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Rivet Master 
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Benton
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I put a switch on my interior wall that works my running lights.
Superat stultitia.
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06-02-2016, 03:52 PM
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2018 25' Flying Cloud
2014 19' Flying Cloud
Reseda
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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Great topic and discussion guys. Now I have to go and over complicate things too. I'm have an app on my phone to flash with my music.
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06-02-2016, 04:30 PM
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2012 27' Flying Cloud
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
I put a switch on my interior wall that works my running lights.
Superat stultitia.
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Ok - say more please.... 😀
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06-02-2016, 04:56 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2008 27' Safari FB SE
Long Beach
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Join Date: Jan 2015
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Or you can just buy one of these plugs from CamperLite: http://camperlite.com/
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06-02-2016, 05:58 PM
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2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
, Mississippi
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A W Warn
Would you mind telling us about how you built the flasher function. That would be handy if we had to leave the trailer beside the road in a night time emergency situation.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CRH
You can put a 552/536 flasher in the socket instead of a fuse for flashing lights.
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What CRH said. The flasher is kept in the tube and is easily plugged in the ckt. I leave the fuse in line.
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That would all the fun out of DIY.
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06-02-2016, 07:13 PM
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1970 23' Safari
Victoria
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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great idea I just walked outside to try it and loved it .... I've got all led running lights so I'm going to try it next time out ....thanks for the tip!
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06-02-2016, 09:26 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Benton
, Arkansas
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveSueMac
Ok - say more please.... 😀
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It was easy, tap into an always hot 12v circuit that is capable of delivering 10 amps, fuse the tap, run to a switch, and connect the switch to ANY wire that runs to a tail or running light. It will work no matter where you tap in to the light circuit. Near the tail, near a marker, or near the umbilical.
Superat stultitia.
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06-03-2016, 04:35 AM
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2012 27' Flying Cloud
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
It was easy, tap into an always hot 12v circuit that is capable of delivering 10 amps, fuse the tap, run to a switch, and connect the switch to ANY wire that runs to a tail or running light. It will work no matter where you tap in to the light circuit. Near the tail, near a marker, or near the umbilical.
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Sure does sound easy. Uhm, I have a friend who could probably benefit from pictures or diagrams. If you have any, I'd sure appreciate it - on behalf of my friend who'd need them - I don't, of course...
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06-03-2016, 09:22 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2012 25' FB Eddie Bauer
Austin
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IAMGLG
Unless your rig has a plethora of led lights and you want to let the pretties on all night (or even several hours) be prepared for the house batteries to be dead in the morning. There is a lot of load on the batteries with all the incandescent lights flying. Been there done that.
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If you are plugged into shore power you'll be running off the AC/DC charger and your batteries won't drain. Not sure what the extra load does to the multistep/multivoltage chargers, but like you said it shouldn't matter so much if your using LED's.
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06-03-2016, 01:26 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Benton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveSueMac
Sure does sound easy. Uhm, I have a friend who could probably benefit from pictures or diagrams. If you have any, I'd sure appreciate it - on behalf of my friend who'd need them - I don't, of course...
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Lol, I cant post any pictures until/unless I renew my supporting member status....
Thinking.... 
Superat stultitia.
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06-03-2016, 01:29 PM
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2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Me, too...
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06-03-2016, 01:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 23' Safari SE
Biloxi
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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The only time I have heard my PD converter fan run was while plugged into AC and the exterior lights on for about three hours. Suggest to me that the exterior lights (collision marker lights are all non LED) must draw a large amount of amps.
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06-03-2016, 04:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1972 31' Sovereign
1975 31' Excella 500
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Benton
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Mine run on a ten amp fuse no problem.
My GUESS is that the circuit draws about 7 amps.
Superat stultitia.
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06-03-2016, 06:00 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' Flying Cloud
2016 30' Flying Cloud
Blenheim Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markdoane
These are usually homebuilt. Get a receptacle end from your local hardware store, add a jumper from the 12V pin to the running lights pin. Put a fuse on the jumper. Wire in a flasher if you want to get fancy. Plug your trailer end into the receptacle and it should work. The lights will be powered by the battery in your trailer. |
I'm thinking that it should run off the battery with the house power connected, thus saving the battery. True? 
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06-03-2016, 06:03 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Morgan
Mine run on a ten amp fuse no problem.
My GUESS is that the circuit draws about 7 amps.
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Mine run fine on a 3 amp
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06-03-2016, 06:03 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 25' Flying Cloud
2016 30' Flying Cloud
Blenheim Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LY007
You can also run a jumper at the fuse box from the hot input wire to the running light circuit. Add a switch and you don't have to go outside.
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06-03-2016, 06:13 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 23' Safari SE
San Diego
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Running running lights
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06-07-2016, 10:31 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 25' Tradewind
Metro Phoenix
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I actually went full-on crazy with mine, and added a keychain remote gizzy. Now if I'm being chased through the dark woods by an enraged grizzly, I can turn on the trailer lights before I get there.
Park Ranger: "That's odd; I've never seen a keychain remote in grizzly bear scat before!"
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06-07-2016, 10:45 AM
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2015 25' FB Flying Cloud
2012 23' FB Flying Cloud
2005 25' Safari
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Good one!
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06-10-2016, 06:41 PM
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Screen shot of the product I purchased on eBay. I liked it so well, I bought one for my friend.
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