questions on battery charging
I have a small 110V battery charger, nothing fancy , I think it has 2,6,10 amp selections. Anyway, I was thinking about hooking short wires to the + and - terminals of my battery permanently and le...
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DrewE wrote:Yes, I was thinking of Speakon for the higher amperages. The XLR's from Neutrik are rated only to 16A per pin.westend wrote:
You can have the onboard converter and an auxiliary charger connected to the battery and powered, simultaneously. Won't hurt a thing.
Instead of having wire protruding from the battery box, use a purpose-built connector. There are different ones out there. Anderson Power Pole is one fairly well regarded connector. Audio XLR connectors are typically rated for a minimum of 45A to 100A and can be weatherproof. They're cheap and abundant everywhere. XLR connectors typically use a set screw for wire termination.
I really don't think you mean XLR connectors; those are typically used for microphones (these days at least) and typically have maximum current ratings around 10-15A. Most use solder cup terminations, at least the ones that I've seen. I would not want to see what happens when 100A are passed through them. They are very nice connectors, though, when used within their limits.
Possibly you're thinking of speakon connectors, which are rated at 40A?
