Electronics, Lighting, & Gadgets - Alternate MagicShine Connector?

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Diamond
12-23-09, 05:15 PM
While Geoman has been great about returning a MagicShine light which stopped working (bad connector) it appears my second light also has an intermittent connection. I can generally twist the barrel to make the light work but it is less obvious when I am charging correctly and I’m concerned that the connector will finally fail.

I’m thinking about cutting the cable and replacing the stock connectors with something more reliable. I did a little internet searching and came up with the following from Enercall connector Radioshack:
129964

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3870003

I suspect this is about as waterproof as the MS connector and much more reliable. Has anyone else found a better connector?

Thanks, Scott

bfree
12-23-09, 06:04 PM
I am a big fan of this one (http://www.bikeforums.net/;http://www.batteryspace.com/connectoradaptoronepairtwopinslockableconnectorwith8coilcord.aspx) from batteryspace:

129967
It is "waterproof", keyed, very secure and the cable coiling has some decent give. It is a little thick though, so it is not the most flexible.
rrohret
12-23-09, 06:07 PM
I have used the one you have selected from Radioshack for my 12V 10 Watt Halogen as a replacement when the battery connector went bad on my NightHawk light set (BAttery fell off and broke). It works fine and has been reliable.

ItsJustMe
12-24-09, 07:08 AM
Mine is flaking out too. I'm going to switch to the trailer connector the OP shows. It's what I used on my DIY halogen setup when I built it 5 years ago, it's what I switched my BatterySpace HID/Trailtech system to when the factory connectors failed. That connector JUST WORKS. It's durable as hell; if you started beating on a lighting system with a hammer, that connector would definitely be the last thing to fail.