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Subject:Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Sat, 11 Sep 2004 18:37:23 -0700

Catalog item number? No can find searching HF's site.
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
KG6RCR

Jim Felder wrote:

> 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/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>