{"product_id":"merit-style-socket-with-cover-12-24v","title":"Merit-Style Socket — 12-24V With Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eA panel-mount Merit-style socket rated to 16A at 12V DC (8A at 24V DC), supplied with a screw-in dust cover. The Merit plug pattern (also called ISO 4165 or the MIL-Std automotive plug) is the two-pin 20mm standard used by CB radios, tyre inflators, air compressors, driving-light harnesses and most Australian-market accessories that ship with a right-angle black plug instead of a cigarette-lighter plug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe socket bolts into a 28.5mm panel cut-out using the supplied fixing nut. It runs equally well on 12V or 24V DC systems, so it suits 4WDs, caravans, camper trailers, boats, tractors and truck cabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy fit a Merit socket instead of a cigarette-lighter socket\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMerit plugs latch in and stay seated over corrugations. The pin geometry pulls a positive contact instead of relying on a spring-loaded side clip, so voltage drop stays low even under sustained loads that would make a cigarette socket run warm. Any accessory that already carries a Merit plug (Baintech, REDARC-branded harnesses, Powertech CB radios and most aftermarket fridge power leads) plugs straight in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFused feed sizing\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeed the socket from a fuse sized to match the accessory. A 12V compressor peaks around 10-12A, a portable fridge sits at 3-7A, a CB radio draws under 3A, and a small tyre inflator around 7-10A. The socket is rated to 16A at 12V; the feed fuse protects the cable and the accessory, not the socket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elevate Automotive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39561300738157,"sku":"QVPSMRT","price":19.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/5941\/2333\/files\/QVPSMRT.png?v=1701997419","url":"https:\/\/elevateauto.com.au\/products\/merit-style-socket-with-cover-12-24v","provider":"Elevate Automotive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}