Comments on: Turn signals for a trailer

By: Trailer turn signal update » imsolidstate

Trailer turn signal update » imsolidstate — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:29:49 +0000

[...] anyone was interested in my trailer turn signal project, (there was a lot of haters on that one, esp. on Hackaday) Pacman left a comment on that [...]

By: imsolidstate

imsolidstate — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:32:29 +0000

Pacman, thanks for pointing that out. I just ordered one to see if it works the same as the one I made. Too bad I didn’t know about that before, I may have been wasting my time with this project!

By: Pacman

Pacman — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:21:13 +0000

etrailer sells this product, #118158, they sell it to hook and RV to vehicle its pulling the 2 brake/turn wires are spilt into 3- lf turn signal, rt turn signal and brake

By: Pacman

Pacman — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:40:03 +0000

wouldn’t it be easier to run a wire from your front turn signals and just add a 2nd connector

By: imsolidstate

imsolidstate — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:21:19 +0000

Wow, I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info. All the trailers I’ve hauled here in the states have had electric brakes. As such, there isn’t a direct provision for an exclusive brake lights signal. Thanks!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:57:40 +0000

Hi,

I’m positive.

Pure electromechanic brakes are not even street legal in the whole EU.

Standard are overrun brakes for lightweight trailers.
Commercial trailers have pneumatic brakes or electronically controlled (anti-lock, anti-skid etc.) hydraulic or pneumatic brakes.

By: imsolidstate

imsolidstate — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:21:39 +0000

Thanks for posting that link. Are you sure that the “brake” signal wire in the UK is actually for the brake lights? I don’t see any pins for electric brake control, so how are you controlling the brakes then? I also find it hard to believe that there are two sets of bulbs in the taillights of the trailer, one just for turn and another for brakes. You still need one for running lights, so that would be three filaments.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:24:53 +0000

Hi,
there are at least four different standards of trailer sockets.
The european versions have separate lines and bulbs for the turn indicators and brakes.

http://www.saabcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?s=8d0c44ff62784c7c9c74fe27e6812c9a&p=1373295&postcount=9

By: imsolidstate

imsolidstate — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:27:11 +0000

That’s funny. Between myself and my parents we have 7 trailers, 3 haulers, and I work on them all. They all work perfect. What exactly makes you think I don’t know what I’m talking about?

By: Grazz

Grazz — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:46:35 +0000

Adam, your link says the same thing imsolidstate is saying.
Look at the first diagram the wires are left/stop and right/stop