Trailer Lighting

[mbulriss]

Kurt hit it on the nose. I had to rewire both my 83 and 91 to
standard wiring configs. If you haven't rewired your plug yet, the
drawings are in RV Trailer Plug Wiring Diagrams in the Files since
this is such a common problem on the early BB's.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Horvath"
wrote:
>
>
> Scott,
>
> This is one of BB notorious screw ups. For several years the
> blueprints showed an incorrect sequence in wirering the trailer plug.
> Basically it is wired backwards. Called my BB Guru and he told me
> that happened on and off for several years. The first time I plugged
> in my car trailer the brakes lock with the headlights on the running
> lights activated with the brakes and the tail lights were hooked up
> as the running lights. I had to remove the plug and rewire all the
> connections the were the mirror image to their correct position. Just
> follow the standard wirering pattern and you should be OK.
>
> Kurt Horvath
> 95 PT-42
> 10AC
>
> # Circuit Function
> 1 White Common ground
> 2 Blue Electric brake
> 3 Green Tail / Running lights
> 41 Black Battery charge (+) or 'hot'
> 5 Red Left turn / Stop
> 6 Brown Right turn / Stop
> 72 Yellow Auxiliary / Backup
>
>
> Detailed info
>
> http://www.bargman.com/Wire/PDF/Ceq-Wiri...-2006f.pdf (
> Page 32 )
>
>
> http://www.sunriserv.ca/pages/downloads/...argman.pdf
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
> <scottforman75@> wrote:
> >
> > Last night, I plugged a borrowed trailer into my bus. The tail and
> > turn lights worked fine, but whenever I would step on the brake,
> the
> > circuit breaker for the brake lights circuit would trip after a
> second
> > or so. I also had a reading of +50 amps on the ammeter, which went
> > away the moment I unplugged the trailer.
> >
> > The trailer has LED lights and did not cause any trouble behind my
> > truck. It does not have trailer brakes.
> >
> > I suspect I have a problem in my trailer socket. Anyone have a
> > suggestion of where to start looking?
> >
> > Scott Forman
> > 86 PT38
> > Memphis
> >
>