2016Batteries/Power forum
Options for chassis-mount D-tap power receptacles
What the thread found
- Standard female D-tap connectors can be adapted for panel mounting by securing them with epoxy and mechanical modification, though this is a workaround method
- Custom 3D-printed mounting brackets can hold standard female D-tap connectors and mount into a 1-inch hole using #4 screws
- Genuine Anton Bauer P-Tap connectors and inserts can be integrated into custom milled aluminum enclosures for a finished chassis-mount solution
- A through-bolt mechanism can secure a standard female D-tap connector within a 3D-printed mounting housing
Depends on
- No commercial off-the-shelf chassis-mount D-tap receptacles appear to be readily available at reasonable prices
- The 3D-printed and machined aluminum solutions described require either a 3D printer or access to milling equipment and design capability
- Thread discusses both D-tap and P-Tap terminology, which may refer to the same or similar Anton Bauer connector types