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Originally Posted by macafee2
good luck
scroll down this page for a really good wiring diagram
https://caravanchronicles.com/guides...fault-finding/
few things, if towing a trailer with electronic stability control you need i think to follow the diagram. If not then i am a bit sceptical about pin 9 being permanent live. I once left the caravan connected to the car overnight and had a flat battery on the car the next day. Could be coincidence but one of my cars is ignition live whilst the other, the one that had the flat battery is permanent live.
macafee2 |
If you are worried about pin 9 being live all the time then put it on a ignition switched system either by a relay or by wiring it separate from the relay box please remember the thickness of the conductor on some of your aux wiring lines is meant to be much heavier than the conductors supplied in many 13 core cables ie pin 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 all should have 2.5mm squared conductors whilst the rest are all 1.5mm Squared conductors.
Many suppliers supply caravan multi core cable that is only 0.5mm Squared.
Please make sure the wires are heavy enough wire is measured in cross sectional area of the conductor. I have seen the damage that overheating wires can do. Many cable meltdowns can be avoided with the fitting of a quality towing relay pack. remember to make sure you always have a good earth. ( line return ) as one earth wire: supplies many switched live feeds.
If you are worried about anything drop me a PM with your email address and I will do my best to give you the answers. In a word document.
Alan