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Anderson connectors in continuous duty?
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<blockquote data-quote="hokie_yj" data-source="post: 645671" data-attributes="member: 4238"><p>The selector/cutoff switch is a Blue Sea 9001e, it is rated at 350a continuous, 600a intermittent (5 min.), and 1200a cranking (30 sec.). The 2/0 cable leaving the switch will be fused at 500a and feeding a large Blue Sea buss bar rated at 1000a. I'm planning to power the winch from that buss bar. The winch is a Warn XD9000 narrow drum, the max current draw on it is listed at 468 amps but that's at full load almost at a dead stall. On a small buggy weighing in the low 3k range (hopefully) it should never see that kind of current. Max current draw of everything else on the buggy should be no more than 150a or so.</p><p></p><p>The Anderson connectors don't have a physical lock, but the contacts have small tabs on them that seat together when they're plugged together. They also have a spring applying approx. 50 lbs of pressure on both sides of the contacts. I think a good cable tie wrapped around the connectors between the cables would be plenty to keep them from vibrating loose.</p><p></p><p>Cut-away pic of the connectors.</p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/images/3y3Naw" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/images/3y3Naw</a></p><p></p><p>I went ahead and ordered everything I need to make up two sets of plugs last night. I also found some nice looking aluminum mounting brackets for them on e-bay. They come from the UK, but shipping wasn't bad at all so I ordered a couple of them too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hokie_yj, post: 645671, member: 4238"] The selector/cutoff switch is a Blue Sea 9001e, it is rated at 350a continuous, 600a intermittent (5 min.), and 1200a cranking (30 sec.). The 2/0 cable leaving the switch will be fused at 500a and feeding a large Blue Sea buss bar rated at 1000a. I'm planning to power the winch from that buss bar. The winch is a Warn XD9000 narrow drum, the max current draw on it is listed at 468 amps but that's at full load almost at a dead stall. On a small buggy weighing in the low 3k range (hopefully) it should never see that kind of current. Max current draw of everything else on the buggy should be no more than 150a or so. The Anderson connectors don't have a physical lock, but the contacts have small tabs on them that seat together when they're plugged together. They also have a spring applying approx. 50 lbs of pressure on both sides of the contacts. I think a good cable tie wrapped around the connectors between the cables would be plenty to keep them from vibrating loose. Cut-away pic of the connectors. [url=https://goo.gl/images/3y3Naw]https://goo.gl/images/3y3Naw[/url] I went ahead and ordered everything I need to make up two sets of plugs last night. I also found some nice looking aluminum mounting brackets for them on e-bay. They come from the UK, but shipping wasn't bad at all so I ordered a couple of them too. [/QUOTE]
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