Wiring adapter

James Ansbro

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Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00

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My tow vehicle has a 4 wire flat female connector, my new Aliner has
a 7 way blade female connector.Is there a adaptor for this situation or
must I have the tow vehicle rewired? Thanks
JIM

Huff

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Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00

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You can get adapters at many auto parts stores or RV stores. Walmart has a
few of these also. 4 wires only gets you lights. 7 wires will add electric
brakes and battery trickle charge. If your trailer has electric brakes,
then I would recommend buying a brake controller and new connector for your
tow vehicle. If all you want is the lights to work on the trailer, then the
adapter would suffice.

rlh6805

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jan...@webtv.net (James Ansbro) wrote:
> My tow vehicle has a 4 wire flat female connector, my new
Aliner has
>a 7 way blade female connector.Is there a adaptor for this
situation or
>must I have the tow vehicle rewired? Thanks
>JIM
>
>

Hi Jim. It seems you want to go from a 4 flat connector to a 7
round connector. I dont think they make that adapter. I use a 7
round to a 4 flat while towing my snowmobile trailer because it
doesn't have electric brakes. If your Aliner has a 7-blade ,
then it probably has electric brakes. You must get you tow
vehicle wired with an electric brake controler and the proper 7-
blade conector out back.
Rob H

Rob & cindy in Michigan
1999 Chevy Suburban
2000 Palomino Mustang

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patrick

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Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00

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You will need to have your tow vehicle wired. There are adapters the got
from a 7 wire to a 4 wire, but none are made the got from 4 to 7. Once you
have the 7 on your vehicle, you will have the ability to adapt to any
wiring.

Pat @ Sunbelt RV

Skip P

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Jul 7, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/7/00

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Our Explorer has a 4-flat harness. To adapt to our new Cheyenne, we got an
adapter that goes from the 4-flat to the 7-round. The additional three wires
have connectors that can be wired directly to the vehicle. The manufacturer
is: D T S. There is no model # on the plug.

--
Skip Pudney
Wilmington, NC
See our Outdoor and Nature web site at:
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James Ansbro

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Jul 8, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/8/00

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Pat- Thanks for the info. I suspected that I would not be able to buy
a simple plug in adaptor.
Jim

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I made an adaptor in about 30 minutes by simply buying another Bargman
7-pin connector and plugging it into the trailer connector. I took
the output wires and wired them to another 4-pin which then connects
to the vehicle. It has worked fine for 3 seasons. The trailer does
not have brakes so I didn't need the other pins. Total cost for this
fix was under $20.

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