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How to hook multiple items to these small termianls?

saxon11

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I'm connecting both the USB Phone Charger AND the solar panel to hook into the battery terminals. With these types of battery terminals, what do others do to connect both to this battery? Pictured is my USB Phone Charger, and not pictured is my panel cables. thank you and see picture - Josh
 

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I would find out the form factor for the battery terminal.
Looks to be gendered.
Find out the form factor and make a connection with the opposite gender part.
Your setup should look like this.

battery.pos<->master_fuse<->disconnect_switch<->fuse_block.pos
battery.neg<->fuse_block.neg

Then connect all your loads and charge sources to the fuse_block.
 
smoothJoey said:
I would find out the form factor for the battery terminal.
Looks to be gendered.
Find out the form factor and make a connection with the opposite gender part.
Your setup should look like this.

battery.pos<->master_fuse<->disconnect_switch<->fuse_block.pos
battery.neg<->fuse_block.neg

Then connect all your loads and charge sources to the fuse_block.
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This is all new to me, are these parts I can typically get from a hardware store? Any pics or links of something similar you can share?
 
saxon11 said:
This is all new to me, are these parts I can typically get from a hardware store? Any pics or links of something similar you can share?
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First get the name of the form factor for the battery terminal.
Then use google to source the part.
This is one of the places I would look when you find the part name.
Probably somebody hear will know https://www.waytekwire.com/
 
saxon11 said:
With these types of battery terminals, what do others do to connect both to this battery?
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Those look like .25” spade terminals (Faston 250 or a clone). I’ve used these adapters to break out a single spade into 2:

www.te.com

61765-2 : FASTON Quick Disconnects

Get 61765-2 FASTON Quick Disconnects specs, pricing, inventory availability, and more from TE Connectivity. Get a sample or request a quote.
www.te.com www.te.com

Before the supply chain problems you could order small quantities with free shipping straight from TE. Now, your best bet might be Mouser.
 
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saxon11 said:
battery will be taking in solar panel, and out to USB
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charge controller anyone?
You don’t want to connect a solar panel to a battery. It will at best kill something. At worst burn the place down.

You also need a small fuse box.
Only about $10
Don’t connect directly to the battery.
 
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