I have the standard Marinco cord. I keep some dielectric grease on it and check
it every so often with my thermal imager. So far so good and I think the cord
is at least 25 years old. I’ll post my FLIR photos somewhere when I get home.
The hottest part of the whole setup was not the shore power
Matt,
I didn't mention that but my Marinco cord is the same, the Eel cord with
the clamping feature and LED indicators.
--
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM Matthew Wolford wrote:
> I do the same as Dennis. In addition, the new Marinco plug (slightly mor
Dennis, thank you; I cannot tell you how many of your emails I have saved over
the years; your advise is almost always my "go to" when I need the voice of
experience on some issue or part...; keep em' coming!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenri
securely.
>
> Matt Wolford
> C&C 42 Custom
>
> From: Dennis C. via CnC-List
> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 6:57 PM
> To: Stus-List
> Cc: Dennis C.
> Subject: Stus-List Re: Power Connection ->SmartPlug Vs Marinco
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> I did mari
Stus-List
Cc: Dennis C.
Subject: Stus-List Re: Power Connection ->SmartPlug Vs Marinco
My 2 cents.
I did marine repair for about 15 years after retiring from my "real" job. In
those years, I saw or replaced several of the standard Marinco plugs where
degradation had occur
My 2 cents.
I did marine repair for about 15 years after retiring from my "real" job.
In those years, I saw or replaced several of the standard Marinco plugs
where degradation had occurred with evidence of over heating or arcing.
Many of them had one thing in common. The plug was always unsupport
You can use your current power cord and replace the Marinco plug with the
SmartPlug. The SmartPlug is $100 and the inlet on your boat is $149 both on
sale at Fisheries.
I feel safer with the SmartPlug on my boat.
Alan
On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM Dreuge via CnC-List
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I hope t
One small point on Paul's post: What I have read and experienced is that
dielectric grease is unnecessary as well as messy to work with. The mechanical
contacts in most plugs do not need dielectric grease to function normally and
if lubrication is desired, any grease will work. I keep superlu
: Dreuge via CnC-List
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Cc: Dreuge
Subject: Stus-List Re: Power Connection ->SmartPlug Vs Marinco
Hi,
I hope this doesn’t start a "PC vs. Mac" style debate, but here's my
perspective. A while ago, I seriously conside
Hi,
I hope this doesn’t start a "PC vs. Mac" style debate, but here's my
perspective. A while ago, I seriously considered switching to a SmartPlug
system; however, the significantly higher cost was a major hurdle. Right now, a
SmartPlug 30A 50ft cord with inlet socket is priced at around $504 (
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