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    Posted: 22 May 2015 at 2:03pm
Just flash your headlights when you are going to make a right turn.  Tongue

6 wires takes care of the main functions.  Usually blue is brake controller output, yellow/green/brown are for left brake/turn, right brake/turn, and running lights (not sure which), white and black for power and ground (not sure which).  I would narrow down the failure points by leaving the pod out of the equation for now.  Use a voltmeter or light bulb on the connection on the TV to figure out which pin is for brake light, right turn, left turn, etc.  Use a known good ground on the TV and not the wire you think is ground.
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Originally posted by techntrek

Usually no fuse on the battery.  How many colors do you have?


6 ... black, brown, blue, white, green, yellow.

I connected them according to my dealer's order (and the diagram I posted above) and the only light that worked was the right tail light when I turned on my headlights.

So it seems to me that maybe either I don't have a good connection on some of the terminals I connected or they are not in the correct order or maybe I should be checking some fuses somewhere. I have most of my tools & test equipment packed away because I'm preparing to sell my house & move.
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Usually no fuse on the battery.  How many colors do you have?
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Wire colors will vary, but the position on the plug should be the same. As far a I know, all of the fuses for all 12v systems are located inside the POD power panel. The fuses manage the 12v system, and the breakers manage the 120v system. 

EDIT: You may need to ohm things out (continuity) to sort things out on the trailer. 
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Originally posted by techntrek



Just remember when you are looking at the BACK side of the plug and outlet (to screw the wires back on), all of those connections are mirrored.  So on the back side of the truck connection pin 4 is now on your top-left.
 
In other words, when you are doing the wiring job look at the trailer diagram when you are wiring the truck, and vice-versa.


Further question - The R-Pod dealer I bought from gave me a different color code from the picture Podster posted above, and as I began re-attaching the wires I saw the terminals were identified on the connector just as the dealer had told me. Nevertheless, after re-attaching the wires, no lights work still. So, do you know (1) the dealer said there is a fuse to the trailer's battery, either in-line or in the battery box, but I couldn't find any. Is this something I should check and if so, where is it? (2) The connector has a place for a red wire but I don't seem to have a red wire, nor is there any sign that there ever was a red wire. Is that a problem?

By the way, this picture (below) is from http://etrailer.com/faq-wiring.aspx, and it agrees with the ID on the plug and with what my dealer told me:
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Just remember when you are looking at the BACK side of the plug and outlet (to screw the wires back on), all of those connections are mirrored.  So on the back side of the truck connection pin 4 is now on your top-left.
 
In other words, when you are doing the wiring job look at the trailer diagram when you are wiring the truck, and vice-versa.
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A couple of pictures are worth a couple of thousand words. Thanks
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Anyone on here familiar with the works of writer Pat McManus....??
One of his short stories had to do with trailer wiring, just came to mind for some reason....  :)
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