REMA80 80A Male Female Forklift Battery Connector, Anti-Acid Flame-Retardant, 600V IP20

When Sulphuric Acid Mist Decides the Connector

Most connector failures in battery rooms are not electrical at first: they are chemical. Acid mist from vent caps settles on the housing, migrates to the contact face and starts the slow process that ends as a warm joint. The REMA80 is built with that environment in mind, rated 80A at 600V and certified to CE, UL and TUV.

Specifications

The Failure Mode It Is Designed Against

Acid attack rarely destroys a connector in one go. It etches the plating, exposes the copper underneath, and the oxide that forms there is a poor conductor. The result is a joint that slowly heats during charge, discolours, and finally fails a shift when the truck needs to go out.

The defence is material selection and plating thickness, plus a housing that keeps splash and dust away from the contact area between mates.

• 80A / 600V male and female pair
• Operating range -20℃ to 105℃
• CE, UL and TUV certified
• IP20 guarded contact area

A Temperature Range That Matches Real Charging Rooms

Charging rooms in summer run hot, and a connector that is rated only for comfortable conditions is a liability. The -20℃ to 105℃ range covers cold stores as well as the warm corner where the chargers are stacked.

It also covers the connector case that nobody likes to talk about: a joint that has started to heat and is running well above ambient before anyone notices.

Fitting and Inspection

Terminate with a standard crimp, pull-test before closing the housing, and check the contact face at each battery service. Discoloration, a loose mate or a warm housing after charge are the three signals that the pair should be replaced.

Stock pairs ship in three to five working days, tailored builds in five to seven days after payment.

Male or Female: What Each Half Does

The male half carries the pins and normally sits on the charger lead; the female half carries the sockets and is fitted to the battery or truck lead. Both are supplied in this set because the pair is what defines the joint, and a worn socket will heat a new plug just as surely as the reverse.

Where a site keeps a spare, it is worth keeping a complete pair rather than a single half: the labour to replace one is nearly the same as replacing both, and the second half is usually close behind.

Charging Room Layout and Cable Routing

Most connector damage happens in the last metre of the lead. A cable that drops to the floor from the charger, takes a sharp bend at the gland and gets driven over by a pallet truck will fail at the connector long before the contact wears out.

Hanging the lead on a hook at mate height, keeping a gentle radius at the entry and leaving enough slack to mate without tension covers most of it. The 80A body is compact enough to sit on a short lead without pulling itself loose.

Certification and Export Paperwork

CE, UL and TUV marks cover the main markets this connector is sold into, and copies of the certificates can be supplied with the shipment for buyers who need them for a technical file or a customs review.

Each lot keeps its inspection record, so a question raised months later can be answered with data from the run rather than a general statement.

Cleaning and Care

Wipe the contact face rather than spraying it: solvent pushed into the housing carries acid residue toward the terminals instead of away from them. Inspect at each battery service, replace on discoloration, and keep the connector mated or covered when the bay is being washed down.

Acid-Proof Housing in Practice

Housings are moulded from a grade chosen to tolerate acid mist, and the terminals are silver-plated to keep the contact face conductive. Neither property can be judged from a photograph, so the practical test is what the connector looks like after a year of charging duty: no crazing, no chalky surface, no green tint at the terminal.

Spares Policy for a Small Fleet

One complete pair on the shelf covers the most common failure in a battery room, and it is the cheapest insurance against a truck standing idle while a connector is ordered. Because the pair is the same part number across 80A chargers, it does not need to be tied to a specific truck.

Pairs are packed with the lot reference on the carton, which lets a distributor hold stock without opening boxes to identify it, and lets a warranty question be traced to the run it came from.

Frequently asked questions

What makes it anti-acid?
Housing material and terminal plating are selected to tolerate sulphuric acid mist in battery rooms, rather than relying on the contact being protected by the shell alone.

Is it a pair or a single plug?
It is a male and female set, so the charger side and battery side are replaced together.

Which certifications are held?
CE, UL and TUV.

What current is it rated for?
80A continuous at 600V.