps at Malvern for £20 and wish I'd bought the pair he
had 'cos some bloke on eBay is asking £28 for just a plug on a length of
wire!

> Also, the test sockets on the dash are UNfused. If you're going to
> connect a ciggy socket to them, an inline fuse would be a good idea.

Thanks for the warning, but following the rewire there's nothing but the
starter motor unfused on mine, I added a second Lucas 4 way box protruding
from the left end of the instrument panel enclosure which looks almost
intended.

I was hoping to leave the originals sockets in, oh heck does that make me a
rivet counter :cool:

Greg


 

"Greg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
>
> 4mm yeah right :cool: these are 1/8" if memory serves. I picked up one of the
> genuine inspection lamps at Malvern for £20 and wish I'd bought the pair
he
> had 'cos some bloke on eBay is asking £28 for just a plug on a length of
> wire!
>
> > Also, the test sockets on the dash are UNfused. If you're going to
> > connect a ciggy socket to them, an inline fuse would be a good idea.
>
> Thanks for the warning, but following the rewire there's nothing but the
> starter motor unfused on mine, I added a second Lucas 4 way box protruding
> from the left end of the instrument panel enclosure which looks almost
> intended.
>
> I was hoping to leave the originals sockets in, oh heck does that make me
a
> rivet counter :cool:
>
> Greg
>
>
You can solder wires to brass splitpins and drill a small piece of plastic
with same hole centres to hold the pins and cover with heatshrink, works for
me.

Martin


 
Alex wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:40:22 -0000, "Greg"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets on the
>> dash of a SIII please?
>> Greg
>>
>
> Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L20BH&doy=5m11&source=15
>
> Beware though, Series II/IIa plugs are not 4mm, they're the old
> imperial ones, I'm not sure which ones the SIII have, but if they're
> not 4mm, you can easily change them to 4mm ones, as maplin also do the
> sockets.
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=N37AP&doy=5m11&source=15
>
> Also, the test sockets on the dash are UNfused. If you're going to
> connect a ciggy socket to them, an inline fuse would be a good idea.
>
> Alex
They are NOT banana plugs, they are somewhat smaller - can't think of the
correct name (having a senior moment) but essentially the correct plug is a
chrome on brass split pin with a threaded brass slider, and an insulator that
keeps everything in place. Should not be too hard to make one up ...

--
Karen

"Reverse the polarity and invert the particle flux!"
"You mean put the batteries in the other way?"
"...yes."
-Star Trek (any of them)
 
Duracell Bunny wrote:
> Alex wrote:
>> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:40:22 -0000, "Greg"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets
>>> on the
>>> dash of a SIII please?
>>> Greg
>>>
>>
>> Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L20BH&doy=5m11&source=15
>>
>> Beware though, Series II/IIa plugs are not 4mm, they're the old
>> imperial ones, I'm not sure which ones the SIII have, but if they're
>> not 4mm, you can easily change them to 4mm ones, as maplin also do the
>> sockets.
>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=N37AP&doy=5m11&source=15
>>
>> Also, the test sockets on the dash are UNfused. If you're going to
>> connect a ciggy socket to them, an inline fuse would be a good idea.
>>
>> Alex
> They are NOT banana plugs, they are somewhat smaller - can't think of
> the correct name (having a senior moment) but essentially the correct
> plug is a chrome on brass split pin with a threaded brass slider, and an
> insulator that keeps everything in place. Should not be too hard to make
> one up ...
>
Senior moment over. It's a wander plug.

--
Karen

"Reverse the polarity and invert the particle flux!"
"You mean put the batteries in the other way?"
"...yes."
-Star Trek (any of them)
 
Duracell Bunny wrote:
> Duracell Bunny wrote:
>> Alex wrote:
>>> On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 16:40:22 -0000, "Greg"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know where to get the two pin plugs that fit the sockets
>>>> on the
>>>> dash of a SIII please?
>>>> Greg
>>>>
>>>
>>> Provided they're 4mm Banana Plugs, Maplin do them for pennies.
>>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=L20BH&doy=5m11&source=15
>>>
>>> Beware though, Series II/IIa plugs are not 4mm, they're the old
>>> imperial ones, I'm not sure which ones the SIII have, but if they're
>>> not 4mm, you can easily change them to 4mm ones, as maplin also do the
>>> sockets.
>>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=N37AP&doy=5m11&source=15
>>>
>>> Also, the test sockets on the dash are UNfused. If you're going to
>>> connect a ciggy socket to them, an inline fuse would be a good idea.
>>>
>>> Alex
>> They are NOT banana plugs, they are somewhat smaller - can't think of
>> the correct name (having a senior moment) but essentially the correct
>> plug is a chrome on brass split pin with a threaded brass slider, and
>> an insulator that keeps everything in place. Should not be too hard to
>> make one up ...
>>
> Senior moment over. It's a wander plug.
>
And available here:
http://www.tait-components.com/ProductDetail.asp?stock_code=231451&product_class=Connectors&iPage=2

--
Karen

"Reverse the polarity and invert the particle flux!"
"You mean put the batteries in the other way?"
"...yes."
-Star Trek (any of them)
 
"Oily" <[email protected]> wrote in message

> You can solder wires to brass splitpins and drill a small piece of plastic
> with same hole centres to hold the pins and cover with heatshrink, works
for
> me.

Thanks Martin, that's a good fall back if Karen's source can't deliver.
Greg


 
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:10:44 -0000, "Greg"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Oily" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
>> You can solder wires to brass splitpins and drill a small piece of plastic
>> with same hole centres to hold the pins and cover with heatshrink, works
>for
>> me.
>
>Thanks Martin, that's a good fall back if Karen's source can't deliver.
>Greg
>

If you're carefull you can drill the imperial ones out to take 4mm
plugs, it's not a lot, but it is a blind brass hole, so a pillar drill
is reccomended.

On my IIa I used a twin post like this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/images/full/JK24B.jpg

which actually looks neater than the original ones. The spacing is
slightly different, which necessitated elongating one of the existing
holes.

Oh, and mine is fused, as I built a custom wiring loom myself for it,
with things properly fused. Currently has 8 fuses used out of a 10-way
block of blade fuses. No, I'm not a rivet counter and the blade fuses
are easier to get hold of....

Alex
 
"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Oh, and mine is fused, as I built a custom wiring loom myself for it,
> with things properly fused. Currently has 8 fuses used out of a 10-way
> block of blade fuses. No, I'm not a rivet counter and the blade fuses
> are easier to get hold of....

Thanks Alex, I'm looking at alternatives, another one is a different
arrangement of sockets in the accessory switch panel over the auxiliary
instruments. I'm up to 8 fuses too, much better in my book to blow a fuse
than set the old girl on fire :cool:
Greg


 
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 19:36:30 -0000, "Greg"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>> Oh, and mine is fused, as I built a custom wiring loom myself for it,
>> with things properly fused. Currently has 8 fuses used out of a 10-way
>> block of blade fuses. No, I'm not a rivet counter and the blade fuses
>> are easier to get hold of....
>
>Thanks Alex, I'm looking at alternatives, another one is a different
>arrangement of sockets in the accessory switch panel over the auxiliary
>instruments. I'm up to 8 fuses too, much better in my book to blow a fuse
>than set the old girl on fire :cool:
>Greg
>

Funnily enough, my new wiring loom nearly did catch fire about 3
months after i fitted it. But that was down to a p-clip coming adrift
and the loom dropping behind the accellerator linkage, which chafed
its way through the main feed and the dynamo field wire from the
regulator.

Alex
 
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