12 volt wall outlets

[Mobilesport]

I'm looking for something insfead of ciggy plugs for wall outlets.
I'm thinking  of  using these Anderson plugs.

 

[SternWake]

Whaddy looking to power?

 

[Mobilesport]

I wanna be able to swap components out at the outlets , example : car stereo.

I'm going to buy these and make my own outlets using cheap plastic face plates from Home depot , I'll glue the

Grey Anderson plug to the cheap plastic face plate hosing The Amazing  Goop.

I already made a 110 volt version

 

[johnny b]

Anderson Powerpoles come in many sizes:

https://powerwerx.com/

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[SternWake]

Well,The 45 amp powerpoles would be sufficent for most things. Your pic showed the next size up or a step above that.

I make wide use of 45 amp PP everywhere. Upto 8awg though they can really only handle 10awg.

The 15. 30 and 45 amps powerpoles are the same size and mate together, it is the contacts inside that accept different size wires.

I'd personally only upsize if the device required thicker than 8awg.

I have a 45 amp powerpole mounted in my dash. It is a friction fit. I used a square file just till it fit snug.

I pretty much use 45 amps Ppowerpolkes everywhere. I do still use 12v ciggy plugs too, but rarely do they pass more than 15 watts.

 

[DannyB1954]

I have used 220 volt outlets and plugs to power 12 volt devices. No I don't supply 220 volts to them. They are odd shaped so a 120 volt plug will not plug into them, and the odds of somebody actually plugging a 220 volt device into them is slim to none. Even if they did, no harm would be done. https://www.fruitridgetools.com/ele...5&cadevice=c&gclid=CKqQzu6S1dECFQIOaQodfxsIjw

Home Depot carries them along with the receptacles.

 

[Mobilesport]

I have used 220 volt outlets and plugs to power 12 volt devices. No I don't supply 220 volts to them. They are odd shaped so a 120 volt plug will not plug into them, and the odds of somebody actually plugging a 220 volt device into them is slim to none. Even if they did, no harm would be done. https://www.fruitridgetools.com/ele...5&cadevice=c&gclid=CKqQzu6S1dECFQIOaQodfxsIjw

Home Depot carries them along with the receptacles.

That's nice because I really want them to be like the 110 outlets in a house but 12 volts instead.
I thought about using 110 outlets wired for 12 volts but I didn't go that route because
I worried  I may mix them up overtime ,  maybe wright 12 volts on the 12 volters or color code them.
I never thought of the 220 outlets but that's  a great idea , got me thinking about  what
else is out there , I Google a little. 
Personally  I  like them Australia / China outlets the best but lots of different options.
There pretty close to the standard American  outlet but different enough there would be no
plugging stuff into the wrong outlet.

 

[SternWake]

I'd find such large connectors/receptacles to be undesirable, and no need for the third prong.


Anderson powerpoles are however pricey, and the 45 amp models are not easy to crip without their special tool for doing so.

 

[Mobilesport]

See my post #7  , I think the Australian outlets are the answer.

I like the Anderson Powerpoles alot but I think I would  use them only in 
applications that would need to have the positive or negative wires unplugged one
at a time , the Grey Anderson plugs are nice if you want to plug in or unplug both.....
positive and negative wires with one push or pull.
The third prong on the Australian outlet I would simply not wire and use only as a
connection point.

 

[SternWake]

The 15/30/45 amp powerpoles can attach together. They have a sliding dovetail setup. no need for connecting each wire individually. In fact one could hook an Unlimited amount together side by side if that were desirable for the application.

I have very few connectors where they are not joined together.

The Australian 220v plugs are HUGE, nearly twice the size of our standard 120vAC outlets. When i first go to the southern Hemisphere i was astounded by the size of the electrical plugs.

No way in Heck would I utilize them in a 12v system, especially in a van where space is at a premium.

 

[DannyB1954]

If the devices didn't use a lot of amperage audio phono plugs would work.

