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Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks...

 
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:02 am    Post subject: Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks... Reply with quote

I have a supply that plugs directly into a two pin
"power outlet" that they have on some airliners.
The inside has two little pins and a push button latch
to hold it more securely than a cigarette lighter.

I'd like to put one of those jacks into my homebuilt.
Does anybody know the part number or have a source for these?

Thanks,
Greg

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:29 pm    Post subject: Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks... Reply with quote

I found some additional information since my original posting Wednesday:

The airline style power plug is called an EmPower Connector.
I'm looking for a source of the EmPower Jack's to go along with it.

This photo shows the plug side of the connector:
http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/peripher/6500687/6500687mvr4.shtml
Note - there are four pins, not just the two power pins.

I'm looking for a source for the jack side of the EmPower connector
so I can add one or two to my plane. The connection is much
more secure & compact than a cigarette lighter. It has a snap catch
that you have to push a button to release.

Any suggestions on where I can purchase these?
Or tech specs for connecting the two "data pins" ?

Thanks,
Greg


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 7:27 pm    Post subject: Airline style 2-pin 12v power outlet jacks... Reply with quote

Greg -

Are you hung up on 4 pins and a locking mechanism?

If not, they make three pin jobbies (jacks & plugs) that have a good lock
and are more compact than a cigarette lighter. Check these. They are XLR
audio connectors for hooking microphones & speakers up to big sound
systems, and for the little gooseneck, 2 watt console lights. They are
either 3 pin or 4 pin and can carry about 5 amps. The lock latch is on the
jack (female):

https://www.alliedelec.com/Search/SearchResults.asp?SearchQuery=XLR&Submit=find+it%21

http://w1.lancair.net/pix/jschroeder-panel/InstrPanel_WireProg1_8

We installed two on the panel for map lights, one in the overhead and one
on each side of the rear seat for map lights.

The problem of getting away from the classic lighter jack for getting
power to removeable devices is that you will have to wire each device to
be compatible with the jack. "Sorry junior, we don't have a spare battery
on board you can't plug that MP3 player in ..." Hmmmmmnnn ... now that
aint a bad idea after all.

John
On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 10:09:43 -0500, Greg Campbell
<gregcampbellusa(at)gmail.com> wrote:

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I'm looking for a source for the jack side of the EmPower connector
so I can add one or two to my plane. The connection is much
more secure & compact than a cigarette lighter. It has a snap catch
that you have to push a button to release.

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