Battery connectors

Anderson PowerPoles have been my choice for years. Mostly purchased from PowerWerx, but also available at Mouser.
Lately started using them for PTT and speaker connections:
PTT Blue/Yellow.
Speaker Green/Yellow.
Using this technique you can remove one radio and replace with another type in a few minutes, so clubs don't have to own all of the same type to swap radios.
PowerPoles are available in 15A for most of our uses, but their 30A and 45A contacts use the same housings.
The RigRunner power distribution boxes make for a clean install. If you put PowerPoles on everything you own that's 12V, anything can be removed from the panel and run "on the bench" (or in the car) if necessary.
Jim

+10 on Powerpoles and Rigrunner power distribution system.

Difficult to imagine why anyone would use anything else.

On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 11:56:15 PM UTC-7, bumper wrote:
Another proponent of Anderson Power Pole connectors. But if in a self launch, you may need a bit more current capability than that. I purchased a set of these, rated at 120 amps, for the starter battery but haven't installed them:

http://www.amazon.com/Driver-Battery...rch_detailpage

That's just a bigger Anderson connector. They make them in sizes up to 350A or maybe bigger.

We've been using the Andersons for a couple decades.
Keep in mind, you can also get them from RC hobby suppliers (like Tower Hobbies) by the bag for cheap.
We solder them on, makes them reuseable.

Fuses near the battery is great, but they should be sized for the wire size.

IIRC, they are also called "Sermos connectors" but they are the same.