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Gilbert Louis
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Post by Gilbert Louis » 03 Dec 2007, 01:36

Hi, I was wondering what most of you use as for connections (batteries to winch...) I would think that a fair amount of skippers use the futaba plug but I find themt too exposed to the element (we sail mainly on the sea). I personally use Molex plugs, purely because they were those in place when I bought my first boat. I was looking at the Tamiya plugs as they look quite serious... any thoughts ???

Also having plugs that other use will help for lending a battery pack or charging it ...

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Gilbert LOUIS
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Bruce Andersen
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Post by Bruce Andersen » 03 Dec 2007, 05:53

most of us in the US use Deans 3 connector plugs for pretty much all electrical connections - that way we can share batteries with one another.

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Post by Barry Fox CAN262 » 03 Dec 2007, 08:58

Deans Ultra Plugs. The best.
Barry Fox
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Gilbert Louis
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Post by Gilbert Louis » 31 Dec 2007, 00:14

Hi, thank you for your feedback. I'm moving to Deans ultra... they seems recommended by a lot of people...

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Gilbert LOUIS
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