This supplies power to the road lighting of your trailer or caravan. Adapter converts your 7 way round pin vehicle end connector for use with a 7 way rv style trailer end connector lets you tow a trailer with a 7 way blade plug works with any rv style.
Euro 8pin Plug 13pin Style
8 pin trailer plug wiring diagram uk. The table and diagram below explains the connections used on a 7 pin setup. Part 1 of 2 how to properly wire a trailer in the uk using a 7 pin plug. If you have a 13 pin socket fitted to your vehicle adaptors to plug in so you can use a normal 7 pin plug are available. You will need twin electrics if you require more power than what a single 7 pin socket can provide on a pre 2008 manufactured uk caravan post 2008 uk caravans are fitted with 13 pin connectors. How to wire a 7 pin way trailer plug install a trailer breakaway switch full time rv living duration. Blue electric brakes or hydraulic reverse disable see blue wire notes below in the trailer wiring diagram and connector application chart below use the first 5 pins and ignore the rest.
Traditional trailer with brakes use a 5 pin connector. The four wires control the turn signals brake lights and taillights or running lights. They also provide a wire for a ground connection. 1 4 wire the first 4 pins white brown yellow green just like the 4 pin connector above. An extra pin allows using another extra function. The 7 pin n type plug and socket is still the most common connector for towing.
This has now been replaced by 13 pin euro plugs on all new caravans. 5 way trailer wiring diagram allows basic hookup of the trailer and allows using 3 main lighting functions and 1 extra function that depends on the vehicle. Twin electrics is a 2 plug system which combines the single 7 pin 12n electrics socket with a 12s electrics socket. Below is a diagram for the original plug and socket showing the functions of each pin. This adapter plugs into your vehicles 7 way round pin receptacle to adapt it for use with a trailer end 7 way rv style plugthe 7 way flat receptacle includes a hinged cover to keep dirt. 5 wire trailer wiring diagram.
4 way trailer connectors are typically used on small trailers such as boat snowmobile utility and other trailers that that do not use brakes. Im not lost im rving 81258 views 1521. 4 way trailer connectors are. In some cases and more often in europe the trailer light will be connected using a 13 pin plug and socket. Please like and subscribe. As the name implies they use four wires to carry out the vital lighting functions.
7 pin n type trailer plug wiring diagram duration. 3 marsh green road north marsh barton exeter ex2 8ny.