Trailer wiring caused fire under dash
A friend of mine picked up a 18 ft House trailer to tow with his Ford Ranger.He knows it is small but is talking his wife into a bigger truck. He towed the truck home with a GMC truck. He to...
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camperpaul wrote:
The #18 or #20 wiring in a lot of vehicles is really too small to handle the current used by the parking and tail lights ...
When you add the clearance and tail lights on the trailer, it's a fire waiting to happen.
Standard vehicle lighting: 4 X 36 Watt lamps = 12 Amps.
Trailer lighting = ~8 to ~12 Amps.
Total = ~20 to ~24 Amps.
Isn't that the reason they make fuses??
