{"id":5386,"date":"2024-04-30T07:57:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/?p=5386"},"modified":"2024-04-30T07:57:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T21:57:47","slug":"what-are-anderson-plugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/what-are-anderson-plugs\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Anderson plugs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An Anderson plug is a way to connect higher amperage cabling and is often used on vehicles for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Supplying power to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/tail-lifts-and-tailgates-which-type-should-you-choose\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5180\">tail lift<\/a> on a truck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powering a trailer or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/complete-guide-to-towing-a-caravan\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1320\">caravan<\/a> while being towed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replacing cigarette lighter-style connectors with something more durable (e.g. for an internal fridge)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting a solar panel to a battery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The moulded, heavy-duty male and female plugs will only connect one way so there&#8217;s no chance of reversing the positive and negative cables. They are sturdy and can carry at least 50 amps, and up to 300+ amps, depending on the model. The plastic housing of the Anderson plug contains two terminals which can be connected to the cable either by flood soldering or crimping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different colours are available to help you distinguish between different uses &#8211; usually black, grey and red. This is useful if you have one plug to power a tail lift and another to power a fridge unit, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anderson plugs sometimes come with a screw-in handle to help remove them, and dust boots to cover the connector when not in use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anderson-plug-1-595x335.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anderson-plug-1-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anderson-plug-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anderson-plug-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anderson-plug-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/anderson-plug-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anderson plugs on the back of a prime mover. One has been covered in shrink wrap to make it more durable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anderson plugs are capable of carrying more current than a 12-pin connector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Anderson plug is a way to connect higher amperage cabling and is often used on vehicles for: The moulded, heavy-duty male and female plugs will only connect one way so there&#8217;s no chance of reversing the positive and negative<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/what-are-anderson-plugs\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5390,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5386\/revisions\/5390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}