[jonno_racing]

hey guys has any one looked into a power socket with a low voltage cut off??? thinking of putting on in the back of the jimny, Dont know much about them tho!

[shep]

I use one to stop my fridge draining my second battery. Cutout is 11.5v

[Reubs]

IMO, if you are powering a device from a cranking battery you need a cutout no lower than about 12.3V if you are worried about the lifespan of the battery.

If you are powering a fridge - most have low voltage cutout already. My Weaco has 2 cutout settings - the higher one is 11.7V and that is still too low for a cranking battery.

Also, do you need a socket? IMO power sockets don't belong in the back of cars if they are for semi-permanent connection. Even ruggedised power sockets seem to get loose or are easily knocked out.

IMO use an Anderson plug or if you are looking for a cheap solution - even insulated crimp connectors which is what I have for my fridge in the Vit.

I use figure 3 and figure 21 for the fridge in the Vit with the terminals arranged so the battery +ve side is female, battery -ve side is male and the wires are held together near the terminal so the battery side connections can't be connected into each other.

[jonno_racing]

anywhere you can get a stand alone cut off???

[Reubs]

jonno_racing wrote:

anywhere you can get a stand alone cut off???

A quick search of Jaycar found this...
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AA0262

[jonno_racing]

Thanks Rebus! that will do perfect! cheers!
not sure on sockets yet. i think i will go a standard power set up..
its for charging Rc batterys, little cheep fridge + other stuff i haven't thought about yet