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01-12-2017, 12:41 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: Casita SD17 2006 "Missing Link"
California
Posts: 3,738
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Trailer/tug plug connection
Hi all, after seeing a number of posts from members that had a problem with the plug connection when picking up a new to you TT I've got a Baja fix to get you home, it worked for me. Being you never really know how folks have changed the wiring around, I made up a one foot pigtail jumper. The tug side was wired to be correct to my tug specs along and the female TT end. In my case, after hooking up and hitting left turn, all the marker lights blinked, whoops. Opened up the female end of my plug pigtail and pulled everything but the ground and found which one worked correctly. None of this is rocket science but having the pigtail at the coupler was a lot easier to work with than being on your back on the ground. Now if you've got burned out bulbs...........plead innocence if stopped, "they were working when I left" officer .
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01-12-2017, 06:01 AM
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Trailer: 2009 19 ft Escape / 2009 Honda Pilot
Posts: 6,221
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Borrego Dave
I made up a one foot pigtail jumper.
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What do you mean by this, Dave? To me a pigtail is a single branch wire off a connection with 2 or more other wires, as in this example.
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01-12-2017, 10:37 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Scamp 13 ft
Posts: 452
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pigtail
[QUOTE=Jim Bennett;623068]What do you mean by this, Dave? To me a pigtail is a single branch wire off a connection with 2 or more other wires, as in this example.
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For me, a pigtail has always been the 4 prong plug with 4 wires hanging from it. Or a truck clearance light; the socket with the 2 wires hanging from it. David in Fresno and Sonora
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01-12-2017, 11:51 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Michael
Trailer: Trail Cruiser
Alberta
Posts: 825
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A pigtail is usually any short spliced wire. Many applications.
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01-12-2017, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: Casita SD17 2006 "Missing Link"
California
Posts: 3,738
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Guess it's all in the name . At work we've always called any kind of adapter pigtails. All I made up was a 1' long TT cable with male end wired for my truck and the female receiver on the other end. Just made it very easy to reposition any connections to have "get home" lights. In my case, I only had a round 6 pin plug at the time and no brake controller yet. 6 pin round to a 7 pin to fit the Casita SD. Was only looking for turn and brake lights for the 100 mile trip. Think it took about 15 minutes and I didn't have crawl under anything.
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01-12-2017, 06:05 PM
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Senior Member
Name: JD
Trailer: Scamp 16 Modified (BIGLY)
Florida
Posts: 2,445
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Why would you not use the wiring device like it was designed and make the connection on the device?
The wiring these in series will mean if a wire is broken then downstream will get no power just like if a wire comes loose from a wire nut.
Personally I have seen more failed wirenuts than connections to wiring devices
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01-12-2017, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave
Trailer: Casita SD17 2006 "Missing Link"
California
Posts: 3,738
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redbarron55
Why would you not use the wiring device like it was designed and make the connection on the device?
The wiring these in series will mean if a wire is broken then downstream will get no power just like if a wire comes loose from a wire nut.
Personally I have seen more failed wirenuts than connections to wiring devices
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Wow, never thought that a simple TT adapter post would go sideways, gang boxes ?
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01-13-2017, 05:42 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler 13 ft / Casita FD
Posts: 2,038
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In Maine, A PIG TAIL is the only part of a pig, one can not EAT.
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01-16-2017, 06:15 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
Posts: 1,158
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In Ontario, the electrical code for homes says that all neutral wires must be joined with a marr connector befor going to the plug so that if one receptacle is removed no shock hazard is created by a path completed by equipment plugged into other outlets
Joe
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01-16-2017, 06:18 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
Posts: 1,158
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to the original post:
I made a 7 conductor cable wired to match my tug, then put bullet plugs on the other end, and made up a 4 and 7 pin connector with bullet receptacles so that i could switch wiring around to match the trailer, I also call this a pigtail, and it is used only to get a trailer home, then I re-wire to standard
Joe
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01-16-2017, 10:46 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 2008 Casita 17' SD
Washington
Posts: 1,993
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Dave, (the OP,) was referring to troubleshooting problems associated with 12 VDC 7-Pin trailer umbilical wiring. Why then, are there 8 posts on non-relevant 120 VAC household receptacle wiring configurations, and associated non-relevant codes, etc, and not one single reply that can be considered to be relative to the original post. There seems to be a definite lack of focus on the topic being discussed. Please think before posting irrelevant comments. Absolutely none of the replies so far have been even remotely relevant.
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01-16-2017, 11:26 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 13 ft Scamp
Posts: 1,773
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Well said casitas Gregg
Once again a simple topic/suggestion has left the track
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01-16-2017, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
Posts: 1,158
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Actually, my second post directly dealt with the original question
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