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gregcampbellusa(at)GMAIL.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:02 am Post subject: Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks...

I have a supply that plugs directly into a two pin

"power outlet" that they have on some airliners.

The inside has two little pins and a push button latch

to hold it more securely than a cigarette lighter.

 

I'd like to put one of those jacks into my homebuilt.

Does anybody know the part number or have a source for these?

 

Thanks,

Greg

 

REFERENCE:  us.kensington.com/html/3877.html

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gregcampbellusa(at)gmail.
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject: Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks...

I found some additional information since my original posting Wednesday:

 

The airline style power plug is called an EmPower Connector.

I'm looking for a source of the EmPower Jack's to go along with it.

 

This photo shows the plug side of the connector: 

http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/peripher/6500687/6500687mvr4.shtml 

Note - there are four pins, not just the two power pins.

 

I'm looking for a source for the jack side of the EmPower connector

so I can add one or two to my plane.  The connection is much

more secure & compact than a cigarette lighter.  It has a snap catch

that you have to push a button to release. 

 

Any suggestions on where I can purchase these?

Or tech specs for connecting the two "data pins" ?

 

Thanks,

Greg

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jschroeder(at)perigee.net
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks...

Greg -



Are you hung up on 4 pins and a locking mechanism?



If not, they make three pin jobbies (jacks & plugs) that have a good lock  

and are more compact than a cigarette lighter. Check these. They are XLR  

audio connectors for hooking microphones & speakers up to big sound  

systems, and for the little gooseneck, 2 watt console lights. They are  

either 3 pin or 4 pin and can carry about 5 amps. The lock latch is on the  

jack (female):



https://www.alliedelec.com/Search/SearchResults.asp?SearchQuery=XLR&Submit=find+it%21



http://w1.lancair.net/pix/jschroeder-panel/InstrPanel_WireProg1_8



We installed two on the panel for map lights, one in the overhead and one  

on each side of the rear seat  for map lights.



The problem of getting away from the classic lighter jack for getting  

power to removeable  devices is that you will have to wire each device to  

be compatible with the jack. "Sorry junior, we don't have a spare battery  

on board you can't plug that MP3 player in ..."   Hmmmmmnnn ... now that  

aint a bad idea after all.



John

On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:09:43 -0500, Greg Campbell  

<gregcampbellusa(at)gmail.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   I'm looking for a source for the jack side of the EmPower connector

 so I can add one or two to my plane.  The connection is much

 more secure & compact than a cigarette lighter.  It has a snap catch

 that you have to push a button to release.


	


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