RVing Drives Me Nuts ---- Electrical Issue
Brought my 2002 Cardinal home from storage last Fri. Checked lights - everything fine. 5er sat in front of my home til this morning. (Tues) Hooked it up, ready to go, no tail, brake or turn signal lig...
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When this happens to me I just squirt some WD40 into the connector and move it around three or four times. The trailer safety lights all usually work after that... My 7-way connector has a bump on it that acts as a safety latch.
Always carry WD40 and Duct Tape in my RV tool box...
When you start tearing things down to test things you may create more of a problem that wasn't there before.
Do the easy things first...
To answer your ground question on my trailer the ground wire always follows the wiring to each of the DOT Safety lights. Very few places on my trailer actually use frame ground as a connection point. A BLACK HOT +12VDC wire and a WHITE GND -12VDC wire goes to all of the 12VDC items in both the DOT safety lights wiring and the trailer 12VDC Distribution Panel where the fuses are located...
The older trailers may have only used a +12VDC hot wire and FRAME GROUND connection for the 12VDC return to the battery.
Roy Ken
Always carry WD40 and Duct Tape in my RV tool box...
When you start tearing things down to test things you may create more of a problem that wasn't there before.
Do the easy things first...
To answer your ground question on my trailer the ground wire always follows the wiring to each of the DOT Safety lights. Very few places on my trailer actually use frame ground as a connection point. A BLACK HOT +12VDC wire and a WHITE GND -12VDC wire goes to all of the 12VDC items in both the DOT safety lights wiring and the trailer 12VDC Distribution Panel where the fuses are located...
The older trailers may have only used a +12VDC hot wire and FRAME GROUND connection for the 12VDC return to the battery.
Roy Ken
