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andrewbutler(at)ireland.c
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 4:54 am Post subject: 12V Power Socket

Hello,



I am wiring up a 12V (cigarette lighter) power socket into my panel.



Can anyone tell me the convention for the +ve and -terminals on these things?



Thanks,



Andrew.

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jay(at)horriblehyde.com
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 5:45 am Post subject: 12V Power Socket

The positive is the centre post and negative the outer shell.



Jay

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aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:10 am Post subject: 12V Power Socket

Positive is the center (spring loaded plunger on the plug), ground is the shell (two flat connectors along the side of the plug).



Rick



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rv9jim(at)juno.com
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:11 am Post subject: 12V Power Socket

Andrew,

        The usual center is positive and the shell goest to ground.  You

should wire the scocket to powerthe panel with out turning the master on.

 I have mine that way so I can play with the panel with out using the

aircraft battery.  I have a little cpmpressor / battery unit that I take

to the hanger and keeps the tires  up and lets me run my glass panel for

setting up a trip etc.

Jim

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longg(at)pjm.com
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 6:44 am Post subject: 12V Power Socket

Absolutely, if you think about it for just a second, these things are no different than a standard light bulb socket. Touch the center contact and you’ll light up; touch the ring and your still here. When people used to smoke everyone knew the center contact had to touch to make the heat and the cool ground was the outside. After too many cigarettes you got stinky fingers and the contact would begin to fail and loose heat thus becoming less of a conductor between the center and the shell. If the shell were a on the + side of the ship, your 63 Chevy’s steel panel would still be smoking.  

   

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Positive is the center (spring loaded plunger on the plug), ground is the shell (two flat connectors along the side of the plug).    

   

    

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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: 12V Power Socket

It depends on what you want to accomplish. If you wire it to the buss side

of the master you can power your panel from it during the build. But if you

wire it to the battery side of the master you can power accessories or

trickle charge the battery without turning on the master. There are pluses &

minuses both ways. Think it through and decide what's best for you.



Regards,

Greg Young

 



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andrewbutler(at)ireland.c
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Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: 12V Power Socket

Thanks to all for the great replies. No worries now!



Andrew.



RV7 (firewall forward and wiring)

EI-EEO (just received!)

Galway, Ireland.



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