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chaztuna(at)adelphia.net
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:50 am Post subject: Local Grounding Question

Bob & listers,

  I'm installing 4 locking cigarette lighter power recepticles in my 

RV-8A project. These will be used to power things like rear seater 

GPS, heated clothing, cell phone re-charger, Monroy traffic alerter & 

music source. Can these units be grounded locally, or should the 

grounds be run up to the terminal block?

Charlie Kuss

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hmanvel(at)manvel.com
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:58 am Post subject: Local Grounding Question

Charlie,



I am interested in those "locking" recepticles.  I have some which I have 

velcroed together but that is kindof clunky. Where do you get those?



Harry Manvel

Defiant N2HM

PTK / Pontiac, MI

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chaztuna(at)adelphia.net
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject: Local Grounding Question

Harry,

 Craig Payne from this list told me about these. They are made by Marinco. Model # 12VPK. I got mine at my local Boat Owners Warehouse. Here is a web link. 



http://www.marinco.com/scpt/ProdPage.php?loadItem=12VPK_Marinco%20Shore%20Power



They are great. They lock positively.  Twist 30 degrees in either direction to release the lock mechanism. They are waterproof. The male end contains a fuse which you can use to protect the cable. I've found that even the male cigarette connector from my Noika cell phone is retained quite well.

Charlie



---- Harry Manvel <hmanvel(at)manvel.com> wrote: 

[quote] 

 

 Charlie,

 

 I am interested in those "locking" recepticles.  I have some which I have 

 velcroed together but that is kindof clunky. Where do you get those?

 

 Harry Manvel

 Defiant N2HM

 PTK / Pontiac, MI

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nuckollsr(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject: Local Grounding Question

At 11:39 AM 8/4/2006 -0400, you wrote:



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Bob & listers,

  I'm installing 4 locking cigarette lighter power recepticles in my RV-8A 

 project. These will be used to power things like rear seater GPS, heated 

 clothing, cell phone re-charger, Monroy traffic alerter & music source. 

 Can these units be grounded locally, or should the grounds be run up to 

 the terminal block?


	


   If they are potential victims, then protected grounding is

   not a 'bad' idea . . . but still not always necessary.

   If the accessories you're plugging into these outlets

   are designed to run from the automotive cigar lighter

   -OR- are obviously NOT potential victims like heaters,

   then risks are very small for local grouding.



   Bottom line is . . . try it. You won't have to do anything

   worst than fix it later.



   Bob . . .

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jgswartout(at)earthlink.n
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: Local Grounding Question

Charlie, where do you get "locking" cigarette lighter sockets?  I've got two

of the regular kind, from AS&S, IIRC, that I plan to install.  The plugs

seem pretty secure in them.  Also, I put the sockets behind the panel,

easily reached *deliberately* but out of the way of knees, kneeboards, etc.



John



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dave(at)abrahamson.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: Local Grounding Question

Heated clothing?  A motorcyclist, eh?  I have considered this issue 

and if I go for it will install the Widder thermostat on the 

panel.  Plugging in for heat will then be a simple connection with no 

dangling devices.  The Widder electronic controller (product N2) 

http://www.widder.com/html/Product/Hookups/index.html gives you very 

fine-tuned control of the vest.  This is critical to warming up 

nicely versus freezing-roasting.

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klehman(at)albedo.net
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:42 am Post subject: Local Grounding Question

FWIW I have discarded similar looking ones sold by marina's because the 

plugs fell out too easily. They were NOT marinco and they had no locking 

provision. The cheap all metal units that I got from Digi-key seem to 

retain the plugs reasonably well but they do ground to the panel of course.

Ken

chaztuna(at)adelphia.net wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

Harry,

 Craig Payne from this list told me about these. They are made by Marinco. Model # 12VPK. I got mine at my local Boat Owners Warehouse. Here is a web link. 

http://www.marinco.com/scpt/ProdPage.php?loadItem=12VPK_Marinco%20Shore%20Power

They are great. They lock positively.  Twist 30 degrees in either direction to release the lock mechanism. They are waterproof. The male end contains a fuse which you can use to protect the cable. I've found that even the male cigarette connector from my Noika cell phone is retained quite well.

Charlie

---- Harry Manvel <hmanvel(at)manvel.com> wrote: 

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>

>Charlie,

>

>I am interested in those "locking" recepticles.  I have some which I have 

>velcroed together but that is kindof clunky. Where do you get those?

>    

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