HOW TO FIT AN ANDERSON PLUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

aussie_paul · Guru

HOW TO FIT AN ANDERSON PLUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cruising Cruze · Guru

Hi Paul

As mentioned it is 6mm cable

I would not like to run my caravan fridge on that type of cable

I would suspect that cable get an fair bit warmer than what is good for it

Cheers John

aussie_paul · Guru

Cruising Cruze wrote:
Hi Paul

As mentioned it is 6mm cable
I would not like to run my caravan fridge on that type of cable
I would suspect that cable get an fair bit warmer than what is good for it

Cheers John

It is a shame that poor info is circulated like that. Someone using that as a guide for a diy Anderson plug could possibly have problems. Had they known from the article to use the correct cable they would have as it is just as easy to fit the larger cable as it is to fit the thinner cable!!!!

Aussie Paul. smile

macka17 · Guru

Always fit next size up cable to what you think is right.

Also. I always get a banana shape in those things when I try to crimp them.
You'd need a commercial wide head crimper to stop it I reckon.

I Find soldering. takes longer. but stays straight.
I still have some plumbers 15in long solder sticks. use them.
Pure lead.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

6mm sq is fine . But it doesn't say that in op post ., if it's only runing a fridge etc .. This is where the confusion is . 6mm. Is the actual size of conductor . Battery to battery I would run a heavier cable though .,

Vince · Senior Member

I have 6mmSQ run to the rear of my tug to an Anderson plug and from there it is coupled to the same size wiring going to the fridge in the van

Don't have any problem with this at all and voltage drop is between .02 and .04 volts tug battery to fridge.

Wiring is fused and on a ignition operated relay.

I solder the wire into the Anderson plug tongues using a heat torch and soft silver solder, easy to do.

Cheers

Vince

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Yep I have 12 ton hydro crumper and use elect grease to prevent corrosion .. Not that 12 ton is required here to crimp . It was used on substation mains .

Vince · Senior Member

Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Yep I have 12 ton hydro crumper and use elect grease to prevent corrosion .. Not that 12 ton is required here to crimp . It was used on substation mains .

Now that'll do it no worries. LOL

rrobor · Veteran Member

Its not such a great idea to use pure lead to solder an electrical connection. In house wiring etc. its illegal. Lead is the fastest metal to corrode, but the corrosion itself acts as a barrier to reduce the process. The problem is as a conductor corrosion is problematic and there is no saying what could be produced by it. Silver solder, yep done that and that seems fine in this instance. Forgot to mention, under no circumstances use plumbers flux ( Bakers fluid ) on an electrical connection

-- Edited by rrobor on Monday 7th of November 2016 10:24:54 PM

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

It's more about heat capacity during high load or short . Strange the earths are all soldered to each ether on MEN. System main earth .. ..12 v is fine though !!

goldenyears · Senior Member

The cable is correct 6mm wouldn't go lower same as my solar panel ...

OutbackMK · Senior Member

Strange how some people get confused by 6 Sq mm vs 6mm diameter I run a pos and neg wire to the rear of my vehicle with 6mm diameter wire this about 26 Sq mm or in the old money about 3 gauge wire.