Shorepower plug?

[Copious]

Does anyone recognise this shorepower plug and know where I can get one, or even the manufacturers name. All help gratefully received, http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg222/MVCopious/Shorepowerplug.jpg[/img]]Photobucket

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[pampas]

Put the long number into Google and see what comes up !

 

[iangrant]

If it's for shorepower is it three or 4 or 5 pin, is it to fit a marina,

is it male or female? Looks female. Is the outer collar screw thread?

It says on the side 16 amp rating and IP66, water proof .

These sockets are fairly common but not looking like this one

 

[Billjratt]

We can't see the important bit!

 

[Copious]

Sorry Chaps,

Try this photo for the business end. A male fitting but with a screw collar. Only info I have gleaned is that it is of German origin,

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[iangrant]

Hmm - chop it off and fit a standard one?

What are you trying to plug it in to?

Ian

 

[samwise]

Looks unlike any shorepower plug I have ever seen. I don't think it would fit any of the outlets I have encountered in UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece etc, but it looks as if it has had a hard life. I think the advice to chop it off and fit a standard plug is sound.

 

[pvb]

Do you reckon...

Do you reckon it looks like this "Land Connection Plug"? Maybe worth emailing your photos to them and asking.

 

[Kylora]

It doesn't have exposed pins, so it's a socket . I assume that it is the end which fits the boat. Even so, you are probably best to replace both bits with a CEEform style. Just don't make the mistake of having pins at both ends of your shore power cable.

Ash

 

[timmorley]

It's identical to the one that was fitted to my Dehler 39 CWS, 1990 model. It shorted out the whole pontoon 3 times in La Trinite a few years ago before I realised it was my boat doing it. The plug had melted and I was less than popular!

The construction and wiring thickness seemed very under-sized to me, so I replaced the plug and socket with a more robust fitting.

Tim

 

[BartW]

I think it is a Schaltbau,
http://www.schaltbau-gmbh.de/CMXS/Detail_308.html
but it's going to be difficult to get ONE piece, I would do the same as all other forumates,
replace by standard CEE

 

[garvellachs]

I've just bought something very similar from RS Components numbered 540-1896 with a socket 540-1925. Strictly of course the names are reversed but you'll know what I mean. Comes with two grommets for diff cable sizes and all very robust and water-proof. I bought them to replace the connection for a shore cable in our Dehler 372's anchor locker. Hope that helps?

 

[Nick_Pam]

Had one on our Dehler 37CR shorepower cable - must have been standard Dehler fit judging by the above posts.

Just like TimMorley, ours blew the pontoon out a few times, due to sparking between pins and socket so I replaced it with the standard IEC type

Was difficult to get replacement plug when making cable up too....RS Components if I remember rightly

 

[Copious]

Thank you to you all for these comments, as usual full of good info and leads (excuse the pun) and much appreciated. I do agree it is a somewhat undersized piece of kit for this work so probably time to beef it up. (I was only trying to save work!) Thanks again,

Happy Christmas and all that good stuff,

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[hquinn]

Standard on Dehler 34 we have had no problems with ours it is located in the anchor locker

 

[PaulR]

yep clearly a dehler normal part as same as we had on our 34 but we changed ours to conventional and happier with them