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A Trailer light converter is an electrical component used for connecting the wiring of a trailer onto a towing vehicle. It is sometimes necessary because of the legal requirement for trailer lighting. Furthermore, from a technical perspective, it is used for wiring the two vehicles together to power and synchronyse their lighting systems. A trailer light converter assists in adapting the differences in voltage and the number of wires.

Most basic trailers usually have only one light (with one wire) on each side that functions as both a turn signal and a brake light. The brake signal from the towing vehicle usually needs to be received by the converter and then sent to both the left and right trailer lights.

Wiring

Most trailer light converters follow the following electrical wiring colour scheme :^{[citation needed]}

Electrical Wiring Colour Scheme

Green - Right turn
Yellow - Left turn
Brown - Running Lights
White - Ground (Vehicle Structure)

The Towpower Trailer light converter, as portrayed on the right, follows a specific electrical wiring colour scheme.^[1]^[2] Towpower is manufactured by Reese and hold various patents trailer light converter patents.

References

^ Cite error: The named reference TrailerJPG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Information Branch. CIPO - Canadian Trade-marks Database. Patent Application # 0776295 & registration # TMA464317. Industry Canada. 2005-03-23 (Last updated 2008-07-29). Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Accessed 2008-08-04.
Note: The item is labeled on one side, in bold letters, with the registered trademark of "REESE". The other side of the device it labeled with P/N 74729, and "PAT.DES.4 11.829".(See also U.S. patent D411829)

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[TrailerJPG-1] Cite error: The named reference TrailerJPG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Towpower_Patent-2] Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Information Branch. CIPO - Canadian Trade-marks Database. Patent Application # 0776295 & registration # TMA464317. Industry Canada. 2005-03-23 (Last updated 2008-07-29). Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Accessed 2008-08-04.
Note: The item is labeled on one side, in bold letters, with the registered trademark of "REESE". The other side of the device it labeled with P/N 74729, and "PAT.DES.4 11.829".(See also U.S. patent D411829)

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-A '''Trailer light converter''' (TLC) is an [[electrical component]] used for connecting the wiring of a [[trailer]] onto the towing vehicle. It is sometimes necessary because of differences in the wiring of the two vehicles, such as a difference in [[voltage]] or the number of [[wire]]s. Frequently, a converter is required when the towing vehicle has a separate wire for the brake signal. Since most basic trailers usually have only one light (with one wire) on each side that functions as both a turn signal and a brake light, the brake signal from the towing vehicle needs to be received by the converter and then sent to both the left and right trailer lights.
+A '''Trailer light converter''' is an [[electrical component]] used for connecting the wiring of a [[trailer]] onto a towing vehicle. It is sometimes necessary because of the legal requirement for trailer lighting. Furthermore, from a technical perspective, it is used for wiring the two vehicles together to power and synchronyse their lighting systems. A trailer light converter assists in adapting the differences in [[voltage]] and the number of [[wire]]s.
+Most basic trailers usually have only one light (with one wire) on each side that functions as both a turn signal and a brake light. The brake signal from the towing vehicle usually needs to be received by the converter and then sent to both the left and right trailer lights.
 ==Wiring==
-Most trailer light converters follow an [[4 color scheme|electrical wiring colour scheme]]. For example:
+Most trailer light converters follow the following [[color scheme|electrical wiring colour scheme]] :{{fact}}
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-The Towpower ''Trailer light converter'', as portrayed on the right, follows a specific [[color scheme|electrical wiring colour scheme]].<ref name="TrailerJPG"/><ref name="Towpower Patent"/> ''Towpower'',  manufactured by ''[[Reese]]'', utilizes the following colour patern.<ref name="Towpower Patent">Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Information Branch. ''CIPO - Canadian Trade-marks Database''. [http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/cipo/trademarks/search/viewTrademark.do;jsessionid=0000SQjflX4CtT1jEc9mNcCZMTt:1247nfca5?language=eng&fileNumber=0776295&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=21 Patent Application # 0776295 & registration # TMA464317]. Industry Canada. 2005-03-23 (Last updated 2008-07-29). Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Accessed 2008-08-04.
+The [[Towpower]] Trailer light converter, as portrayed on the right, follows a specific [[color scheme|electrical wiring colour scheme]].<ref name="TrailerJPG"/><ref name="Towpower Patent">Government of Canada, Industry Canada, Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Information Branch. ''CIPO - Canadian Trade-marks Database''. [http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/cipo/trademarks/search/viewTrademark.do;jsessionid=0000SQjflX4CtT1jEc9mNcCZMTt:1247nfca5?language=eng&fileNumber=0776295&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=21 Patent Application # 0776295 & registration # TMA464317]. Industry Canada. 2005-03-23 (Last updated 2008-07-29). Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Accessed 2008-08-04.
-:'''Note''': The item is labeled on one side, in bold letters, with the registered trademark of "REESE". The other side of the device it labeled with P/N 74729, and "[http://www.google.com/patents?id=64sZAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Patent+411829+trailer&source=web&ots=ueoDGV1L2F&sig=xaNgDUKxUyEVkawInY8XW4OVtps&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result PAT.DES.4 11.829]".(See also {{US Patent|D411829}})</ref>
+:'''Note''': The item is labeled on one side, in bold letters, with the registered trademark of "REESE". The other side of the device it labeled with P/N 74729, and "[http://www.google.com/patents?id=64sZAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=Patent+411829+trailer&source=web&ots=ueoDGV1L2F&sig=xaNgDUKxUyEVkawInY8XW4OVtps&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result PAT.DES.4 11.829]".(See also {{US Patent|D411829}})</ref> ''Towpower'' is manufactured by ''[[Reese]]'' and hold various patents trailer light converter patents.
 ==See also==
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