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12-23-2006, 12:50 PM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,618
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Alan, I seem to remember a post or two about a master towing fuse that may or not be installed by the factory. I also remember about a fuse box located under the glove box. I could be all wrong here, but I would look foir something like that. Good luck
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Richard
Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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12-23-2006, 02:08 PM
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Rivet Master
1966 26' Overlander
Woodstock
, Georgia
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 8,525
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I saw something on the F150 forums about that but it did not elaborate. Looks like Ford dealer time? I also see a grouping of wires with nothing attached to them under the dash right near the brake controller plug, lableled something to do with power, but not very readable. Thanks Richard for your input ...
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03-21-2008, 10:02 PM
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#43
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2 Rivet Member
1967 17' Caravel
1959 17' Pacer
Corrales
, New Mexico
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 54
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uwe
The round 7-pin is definitely superior to the flat7-pin. I speak from experience.
The flat is 20A rated, where the round is 30A, sometimes 35A rated. That's a 33% increase in amperage.
For those the have 12V fridges and electric/hydraulic brakes, the 7-pin round is a must have.
It is still a good idea to carry an adapter from 7-pin flat to 7-pin round, in case someone with a standard connector ( which sadly is a 7-pin flat) needs to rescue you.
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Uwe & Andy -- I'm so glad I read your posts about the round pin connectors, because when I went to a trailer supply place today to buy a truck-side connector to go with the round pin connector on the Caravel, the guy spent 5 minutes trying to convince me that I did NOT want a round pin: they were far inferior to the blades, corrode way too easily, you have to saw them off after they corrode, I definitely need to switch to the blade type, blah blah blah. I just smiled, thanked him for his time, bought a round pin connector, and left.
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03-24-2008, 09:18 AM
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#44
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2 Rivet Member
2005 22' Safari
Half Moon Bay
, California
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 52
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WD 40 vs. LPS
Keep in mind that these two very useful fluids perform different tasks well. "WD" stands for Water Displacing, and leaves a protective residue. Good for protecting tools and rustable metal, but the residue is only a lubricant until it dries. Then it's gummy until it's sprayed again. LPS is great for improving electrical conductivity, as in contact points, and connectors. Compounds like spray silicone improve sliding coefficients, and are properly used to coat table saw decks, or jig saws. That's why it takes a large cabinet to store all the "spray-ons." There is no single product that does more than one, maybe two, tasks well. jsutro
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07-06-2010, 09:05 AM
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#45
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New Member
1969 21' Globetrotter
Amery
, Wi
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markdoane
We don't all want to depend on AAA or Good Sams. I wouldn't use a round terminal connector unless I also carried a flat-to-round adapter. Just for the issues John mentions.
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Do they make a flat to round adapter and if so wouldn't one still need to rewire as stated in earlier post? I just called a RV place for this exact adapter and he couldn't find one (could be he wasn't looking in the right place though!) Let me know if they make one. Thanks!
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07-06-2010, 09:10 AM
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Wise Elder
2010 30' Classic
Vintage Kin Owner
South of the river
, Minnesota
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 4,169
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I've never seen one but they are easy to make.
I use the six pin round, which has the same advantages as the 7 pin round and works fine if you're willing to give up the backup lights. Adapters from that to 7 pin flat are readily available.
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07-06-2010, 11:21 AM
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#47
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Rivet Master
, Minnesota
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,721
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Here is a 7-way flat to round adapter. This works well for the standard flat blade tow vehicle receptacle to round trailer plug.
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07-18-2010, 02:15 PM
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#48
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3 Rivet Member
1976 31' Sovereign
Springfield
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 237
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Flat to round adaptor
OK if I read this right I can get the 7 flat ot 7 round pigtail set up above and plug it into a late model factory wired 7 flat and it will work on a 7 round Airstream 76 model?
Seems too good to be true
Thanks much.
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07-18-2010, 11:20 PM
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#49
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New Member
1969 21' Globetrotter
Amery
, Wi
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jammer
I've never seen one but they are easy to make.
I use the six pin round, which has the same advantages as the 7 pin round and works fine if you're willing to give up the backup lights. Adapters from that to 7 pin flat are readily available.
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Thanks Jammer. I just decided to rewire the existing, which was a bit of a head scratcher to figure out but finally got . And I don't think an adapter would have worked straight out of the box anyway without the rewire. Things sure have changed since 1969!
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