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05-21-2017, 09:28 PM
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7 blade to 8 pole pigtail.
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05-22-2017, 09:33 AM
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This web site would be worth a look .
www.etrailer.com
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05-22-2017, 09:41 AM
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Type I'll take a look
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05-22-2017, 09:45 AM
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Think Road Master as well as Blue Ox both has them. I purchased the plugs and wire and made my own to the length I needed.
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05-22-2017, 09:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burfurd
Think Road Master as well as Blue Ox both has them. I purchased the plugs and wire and made my own to the length I needed.
burfurd
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So I can't just buy it all assembled at both ends already?
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05-22-2017, 09:51 AM
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I called Blue Ox and they do not carry anything 8-pin. Is there a way that I can check my pigtail at the end of it with it plugged into the trailer with a volt ammeter and see if there's a current going through it to see if it's good or not before I try to purchase something
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05-22-2017, 01:17 PM
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If it was me, I would plug in to the tow vehicle and pin the other end. That would tell me if I had a bad wire or connection at that point. Start at the power source first. JMHO
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05-22-2017, 01:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by idnative1948
If it was me, I would plug in to the tow vehicle and pin the other end. That would tell me if I had a bad wire or connection at that point. Start at the power source first. JMHO
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Problem is I can't get a tow vehicle in there. Its stationary even before we owned it. Non of us have towing packages also.lol. We plan to keep it there.
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05-22-2017, 05:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grajczyk1986
Problem is I can't get a tow vehicle in there. Its stationary even before we owned it. Non of us have towing packages also.lol. We plan to keep it there. Attachment 162684
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Why are you looking for a replacement tow vehicle hook up cable if your not going to move the RV.
Do you have some other issue that might need to be addressed ?
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05-22-2017, 05:32 PM
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Use a meter and ohm out each pin on the cord
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05-22-2017, 06:24 PM
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Lol. Yeah Coleman's gave me a female end which goes next to your hitch on the towing vehicle which has a wire which loops out and back into it. If I plug the pigtail into it it completed the circuit and I can have my running lights on at night which makes it look vintage. Check it out.
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05-22-2017, 10:24 PM
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So basically you only have to hook to one of the 8 to get the running lights on .
I probably have a half dozen single wire plugs in my tool box that could get that done.
Fused hot wire from the battery to the correct prong in the side of the trailer , even install a switch so you can turn off and not have to remember what prong to hook to.
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05-23-2017, 02:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sparky3865
Use a meter and ohm out each pin on the cord
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This is the problem. I do not know electricity well. Can I use a voltometer somehow??? And can you explain how to to do it?? I'm sorry.lol
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05-23-2017, 11:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grajczyk1986
This is the problem. I do not know electricity well. Can I use a voltometer somehow??? And can you explain how to to do it?? I'm sorry.lol
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Go to this web page for info on the 7-pin side. You are looking for the Ground (-12V) and the Running Light connections. Provided that your existing cable is still functional, use the ohmeter function of the meter to determine the corresponding pins on the other end.
https://www.etrailer.com/faq-wiring.aspx
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