Step up my fueling game
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Fantastic.
All I know is they are high quality and BMW uses them on almost everything.
I like the SAE connectors because under excessive stress they pull apart instead of what happens with locking connectors (something breaking). BUT, I do like the idea of better connectors like the ones you chose for lighting and such where the connector is generally fixed. Thanks for the recommendation!
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The ones I ordered are basically the Deutsch style. I'm not going to be connecting and disconnecting the battery charger from both tank pumps very often so I'm not concerned about the connectors being overly robust. I'll take easy over robust for this application.
Here's the link to the connectors I ordered.
I don't know if I would have chosen that style for frequent connnections and connections made under load- they weren't designed for that. The Anderson SB50 connector would be ideal for this. Contacts are available for 12AWG.
Here's a knockoff example- https://www.amazon.com/Micrl-Disconnect-Electrical-Connector-Recovery/dp/B09WRLBZFY?th=1
The 10 AWG contacts are for 12-10 AWG wire. https://www.andersonpower.com/us/en...ver-plated-wire-contacts-12-to-10-awg-bk.html
When I was a kid, Aircraft Marine Products had plants in Elizabethtown and Mount Joy. They were referred to as "Aircraft Marine" by the locals back then and were considered to be a better employer than the other places at the time - shoe factory, feed mill, tobacco warehouse, etc. Later they combined into one new plant in Mount Joy and became "AMP". For a while they were TYCO and most recently TE Connectivity. Old brochure:
AMP-Mobile 1954 : Aircraft-Marine Products Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The AMP-Mobile, Mobile Demonstration Unit, Latest Wire Termination Techniques, Another AMP Customer Service, Aircraft-Marine Products Inc., 2100 Paxton Street,...
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But it's not for frequent connecting and disconnecting and certainly not made under load.
AMP had plants all over south central Pennsylvania. It is a shame that we lost nearly all of it. I did a lot of work in the connector industry and some of it was for AMP.When I was a kid, Aircraft Marine Products had plants in Elizabethtown and Mount Joy. They were referred to as "Aircraft Marine" by the locals back then and were considered to be a better employer than the other places at the time - shoe factory, feed mill, tobacco warehouse, etc. Later they combined into one new plant in Mount Joy and became "AMP". For a while they were TYCO and most recently TE Connectivity. Old brochure:
AMP-Mobile 1954 : Aircraft-Marine Products Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The AMP-Mobile, Mobile Demonstration Unit, Latest Wire Termination Techniques, Another AMP Customer Service, Aircraft-Marine Products Inc., 2100 Paxton Street,...archive.org
My bad. I read this and assumed you were swapping batteries/chargers/pumps in and out frequently and there was no mention of using a switch to disable the power before making the connections.
It wasn't just AMP. There were many companies that employed a lot of people in our area. Of course many of the jobs were in manufacturing. Some were like Armstrong, Grinnell and RCA that were household names beyond the immediate area. There were also many other factories, foundries, furniture and shoe manufacturers, etc. It was a blessing to work for some of them and almost a curse to work for others. My stepdad retired from Armstrong and had good benefits for him and mom till they died. To get employment at some of the good places you had to know somebody.
Others not so much. I worked in a foundry while attending high school and they would hire anyone. One of the molders frequently went for a liquid lunch on Friday and didn't return till Monday. The company tolerated his behavior because not a lot of people wanted to work there.
Between here and Harrisburg there was Steelton, home to Pennsylvania Steel/Bethlehem/etc. I still recall the smoke and smell while driving through the town. Seemed like there would be no end to all the hustle and bustle. Then old timers started grousing about all that "Japanese junk" starting to show up. At first a lot of it was junk. Remember the first Honda (car)? Things have changed since then.
I do remember the N600, personally I think it's far superior to the VW Beetle. (The N600 market research car resulted in the Honda Civic production car.) Thank you for bringing back great memories!
