How to make up Anderson plug jump leads for a land rover Defender or any vehicle

Making up some anderson plug jump leads for a land rover defender, shows the soldering process and general advice on using them. This setup saves having to remove the passenger seat everytime you wan't to access the battery on a Defender.

Alot of people will just crimp these connectors in a vice, if you don't have the correct crimp tool then you should solder the connectors, here I show you how.

Sorry bit of a boring video, but no one has covered Anderson plugs on youtube. Any questions or tips please comment.

The connector kit was purchased here: http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/GET-CONNECTED-PLUGS__W0QQ_armrsZ1 they are SB 175amp

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[Zeamus634]

Can you show how you have connected the battery terminals to the battery clamps please?

[ruuman]

@Zeamus634 they simply went to regular eyelet connections, I use a numax leisure battery which has the great feature of normal terminal lugs and 8mm bolt fixings built onto the battery. But you can usually just use the eyelet connection on the regular terminal clamping bolts on normal batteries

[Zeamus634]

@ruuman Thanks for the quick reply, If you did it again, Is there anything you would do differently?

[ruuman]

@Zeamus634 erm, maybe move the socket slightly further in towards the gearbox, it's maybe slightly to tight against the door, also I think I would have made the jump leads 1-2m longer. but apart from that it's a great mod that I use constantly. Also the red boot thing lasted about 1 year before getting ripped off.

[desparky]

I haven't used Anderson connectors for about 18 years and thought they didn't need a male/female... thanks for confirming that. I thought I may have been imagining things! Great tutorial, my only suggestions would be to "tin" the cable first, and also, when I was taught soldering (Military Spec), to never quench any solder connection (as you suggested). Always allow it to cool down by itself (as you did) to prevent crystalysation of the joint. Thanks for refreshing my memory.

[ruuman]

@desparky hi thanks for the comment, I must admit I'm no expert, I purely made the video as no one else had covered it. But what your saying makes perfect sense. I did try and tin the wires, but my girly iron couldn't transfer enough heat and the blow lap just made a mess :-)

[753wow]

This is fantastic, exactly what I was looking for! I know have a weekend project for my 90!

[taquito971]

Thanks for the tutorial, was wondering how it all fit together. Now I know!

[winaje]

Good tutorial, very helpful, thanks

[syncmaster710n14]

Cool. I extened the battery conectors on my Landy and the battery now lives in a old tool box behind the passenger seat.