Well, this probably isn't really worth a post, but since it's been such a long time since I've contributed, I figured it might fire off the idea lightbulb above someone else's head.
I mounted a 7 pin (pull vehicle side) trailer electrical connector just below the SMV triangle on my BX 2200.
I wired the light pins to the proper lights, and the 12V (sometimes I've seen this called the battery charge) pin, center pin, and electric brake pins to wires that pigtail up to the battery compartment. I'll wire 'em up through fuses, and in the case of the latter two, switches as needed.
So why tell you about this simple project.
1) I sometimes pull a small utility trailer along the street. Now I've got proper lights on the beast. I've got all the pertinant adapters already for my truck so flat four or round six, I can adapt to other trailers.
2) The connector itself is pretty standard and has a nice weathertight door that makes it quite tractor suitable.
3) It's a nice interface to pull off 12V for whatever reason if needed.
4) It's a nice interface to wire to a pull behind sprayer or other trailed device that will want switched power. Including the electric brake pin this is two separate switched circuits.
Unless someone really really wants a picture I'm not going to bother to post one. It's really not that exciting and the description pretty much says it all!
-- Rock
I mounted a 7 pin (pull vehicle side) trailer electrical connector just below the SMV triangle on my BX 2200.
I wired the light pins to the proper lights, and the 12V (sometimes I've seen this called the battery charge) pin, center pin, and electric brake pins to wires that pigtail up to the battery compartment. I'll wire 'em up through fuses, and in the case of the latter two, switches as needed.
So why tell you about this simple project.
1) I sometimes pull a small utility trailer along the street. Now I've got proper lights on the beast. I've got all the pertinant adapters already for my truck so flat four or round six, I can adapt to other trailers.
2) The connector itself is pretty standard and has a nice weathertight door that makes it quite tractor suitable.
3) It's a nice interface to pull off 12V for whatever reason if needed.
4) It's a nice interface to wire to a pull behind sprayer or other trailed device that will want switched power. Including the electric brake pin this is two separate switched circuits.
Unless someone really really wants a picture I'm not going to bother to post one. It's really not that exciting and the description pretty much says it all!
-- Rock
