Low profile inline plug?

Hay all,
I have recently built one of my snakes a new home, it has a heat bulb and thermostat in it to control the temperature.
I have 2 more snakes that i am building identical homes for that i will be stacking on top but i will need to be able to move the tanks around a bit.

I would like to wire it up so i can disconnect each section and reconnect it easily.

eg.  mains plug connected to female connector > male connector - thermostat - bulb - female connector > male connector - thermostat - bulb - female connector > male connector - thermostat - bulb - female connector  (the female on the end is so i can easily change the order of the tanks.

My question is, does anyone know of a low profile inline plug i can use to join the sections? there is no earth in the system.

I have seen some 10a 240v inline plugs in B&Q but they are much too big for my liking, i would prefer something similar to a 5mm phono jack.

Thanks in advance for the help.

(i have a simple diagram but unfortunately cannot post images yet.)

You could use

Personally I would mount standard 13A sockets on the wall and fit a flex with a plug and another socket on each "cage" That way you can plug them in anywhere.

The socket on the cage is to just for somewhere to put the plug into while the "cage" is being moved, its not connected to anything.

Hay Richard,

Thanks for the advice but its not quite what i am looking for.

I don't really want to be mounting sockets to the outside of the tanks as i have worked really hard to make them look good and there is nowhere really to mount a socket.

And i don't want a wall socket for each cage as the tanks are designed to be in a stack. The stack is going to be around 7 foot tall in total and won't be moved much, i just need to be able to separate each tank for if and when i move house, or to pull them off individually for a deep clean.

I had looked at these:

http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/0128-bk/connector-rubber-10a-2-pin-black/dp/PL09471

which i thought would have been perfect to "daisy chain" the tanks, but then i saw the in person, they are actually really chunky, i want something more compact.

unfortunately most 240V stuff does tend to be  a bit chunky. Depending on the wattage I would have a look at connectors designed for lghting systems, which can be slimmer

i use these a lot

http://cpc.farnell.com/neutrik/nac3fx-w/powercon-socket-free-ip65/dp/AV23964

http://cpc.farnell.com/neutrik/nac3mx-w/powercon-plug-free-ip65/dp/AV23965

Thanks all,

They look interesting Andy. A bit pricey but if they are right for the job then thats not really an issue.

Do you have rough dimensions? They don't appear to be stated anywhere

they are approx 30mm diameter. 2 connectors plugged in approx 140mm in length

Binky, I think you are on to a winner with the lighting kit.

I have found these:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/lighting-connectors/3806429/

I think they should work a charm.

In total there will be 3 60w ceramic heat bulbs and 3 thermostats (not 100% sure on power consumption of these but are essentially just a heat sensor, lcd number display and an electronic switch)

Bulb:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0745HKNTD/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Thermostat:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07748M1R7/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

(thank you China... a reptile specific thermostat from the UK would have cost me around £30)

I would like to use something like this for neatness:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/lighting-connectors/1613848/

but in trying to work out my max amps I realised that I don't know how to work out the "power factor" for an alternating current.

Or these would be perfect:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/lighting-connectors/1348777/

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/lighting-connectors/1348739/

But again don't want to exceed the 5A limit.

(BTW I wish there was a way I could edit an old post as I would have just tacked this onto the previous one.)

don't worry about power factor, the thermostats and sensor will be very little wattage so you are looking at around 1A total. I've seen heavier loads wired in bell-wire (not a good thing) 

Good to know. I think them slim plugs are the way to go