Trailer side plug wiring
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Topic: Trailer side plug wiring
Posted By: Jason1507
Subject: Trailer side plug wiring
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 10:24am
| I recently bought a 2013 182g. Im about to do the wiring on my tow vehicle. Im wondering if there is a auxiliary wire hooked up trailer side of my rpod? If there is what does it run? The unit doesn't appear to have reverse lights. thanks |
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Posted By: texman
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 10:39am
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not sure what you mean by trailer side ? does the trailer have zamp wiring? that is an extra set of leads to the battery.
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Posted By: Jason1507
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 10:50am
| From what I understand the center pin on the trailer side of the plug is either for reverse lights or a auxiliary battery connection. If there is no reverse lights on the rpod then I assume it would be a 12v auxiliary hookup. What does that 12v auxiliary power on the rpod? |
Posted By: voisj
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 10:57am
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If it's a 7 pin connector the auxiliary wire runs the reverse lights I have mine hooked up to a camera and a light on the back of my trailer. It terminates at the back of the whip under the trailer and it's just capped off. ------------- http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9426&title=slopod-180-mods-johnsue - SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost 
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Posted By: Jason1507
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 11:00am
| what is the back of the whip? |
Posted By: Jason1507
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 12:27pm
| by whip you must mean the trailer 7 way plug? |
Posted By: voisj
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 3:44pm
I call the wire that goes from the trailer to the tow vehicle the whip, I don't know why. The wire ends under the front corner of the pod the auxiliary has a cap on it. Some wires hook up to blinkers & stop lights, running lights, 12volt charging, ground, brakes and auxiliary. Out of my truck the auxiliary is prewired to the backup lights. And i hooked up a wireless video camera to it. I had a LED flood light on it also but it was to bright for the camera and I changed it to trailer power with a switch. rgds John Trailer wire diagram,  ------------- http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9426&title=slopod-180-mods-johnsue - SLOPODMODS John&Sue,SLO,CA 2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost
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Posted By: Jason1507
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 5:15pm
| Gotcha! Thank you! |