When you employ your finger or stick to the circuit along with your eyes it s easy to mistrace the circuit. Tighten the screw at the left center terminal.
Recommended 7 way connector for tandem axle trailer with electric brakes.
Wiring a 7 pin trailer plug with 5 wires.
The vehicle that pulled the trailer has a round 7 pole plug. 1 trick that i 2 to print out the same wiring picture off twice. Wire functions of epicord 7 way molded trailer plug with junction box. Adapter and re wiring kit for lance truck camper with round pin 7 way plug. My company has a trailer that has five wires coming out of it. When wiring a 7 way on your trailer with 5 wires your green wire will be right turn brake the yellow wire will be left turn brake the brown wire will be the taillights and the white wire will be the ground.
Generally it is the same process with all brands of 7 pin trailer plug or sockets however in this demonstration we will be using the kt range of trailer plugs sockets. If your truck has a built in 7 pin socket but you only need 5 of the pins. What tools will i require to wire up a 7 pin trailer plug or. Attach the blue wire. Use the 7 pin connector anyway see below and just leave out the last 2 wires. Usually the center pin of a 7 way plug will carry the reverse light function so you do want to make sure your pickup has that pin active.
I ll check to make sure that center pin has juice when i put the truck in reverse. Slide the white wire between the lower right plate and terminal then tighten it. You will want to find out if the blue wire on your trailer is needed for 12 volt power for trailer accessories for electric brakes or for a reverse brake lockout if your trailer has surge hydraulic brakes. Someone cut the plug off and ive been assigned to wire on a new one. Tail black or brown 5 or 7. Loosen the screws for the six outside terminals.
The wire colors are. Can i use my 7 way truck wiring to wire my lance camper harness to my 2018 ram 3500. Normally the 2 tail lights have a separate wire for each side but this is not necessary so you can stick your tail wire in either of the 2 positions on the plug. Hold the purple wire between the mounting plate and the center terminal and hold the yellow wire between the mounting plate and left center terminal. Brown black white green and yellow. Hold the plug so that you are looking at it from the rear with the hinge for the front access door on top.
How can i wire 5 wires to a 7 wire plug. Attach all of the wires to 7 wire plug. Reply from john b. Wiring up a 7 pin trailer plug or socket is a simple and easy process especially with the following step by step instructions and video demonstration provided. In the trailer wiring diagram and connector application chart below use the first 5 pins and ignore the rest. The minimum suggested wire size for a 7 way trailer plug is 16 gauge for the turn signals brake lights reverse lights.
It accomplishes the same thing for 5 wires but with a connector that s.