Connector Help
Connector Help
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Hi, I'm looking for a connector that can be mounted on a sheet metal panel and connect two wires.
Essentially this:
htt p://www.ra dioshack.c om/product /index.jsp ?productId =2102840#t absetBasic
but it needs to be rated for about 40A.
Please let me know if I can provide more information.
Thanks,
Chris
Essentially this:
htt
but it needs to be rated for about 40A.
Please let me know if I can provide more information.
Thanks,
Chris





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You should mention the voltage you will be connecting.
If you use two connectors there may be a back feed when one is connected and the other is not. In some installations this is not acceptable.
Check (Google) welding cable connectors and battery cable connectors.
Here is a sample:
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I think it is around 20V.
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www.connectpositronic.com
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The only 1 pole connector like that I can think of are what are being used in Solar Panel installations now. Some of those are rated at 40A, like the Wieland PST series. You want the "Bulkhead" connector for your panel, then you will have to use their mating plug. You can get the bulkhead connector as the male or female, but be careful with those Wieland part numbers, they seem to have some gender confusion as I recall.
Other people make these solar connectors, but most are rated 30A, I think Wieland may be the only one that is 40A.
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You also might check into welding connectors (google it). They look something like banana jacks/plugs, but are larger, and sold by many welding supply companies.
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Will this connector be switching 40 amps (plugging in to a live circuit) or just conducting the current once it's mated?
How many insertion cycles do you need?
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