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landy andy

Member Since: 15 Feb 2009
Location: Ware, Herts
Posts: 5668

2006 Defender 110 Td5 USW Zermatt Silver

I was going to fit one of those boot things to mine, but if you do you are likely to hold water inside the connector, where without one fitted any moisture would just run away. People talk about corrosion issues, but these connectors are used in many places and I'm yet to see a failed one. Mine had a quick spray of battery terminal spray when installed, and I have never had any issues. These are better than most jump leads that people are using.

7th Mar 2015 12:41pm

Enid_Puceflange

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: edinburgh
Posts: 1172

THanks for the info and photos guys

I will be fitting mine to my seat box.

Cheers

G My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years.

7th Mar 2015 11:05pm

gavinpm

Member Since: 19 Oct 2012
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 117

Here's mine - on the seat box

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8th Mar 2015 7:46am

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey

Here's anolther. Must be just in the marine environment they corrode. Little wonder I have no faith in them. This one had only been fitted for about three months.

Click image to enlarge If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

8th Mar 2015 4:39pm

walfy

Member Since: 29 Aug 2007
Location: Frome
Posts: 2658

TBF anything in the marine enviroment will corrode due to the slat in the water. I very much doubt there will be many on here who put their pride and joy anywhere near salt water. I know I don't.
I'll be fitting an anderson to the front of my 110 when I can find time to sort it out and the pennies for the cabling. 110 D250 SE HT
110 USW SOLD
RRE HSE Dynamic Gone, wife killed it
VOLVO XC60 R Dynamic with some toys

Polaris RZR 900XP SOLD

8th Mar 2015 5:18pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

Looking at that photo that left hand contact appears to have all the silver plating removed and to be suffering from copper 'corrosion or oxidisation. Presumably left where salt water or spray could get at it?

Have not heard of anything like that in the 4x4 world. OK a Defender cab might get moist but not that moist and not in corrosive content. Personally I do not see any issues with using an Anderson connector on a Defender.

Their are genuine Anderson connectors, there are good quality high current DC connectors such as Rema and then there are the cheap copies. If tempted to buy the cheap copies have a good look at the contacts. On genuine Anderson connectors the contacts are smooth and silver coated. On the cheap copies the surface can be extremely rough, lumpy, pitted etc from new. This means that the actual contact area is much smaller and that arcing might occur in between the contacts which is not good news.

Brendan

8th Mar 2015 5:38pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

K9F wrote:

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do you dangle them over the side as you are going along?

Remind me never to buy any second hand parts from your part of the world.

8th Mar 2015 10:09pm

K9F

Member Since: 12 Nov 2009
Location: Bournemouth
Posts: 9610

No need the North is flooded with second hand parts from Defenders apparently. If not it should be according to Landywatch.

http://www.landywatch.co.uk/index.php/stolen-vehicle-maps/ If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!

Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!!

8th Mar 2015 10:15pm

jimbob7

Member Since: 06 Jul 2013
Location: uk
Posts: 2055

Anderson leads are used externally for powering tail lifts on hgv's,exposed to all weathers, road spray and driver abuse,I would expect an anderson lead inside a Defender to last forever Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5.

9th Mar 2015 10:56am

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