110V Outside Male Outlet

[LODFFB]

Was wondering if anyone used their 110V plugin and rigged it up for 12V to run off their Vehicle battery to charge thier fishhouse batteries. I would switch it over to get 110V later when I can afford a Generator but Just for this year to recharge my batteries in the house.

[StrosLit31]

I have my house rigged up with two post on the outside of the house that connect to my batteries and 12volt lights inside the house. Then i can just hook up jumper cables from the two post to your truck battery. I used a ground rod that i cut two 8" pieces for the two post.

[LODFFB]

Do you by chance have or could take a pic of your setup. I think I know what you mean. At my work I do the wiring and we have 3/4" X 1/8" thick bus bar or #6 maybe #4 solid wire. is that what you did?

[waterwolff]

My house came equipped with an outlet located outside in order to rig up a cord to supply an outside 12 volt power source to the house. But please do not attempt to do this with a 110 volt source of power for a number of reasons, one being the potential of having 110 volts present at the male ends of the cord cap after removing the plug from the outlet and the other reason is the methods and wire size's employed in the construction of the houses electrical system meaning un-fused, under sized, open conductors in free air with connections at the device made without the use of a junction box. As long as we are on the subject make sure you have appropriately rated fuses located at all power sources whether it be 12 volt or 110 volt

[StrosLit31]

yeah this setup would be for 12volt only. I will take some pictures tomorrow of the setup after work. What i used is a ground rod for grounding an electrical service. it is a solid copper rod.

[findergameandfish]

Yes I did hook up half of my outside plug for 12V and the other half 110AC made my own wire connector for my truck battery. But I tell you (and anyone alse) this if you don't know what you are doing don't do it just like waterwolff stated If not properly fused and know where you're cable ends are It could be very bad if hooked up wrong. I have each terminal marked on wich one is wich and I am the only one that uses the house.

[LODFFB]

I found someting. I was thinking about 12V stuff who uses that stuff with a plug. NASCAR! They swap out bad batteries with a Quick Connect. I looked in Northern tool and they have a Jumpmax setup. Plug with a couple feet of wire W/ connector and the other connector has 30ft of jumper cable and clamps I might try that. We'll have to see what Payday Fri the 1st brings

[hawkeye43]

I used the same setup for my house. The quick connects are for Warner winches, they use #4 wire so they are heavy duty. I mounted one quick connect under the hood of my truck that hooks to the battery, then I used a set of jumper cables with quick connects on each end and the last one is on the house that is hooked to the batteries in the house that runs the 12v pump to has the house with hyd rams and all the other 12v toys. the connects can only be hookup one way so there is no way to screw it up.

[StrosLit31]

This is what i have setup. But i am the only one who hooks these up and you might be better off with some actual plugs, that you can not switch around.