After taking the bed of the truck off, I found the battery in my 33 is 15 years old! A Sears Diehard. But it's time to replace it. I've had to jump it once when I forgot to turn off the main power switch and it sat for a few cold nights in a row. It's getting close to freezing here every night, and I don't have a garage. There's an access panel in the bed of the truck, but it's not really convenient. I'm going to put some remote jumper terminals somewhere, but I'm curious where you like mounting them?
Mine are on the firewall, not where lots of folks want to put stuff, but I subscribe to the thought line of putting stuff where it's usable and accessible.
A D, that's a nice setup, where'd you find it? Going to redo the battery setup on my '40 coupe sometime soon, and that would be a nice setup to install while I'm at it.
I also believe those gray plug sets noted above are common RV items. Any big battery place should have them, too, and perhaps other styles. Hot rod shops gouge you for this kind of thing. RE location, here are some ideas: easy to get to, space the terminals widely to avoid accidental shorts, matching plugs / jumper cable ends are cool but prevents using other cables, eh? I put my battery box in my 37 trunk (Moroso race item with lid) and the jumpers under the rear pan / tool tray. Never had to use them, thankfully. Looking back, the battery was too hard to get to, especially if on a trip and the trunk was full of luggage and stuff. If near a fuel filler, not a good idea either. I have no idea where I'll put my battery in my A, but it must be easy to get to and, if so, hopefully won't need jumper terminals.
Gary, when you spend 6 figures at a race shop every year you get a good discount. We used the connectors so we could change the battery quickly on a pit stop.
They come in several sizes, may sure you get the biggest..... and they are only rated for 350 amps. I’ve used a bunch on the Fire dept. after you put one on you car, put a pair in your jumper cables, then you can hook them up easy. Then when you jump a regular car, break your cables hook up both cars and then connect the cables, might save blowing your head off some time. If you carry your cables in your hot rod.... and jump another car..... hook up dead car.... then plug in.....super safe. Also they are unisex. Orielys, also has them under Borg-Warner line. Bones
They are known as Anderson connectors. Very handy for all kinds of things. I used a pair to connect to the winch on my truck. https://www.batterymart.com/c-indus...al connectors&utm_content=Anderson: Connector
Yep, very common industrial stuff, and as was said, various sizes- Amazon, ebay etc, any parts store with truck & industrial stuff. I am wiring up my duallie with connections front and rear for jumpers and trailer winch, everything quick connect. I have a very heavy and long set of jumpers from my 24v CAT days that will fit right in
10-4 meant no disrespect. Ideally, when used for jumping, I think the idea setup would be to have one end of the plug set be a bulkhead mount of some kind (like military aircraft have), but I don't know if any of the gray style plugs are made that way. Anyone else?
In my '31 A coupe, I have a plate under the car,inside the frame rail that holds two jumper ports and a keyed cutoff switch. Easy access,out of sight. Sent from my moto g(6) using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I've got these on both hot rods. The coupe is in the trunk (one foot from the battery) and the sedan is on the firewall (2 feet from the battery). My jumper cables have the same connector on one end and regular clamps on the other end. .bjb
My 39 has the battery in the bed. I have a remote + jumper post attached to the firewall, under the hood. I figured I could connect the - post to about any ground point under the hood. Gene
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