We used to use these for refrigeration units. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PER-043-12-...m4d017d7f03:m:mN_pK3brQawg_Hv60FG3KpQ&vxp=mtr

I don't know that they make one that presses into a bulkhead, so you would have a plug hanging out of the wall.

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

Check out plugs and sockets for electric trolling motors.  Amazon has them.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

+4 on Anderson Powerpole connectors.

If you want to research for something else try Digi-Key:
 http://www.digikey.com/?&WT.srch=1&gclid=CIjq_OXa1tECFcS1wAodee4I5Q

If you are going to use cigarette plugs, get quality ones like from Blue Sea.

110+ volt power plugs are going to be huge, overkill for current capacity, and have an unknown voltage drop.

 -- Spiff

 

[blars]

Australian plugs are about the same size as US ones, the huge ones with built-in fuses are UK. 30 amp anderson powerpoles can be found for about $1/pair. (Buy extras, it takes practice to crimp them.) They are much easier to crimp with the special crimper.

 

[Mobilesport]

Australian plugs are about the same size as US ones, the huge ones with built-in fuses are UK.   30 amp anderson powerpoles can be found for about $1/pair.  (Buy extras, it takes practice to crimp them.)  They are much easier to crimp with the special crimper.

When you  say  there about  the  same  size  as  United States  plugs??
  The same size as 120 volt Us or 220 volt US ??
Thanks

 

[Mobilesport]

The 15/30/45 amp powerpoles can attach together.  They have a sliding dovetail setup.  no need for connecting each wire individually.  In fact one could hook an Unlimited amount together side by side if that were desirable for the application.

I have very few connectors where they are not joined together.

The Australian 220v plugs are HUGE, nearly twice the size of our standard 120vAC outlets.  When i first go to the southern Hemisphere i was astounded by the size of the electrical plugs.

No way in Heck would I utilize them in a 12v system, especially in a van where space is at a premium.

I didn't  realize the Australian plugs were so big , I thought they were the same size as
are 110 volt plugs in the US.
I guess Australian plugs are out.

 

[Trebor English]

I use 1/4 inch spade terminals.  Supply wired to females, loads have male. Red heat shrink on plus, black on minus on sources. Loads are similarly color coded if it matters.  The Roadpro oven works either way.

Like house wires, all are big enough to blow the fuse. All the circuits have 30 A fuses.  Built in, like Maxx fan, use the same.

I have a 12 volt DC meter, volt, amp, watt, watt hour, amp hour meter with males on input, females on output. I can use it just like a Kil-A-Watt except 12 volt DC.  I usually leave the meter between the solar panel and the solar controller.

I got the idea from mobile radios. Many Icom, Motorola, Kenwood have a plastic housing that holds a pair of 1/4 inch spade terminals at 90 degrees to prevent reversing. I might go back and use JBWeld to make that sort of housing.

 

[Mobilesport]

I use 1/4 inch spade terminals.  Supply wired to females, loads have male. Red heat shrink on plus, black on minus on sources. Loads are similarly color coded if it matters.  The Roadpro oven works either way.

Like house wires, all are big enough to blow the fuse. All the circuits have 30 A fuses.  Built in, like Maxx fan, use the same.

I have a 12 volt DC meter, volt, amp, watt, watt hour, amp hour meter with males on input, females on output. I can use it just like a Kil-A-Watt except 12 volt DC.  I usually leave the meter between the solar panel and the solar controller.

I got the idea from mobile radios. Many Icom, Motorola, Kenwood have a plastic housing that holds a pair of 1/4 inch spade terminals at 90 degrees to prevent reversing. I might go back and use JBWeld to make that sort of housing.

I love spade connectors but I don't  want  to  use  them  for  outlets,  I glued  some of those 1/4 " spade connectors  inside a grey electrical  box with  some goop , it's the controller to control my lights and ceiling  fan  from remote

 

[Mobilesport]

Wiring up

 

[blars]

Spade terminals are not designed for many plug/unplug cycles. If you are interested in international AC connectors, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets