Battery Connectors

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anyone know what these connectors are called, and where can i get some?
...thinking of making a multi-car charging system in the garage.

Also, if fitted to a landy, any idea what would happen if they got submerged in water? what happens to a landy in water if the battery shorts?
never done wading before, so just curious.
 

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Stick them on an isolation switch, so, when you're laning or just parked in public car parks they are dead, then, when you are at home, or need to jump start the landy or someone else you can enable them.

Make sure you use a descent isolation switch though. 100A minimum, ideally higher.
And thick cable.

I've got one on my Series as the batteries aren't easy to get to - I can either connect to Battery 1, 2, both or isolate them all together.

Intend to fit one to the D3 too, to save having to faff with the plastic battery cover all the time when jumping people.
 
ratty said:
I've submerged Anderson connectors loads a times when live and have yet to fry myself, my landy or my works truck.
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Yes, i've fully submerged two batteries and my CB all still worked fine (well the CB worked long enough for me to shout for help as i slowly drowned :D )

engine kept running fine too.

BUT still worth isolating them just for safety sake though
 
Bump said:
I've got one on my Series as the batteries aren't easy to get to - I can either connect to Battery 1, 2, both or isolate them all together.
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Easy to charge then? Tight fitting connectors are they? Foolproof you might say?

Heheheheh .. ;)
 
Paul D said:
Easy to charge then? Tight fitting connectors are they? Foolproof you might say?

Heheheheh .. ;)
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works great... when you actually do up the bolt which holds the battery connector to the battery terminal :rolleyes:

Oh and when the alternator is actually in line... currently if i don't have a 100% charged battery the load is too much for the alternator belt and it snaps :(
 
Anderson do them, and so do durite.

I bought a coupe of 175amp Anderson ones which were quite expensive, but then found the durite ones at farnell that were much cheaper and exactly the same.

I didn't bother with an isolator on my jump lead setup. But would definitely isolate a winch. I mounted the connector high up in the engine bay and put one of the Anderson dust covers over it. It's probably quite water resistant but probably wouldn't stand up to being submerged for any length of time.

The trick with wading is to drive just behind the bow wave (dont catch it up) and dont stop moving. Youre trying to keep the post bow wave dip under your engine. That's the theory anyway. It works perfectly well in stationary water or if you're moving with the current, but driving against the current is a different story. Massive splash and water leaping over your bonnet. No dip in the water level at all. Second gear, low transfer box gear works the best I've found. You can have the water right over the bonnet against the current and still not stall.
 
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