Trailer light converter
| Electrical Colour Scheme *Green - Right turn *Red - Brake *Yellow - Left turn *Brown - Tail light *White - Ground |
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]
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Electrical Wiring Colour Scheme
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The Towpower Trailer light converter, as portrayed on the right, follows a five coloured wire electrical scheme.[1][2] Towpower is manufactured by Reese and hold various patents for trailer light converters.
See also
References
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TrailerJPGwas 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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