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    Rescue vehicle ejectable power port - GIF


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    This is the kind of thing I need to protect me from my own stupid. On more than one occasion I have left a block heater plugged in and driven away.

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    "The Kussmaul auto eject WP is a power input connector designed to be mounted in the side of a vehicle to permit connecting a 12 Volt D.C., 120 Volt A.C. or 250 Volt A.C. shore line. It comes with a weatherproof cover. The cover is spring loaded to close, preventing water from entering when the shore line is not connected. A solenoid wired to the vehicles starter is energized when the engine is cranked. This instantaneously drives the plug from the receptacle. This simple reliable device eliminates forever the broken cables which result when drivers forget to remove the shore line before driving away."

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    To prevent driving off with the engine heater plugged in, I loop the extension cord over the drivers side mirror.

    Also, if the vehicle has the wiper arms that can be folded up away from the glass, I usually flip up the drivers wiper too.

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    I had mine setup with a fairly loose plug and configured so it would naturally pull straight apart for when I forgot to unplug it, which was more often than I would like to admit. I finally moved south, so no more issues with that.



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