T&T: 12 Volt Connectors

[Brent Hodges]

 here's a link to some gold plated, color coded, crimp-on
(12 AWG) banana plugs.       http://tinyurl.com/32wfek  (endsnip)

Holy crap!  At those prices for these type of connectors, that's about $40 
for a setup of male / female plug. Doesn't seem reasonable to convert at 
that rate. You can replace the odd 12v fan every once in a while cheaper 
than that. There are a BUNCH of boats out there with the same 120v / 3 prong 
vs 12v / 2 prong situation, mine included. I haven't had a problem, and the 
2 times I've had mine surveyed they haven't had a problem with it. I would 
suggest that you get a nice lablemaker and mark all your outlets. That would 
make the confusion go away!  Maybe put a piece of yellow (or obvious color 
of your choice) heat shink on the 12 volt wires just above the male plugs as 
an extra reminder?

Brent Hodges
43 Albin with way too many 12v outlets to change!
Seabrook, Tx