Trailer Running Lights Issue
Hi everyone, I recently acquired a 1979 Nomad 23ft trailer. However, I can not get any of the trailer lights to work. No running lights, tail lights, clearance lights or electric brakes. The only l...
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After you find a centrally located junction box or connectors (probably near the front where the wires go to the front clearance lights), battery, and frame ground point, you may want to purchase a new plug and RV wiring cable to replace everything from there forward.
If you are going to buy new RV cable, make sure you get the heavy duty cable with #10 black (hot) and white (ground) along with #12 (Blue) for the brakes. The running lights, left turn, right turn and aux (usually backup) will be #14 wire. The light duty cable has smaller wires and you don't want those.
Also, remember to hook the plug up to the correct end of the wire. Yes, there is a correct end. Otherwise you will have to twist the wires around to get them to go to the correct terminals. That is not easy to do.
If you are going to buy new RV cable, make sure you get the heavy duty cable with #10 black (hot) and white (ground) along with #12 (Blue) for the brakes. The running lights, left turn, right turn and aux (usually backup) will be #14 wire. The light duty cable has smaller wires and you don't want those.
Also, remember to hook the plug up to the correct end of the wire. Yes, there is a correct end. Otherwise you will have to twist the wires around to get them to go to the correct terminals. That is not easy to do.
