Assuming that if you have specced the front winch this outlet will be used@DCPU AH ! Yes! You are correct... I was discounting the 500A outlet since it is the dedicated winch connection serviced by the 500A switch in the overhead panel. Thus there's a 10A, a 25A and the 500A circuit under the bonnet. There's also a "high load" towing outlet at the rear... which seems to be limited to around 40A. However one is supposed to be able to install a rear winch in the tow receiver on a "plug and play" basis...implying a load of several hundred amps. There's no mention of this in the documentation to date... Unless the rear NATO -type plug can carry the requisite current..... "curiouser and curiouser"!
The dealer told me yesterday that the NATO plug is rated to 500amps to run the rear winch accessory. The specs of the plug on the rear of the IG are 150 to 500 amps.@DCPU AH ! Yes! You are correct... I was discounting the 500A outlet since it is the dedicated winch connection serviced by the 500A switch in the overhead panel. Thus there's a 10A, a 25A and the 500A circuit under the bonnet. There's also a "high load" towing outlet at the rear... which seems to be limited to around 40A. However one is supposed to be able to install a rear winch in the tow receiver on a "plug and play" basis...implying a load of several hundred amps. There's no mention of this in the documentation to date... Unless the rear NATO -type plug can carry the requisite current..... "curiouser and curiouser"!
The High Load Towing Outlet is the NATO socket. We've light on documentation but it is the connection for the removeable winch which is listed as drawing a lot more than 40 amps, and it surely has to be switched via the 500 amp switch in the overhead panel.@DCPU AH ! Yes! You are correct... I was discounting the 500A outlet since it is the dedicated winch connection serviced by the 500A switch in the overhead panel. Thus there's a 10A, a 25A and the 500A circuit under the bonnet. There's also a "high load" towing outlet at the rear... which seems to be limited to around 40A. However one is supposed to be able to install a rear winch in the tow receiver on a "plug and play" basis...implying a load of several hundred amps. There's no mention of this in the documentation to date... Unless the rear NATO -type plug can carry the requisite current..... "curiouser and curiouser"!
My issue is what if you haven't spec'd the front winch - what type of outlet are you left with? Another NATO socket, like the rear? Something different? Or nothing at all?Assuming that if you have specced the front winch this outlet will be used
Been looking for a while now.Does anyone have a good supplier for the DTP sockets and bits in the UK?
Farnells supply deutsch fittings as do this company who I will get the crimp tool fromDoes anyone have a good supplier for the DTP sockets and bits in the UK?
Motorsports use Deutsch plugs a lot, so also look at UK motorsport suppliers.Does anyone have a good supplier for the DTP sockets and bits in the UK?
Thanks for the update. Like you (and many I suspect) we need to know what the IG fitted sockets are (male or female) in order to get the correct type of socket. I am planning on making a few adapter cables for the inside sockets to run my radios (ham HF and 2/70). DTP 2P to the socket terminated with Anderson for the power to the radios and accessories - all my mobile kit has Anderson already installed. So if you find out let us know please! Cheers!!I just crimped the first female sockets onto the UHF (CB) wires using a Deutsch crimping tool, it was easy as. I just slowly trimmed the bare wire until I had the right length after watching the Wurth video.
I will only insert the sockets into the plug when I know which side is used in the footwell – I will not be making assumptions. Remembering to get the polarity correct.
Tip: You also need to test for continuity, from the crimped socket to the other end of the wire before installing the UHF, which I have done.
Tip 2: to get the stripped wire to the correct length for insertion into the pin/socket, you can insert the cable unstripped into the pin/socket. Once in place, use a black marker around the insulation near the top of the pin/socket. Take the cable out and strip the wire at the black mark. The stripped wire should very close to the correct length. This only works if the insulated wire is thinner than the pin/socket opening. If it is too thick, measure the wire on the outside of the pin/socket to the obvious ring around the pin/socket and mark it that way. Both ways worked well for me.
Getting quality plugs and the right tools made life so much easier. The money you pay for the tools and parts will be cheaper than an auto electrician (which now charge more than medical specialists here in Australia, based on recent experience).
That’s what I hoped for as my T-Max compressor is fitted with a NATO plug as wellThe dealer told me yesterday that the NATO plug is rated to 500amps to run the rear winch accessory. The specs of the plug on the rear of the IG are 150 to 500 amps.
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Elke NATO Panel Receptacle 2 Pole Female Contacts 50mm2 OLV GRN with Screw Cap
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