[NSRCA-discussion] Power Panal/Banana Jacks

[Chris]

Mark,
I too have searched for a long time for higher amp rated banana sets.  I 
think they don't exist in the size connectors (3.5mm and 4.0mm) that are 
common on hobby chargers etc.  The 15-20 amp ones are not really 
adequate for us but will work ok although they sometimes get warm at 20+ 
amps which tells me they undersized for our purposes.  That said, we are 
typically not at or over 20 amps for a really long time in our charge 
cycle as the current tapers off during charges. Now, if you use an Iota 
to charge a 12V deep cycle and try to use 15 amp banana connectors, they 
will melt on you as the Iota will try and push up to it's rated current 
(55amps) through the plugs and into the battery. Don't ask me how I know....

I have used most of the ones you have shown in the examples and like I 
said, they will work but are not really "correct".

Chris

Atwood, Mark wrote:
>
> Banana plugs are 4mm.  But what I’m looking for are the 
> jacks/receptacle to plug the banana plugs into.    I need to make a 
> power panel for plugging chargers into.
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> Here’s an example…
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> http://www.tequipment.net/Pomona5700.asp
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> or
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> http://www.muellerelectric.com/binding_posts.html
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> but these are all rated only for 15amps.  They’ll probably all work 
> fine, but we’re normally pulling 20amps plus.
>
> -M
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>
> *Mark Atwood*
>
> *Paragon Consulting, Inc.*  *|*  President
>
> 5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124 
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> Phone: 440.684.3101 x102  *|*  Fax: 440.684.3102
>
> _mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com_ <mailto:mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com> 
>  *|*  _www.paragon-inc.com_ <http://www.paragon-inc.com/>
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> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org 
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *Bob 
> Richards
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:43 PM
> *To:* General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Power Panal/Banana Jacks
>
>  
>
> I think Multicon might make some. BTW, aren't the 3mm electric 
> connectors compatible with banana plugs? They are sure rated for more 
> than 15 amps.
>
> --- On *Wed, 11/25/09, Atwood, Mark /<atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>/* wrote:
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>  
>
> Anyone know of a source of banana jacks that are actually rated to 
> handle the currents were using?  I’m finding a lot of various binding 
> posts and jacks rated to 15amps and occasionally a few rated to 
> 20amps, but nothing higher.  I’m actually confident that these will 
> all work fine.  I was just curious if there was a source for higher 
> power stuff.
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> Thanks,
>
>  
>
> Mark
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>  
>
> *Mark Atwood*
>
> *Paragon Consulting, Inc.*  *|*  President
>
> 5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124 
>
> Phone: 440.684.3101 x102  *|*  Fax: 440.684.3102
>
> _mark.atwood at paragon-inc.com_ 
> <http://us.mc11.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mark.atwood@paragon-inc.com> 
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