Does anyone know where I can find a plug for the Prolong Battery Charger? Mine no longer works. I contacted Hybrid Automotive and they said to buy the extension for $79 and cut the plug off of there.
Have you looked on Amazon... I had one of the units and it seemed like a plug you could purchase online.... then splice using a continuity tester.
If you're just replacing the connectors on the ends, you just get a pair that match each other and have the right number of terminals (four, iirc). Then replace the old connectors with the new ones making absolutely sure you connect the two cables exactly like before. Other than the number of wires, they don't need to match the old connectors, just each other. Hence the need for the tester that @Tim Jones mentioned.
Something like this might work if it fits the case. You'll need to replace both parts. I'm not home, so I can't look at mine (which is VERY old). All you really need is a 4-pin connector that fits. Perhaps this? And, from now on, don't connect or disconnect that connector when the charger is plugged in. I did that one time, saw the spark, and said, "Not doing that anymore!" Breaking a DC connection under load makes a lot of arc which burns up the contacts. I got the same kind of arc screwing in and unscrewing the lightbulbs in the manual discharger. But light sockets and bulbs are easier to replace.
jerrymildred, I don't see a picture in your post. I always connect the charger to the traction battery first and then plug in the charger to A/C. I'm guessing the open is within the plug itself since I can get it to work if I wiggle the cord near the plug and hold it in place.
Must be your ad blocker. It's there. Every once in a while someone can't see the links. I don't think it's ever been anything but an ad blocker. Sounds perfect. I wonder how it got so scorched looking.
Hybrid Automotive said that connector wouldn't work since the connector requires a special key. I'm guessing I'm out of luck unless I buy the expensive extension cable. Thank you for your help!
