On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Ben Okopnik <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 09:54:15PM +0000, Densler, Vernon R (IT Solutions) > wrote: >> Makes sense I guess. Now I am going to need new cables. For as much >> as they cost they should last longer. > > Unfortunately, given the fixed plug design, there's essentially nothing > you can do to make it any better. I mean, theoretically it's possible to > design something that would A) firmly clamp the plug to the socket > without any wiggle room and B) cam each individual lug so that it would > jam the lugs immovably in their slots with enough pressure for excellent > contact. Unfortunately, that plug alone would cost a couple of hundred > bucks - and would probably wreck the typical wonky, burned, cracked > sockets that you find at the marinas. > > It was a great idea when Edison came up with it, but it was never > designed to carry the kind of loads we're using now. > > > Ben >
Smartpower has a nice plug design that solves several of the problems. But it's only available in 30A (that I can find) not used by most marinas, and is stupidly expensive. The biggest problem with the current twist lock power connectors is the limited connection area of the connectors. A straight push connection with a locking collar would be far preferable. -- http://neon-buddha.net _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
