[TheForge] RE trailer comments

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Lighting can be an even bigger problem.  I loaned my personal trailer to a
friend last year only to find out that he had the same kind of plug (4 flat)
but had mounted the trailer connector on his truck.  So we had a gender
problem.  I think you can get a gender bender plug but thats another problem
(times three for the three plugs you support).  Standards are only standards
when people follow them.

I'm not sure what BAM does on it's trailer.  I'm sure connector issue has
come up, probably with the second guy that had to pull it.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:34:54 -0500
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Subject: RE: [TheForge] Forge Trailer Advice
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Go ahead and make a trailer light adapter for the 3 most common plug styles.
Leave the adapters in an easily accessible area of the trailer.  There will
always be late night trailer coupling events, and if the adapters are
available long before hand, someone will be singing your praises soon.  Also
I would trust someone to plug in an adapter much sooner than I would trust
them to correctly plug in the spade inserts<G>.  Reason?? I work with color
blind electronics engineers.  Is that a red light or a green light?  Is that
red light on or off?  Add to that rain, short time, stress, and mistakes
will be made<G>.  I make them also.