Engel fridge into merit plug

Whats a Merit socket?

There is an adaptor I believe. Maybe try the 12 volt type shops.

Good luck..........................

Why not use the Engel adaptor....take off the cigi plug part of the Engel plug, revealing a screw-on fitting. Buy a suitable fitting from Engel supplier (comes in 2 variants, long or short electrical supply cable) and then the thing is very positively connected. Mine stays plugged in and turned on 24/7/365....never a problem. Even a Merit plug can accidently be unplugged if a piece of luggage hits it etc.

Cheers
Roachie

Hi I have changed my Engel to a merrit plug, no problems I have a fuse in the line between battery and fridge, easy to do my plugs are out of the way very hard to dislodge cable, in my opinion for what it's worth.
Cheers

Yep, there is such a beast, I bought one at the Rosehill 4WD show recently (TJM stand, I think.) I bought it as my CT has only Merit plugs. I wouldn't use it for the fridge though, only battery chargers, mobile phone, etc.

If you car is fitted with Merit sockets, my advice would be to cut off the cigarette lighter plug and wire it up permanently with the Merit plug. As some have said, an adapter of the type you mention would provide ample opportunity to knock the plug out, or worse still have it come loose with only intermittent contact. Can't be good for the fridge. If you need to use the fridge from a ciggy socket every now and then, make up a short piece of wire with a male cigarette fitting on one end and the female Merit on the other. Bith easy to get at Repco, etc.

Matt.

You can replace the original plug on the end of the Engel cable to a Merit plug, or a Hella plug. The Hella plug has a removable collar which allows it to connect to both a standard Cigarette socket, or the Merit socket, after the collar has been removed.

They are both around the $15.00 mark.

The Hella plug is available from Battery World.
The Merit plug is available from TJM outlets.

I have converted virtually all my sub 10 amp 12 volt accessories to either the Hella plug, or Merit plug, as I also have Merit sockets in the back of the vehicle and on the Thumper portable battery unit.

They are easy to wire up and do not require a solder joint.

The one advantage of the Hella plug is that you can plug it into a cigarette socket, if it's all you have. (eg a friend or relative's vehicle)

Talking to the State rep for Engel at the Quenbeyan 4wd show about this very issue....He stated they will not make one for the merrit setup as there isn't the demand for them. Well, my Kimberley Kamper has nothing but merrit sockets so we are annoyed that engel don't make one.

We bought a simple adapter below (ciggie to merrit) that works better than some of the other bulkier types. Some we tried actually get hot (feel the connector and there shouldn't be any heat dissipated from them). Can't remember where we got them from though :-(

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Andrew