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hafman



Member Since: 28 Mar 2017
Location: W Sussex
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Trailer electrics
Hitched up a trailer to my 1999 Td5 for the first time today; whilst all lights work as they should individually, but when I put the side lights on at the same time as the indicators the tail lights also flash. Embarassed

Is there an obvious cause for this? Not enough power or a poor earth perhaps?

TIA
Post #619148 24th Apr 2017 4:40pm
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miker



Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
Quite possibly a poor earth, do they go dim when the indicator come on?

Check any earthing points on the trailer, terminals inside the plug and socket, and even the pins on the connector might need cleaning if not recently used.
Post #619151 24th Apr 2017 4:48pm
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Miggit



Member Since: 09 Mar 2017
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Definitely a bad earth, white wire on the trailer electrics, pin 3 on a 7 pin plug set up and pin 3 on the 13 pin plug too!! I would surgest that if there are no broken wires then the pins might be compressed and they can be opened up carefully with a small screwdriver, but don't go mad as they are normally brass and wont take alot of abuse before Shocked Big Cry

If there are no broken wires then adding an additional earth to the socket will work wonders, just double up the wires and run it to either a good earth on the chassis or, belt and braces method, run the wire to the negative terminal on the battery Thumbs Up RRC 2.4 TD... it's either a stretched 90 or shrunken 110!!
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Post #619218 24th Apr 2017 7:49pm
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