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Subject:Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:05:53 -0500

Harbor Freight has a plug that goes into your lighter socket with two
good-quality sockets in the module. No cords, works great. LED lets you
know it's engaged.

Price is right too.

Jim

On Sep 11, 2004, at 6:55 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> I reckon what Chris is looking for is a panel-mount dual 12V "outlet"
> --
> two "cigarette lighter" sockets on a plate -- like a household duplex
> outlet. I'd like to find something like that, too.  Else we end up
> using
> those rinky-dink "Y" cords with a male plug at one end and two crummy
> receptacles at the other two ends.
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
>
> Gnarlodious wrote:
>
>> Entity Chris Paquette spoke thus:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I'm looking for a 12 volt outlet (dual receptacle) that I can wire
>>> into my
>>> auxiliary battery. All of the outlets I've found online are designed
>>> to plug
>>> into the existing cigarette lighter. An archive search did not
>>> answer this
>>> question. Can anyone direct me to a vendor that has one I can connect
>>> directly to the battery?
>>>
>>>
>> I don't really know what you mean, but all my 12volt connectors are
>> are
>> PowerPoles.
>> Some URLs:
>>
>> http://www.andersonpower.com/products/pp/pp.html
>>
>> http://cvrc.net/powerpole.html
>>
>> http://home.comcast.net/~buck0/app.htm
>>
>> http://www.powerwerx.com/category.asp
>>
>> -- Gnarlie
>> http://Gnarlodious.com/Vanagon/
>>
>>
>>
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