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My Fish Finder Main => General Fishing Discussion => Topic started by: taxid on Sep 11, 2021, 08:01 PM
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Getting ready for my vacation and I noticed I had a connection come lose and thought no problem I'll just strip and reconnect. Wrong! Wire kept falling apart as I stripped the plastic, and the wire inside the plastic disintegrated in my hands. Ever have that happen? What's crazy is the wire is not that old. And I don't fish in saltwater here in the midwest.
One thing led to another and I ended up putting a completely new harness in, but strangely the turn signals and brake lights worked but no parking lights and no side lights, but I was sure I had the wires connected in the right places. After some help from my dad who worked with electricity for 20 years, after retiring from the military, we figured out the plug in connector from the vehicle to the harness was bad. Replaced and good to go except a weak ground on one of the side lights, which I can easily take care of with some sandpaper. What a beautiful sight to see all those LED lights working like they should be!
Wasted as lot of time attempting to get all the lights working! ::) God Bless my dad!
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Don't get me started......
fish on,
rivereddy
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Install new LED system for $50 or less from Amazon and be done with it.
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It may come to that, but right now the present LED lights are working.
One thing I didn't mention is the color of wires are reversed on this trailer vehicle green on left side and yellow on the right) otherwise the turn slignals flash on the wrong side. It must be the vehicle wiring a Saturn Vue.
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Install new LED system for $50 or less from Amazon and be done with it.
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Remember now I did that two years ago. That's where I bought the system with the corroded wire.
I will say it's nice not having to worry about loose bulbs, corroded bulbs, or burnt out bulbs.
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Dielectric grease is your friend. I used to have to replace the plug on my vehicle every other year from road salt attacking the connections. Now I every so often squirt some dielectric grease into the vehicle plug and make sure I have some on the trailer plug, good contact every time and no more corrosion. I also put a dab under the screws for the ground connection and have not had a problem since. If your replacing the lights and the wiring use the grease on all connections.
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Running a ground to every light, instead of using the frame as a ground, helps a lot.
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yes I feel using dielectric grease helps
one thing I do to help protect the bulbs is
to unplug trailer lights before launching boat
it doesn't take much to blow the bulbs
,being hot and hitting cold water in fall
I also keep spares bulbs in my boat
just remember to hook up lights before going back on road
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yes I feel using dielectric grease helps
one thing I do to help protect the bulbs is
to unplug trailer lights before launching boat
it doesn't take much to blow the bulbs
,being hot and hitting cold water in fall
I also keep spares bulbs in my boat
just remember to hook up lights before going back on road
LED
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yes I feel using dielectric grease helps
one thing I do to help protect the bulbs is
to unplug trailer lights before launching boat
it doesn't take much to blow the bulbs
,being hot and hitting cold water in fall
I also keep spares bulbs in my boat
just remember to hook up lights before going back on road
The LED lights are sealed so never any issues with bulbs. That said, I still unplug when the trailer goes into the water out of habit.
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Yup, I also unhook my LEDS before dunking the trailer. Rather than mess with bulbs, I went to the local U-Haul and bought a trailer
light back up kit. It has leads from a 4 way flat to two taillights that mount onto the trailer via strong magnets. I get running, braking and
turn signals from this set up. All one has to do is place the lights on the frame and plug it in . It takes less than a minute and nothing ever gets wet. The rig weighs about 7 pounds and rides with some other tools under the seat. Cost about $30. t has a 4 way flat so this wouldn't work with rigs with brakes however.
glad your boat survived its dunking,
fish on,
rivereddy
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All trailer lights it seems are a pain in the butt!! Especially if you live in the North ;D
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Yup, I also unhook my LEDS before dunking the trailer. Rather than mess with bulbs, I went to the local U-Haul and bought a trailer
light back up kit. It has leads from a 4 way flat to two taillights that mount onto the trailer via strong magnets. I get running, braking and
turn signals from this set up. All one has to do is place the lights on the frame and plug itin . It takes less than a minute and nothing ever gets
wet. The rig weighs about 7 pounds and rides with some other tools under the seat. Cost about $30. t has a 4 way flat so this wouldn't work with rigs with brakes however.
glad you boat survived its dunking,
fish on,
rivereddy
That's interesting!
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My lights worked flawlessly on the trip other than a weak ground on one of the side lights which I didn't have time to address. All connections are sealed with shrink tubing over crimp connectors this time.
Never did mount the Terrova. Just didn't have time for it and didn't want to mess with it until I got back.
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Install new LED system for $50 or less from Amazon and be done with it.
That is what I did 6-7 years ago with one trailer now all 3 trailers are LED....
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Yep, LED's are the way to go. Plus adding quality adhesive lined heat shrink tubing on all connections will give you many trouble free seasons.
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Yep, LED's are the way to go. Plus adding quality adhesive lined heat shrink tubing on all connections will give you many trouble free seasons.
Yes
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Stuck hem on my trailer 15 years ago. Never disconnect them when launching.
Only problems I’ve had were at the connection to the vehicle. The 4 prong …cheap….imported junk doesn’t
last.
So I replace every couple years.
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Stuck hem on my trailer 15 years ago. Never disconnect them when launching.
Only problems I’ve had were at the connection to the vehicle. The 4 prong …cheap….imported junk doesn’t
last.
So I replace every couple years.
You have only launched that thing once or twice in the past 15 yrs Bob.
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You have only launched that thing once or twice in the past 15 yrs Bob.
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Thats the issue I have. Brand new trailer for the 23 and it just sits at the marina. I thought id be towing more but over 8'6 wide so I need a permit every trip, what a pain.
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Thats the issue I have. Brand new trailer for the 23 and it just sits at the marina. I thought id be towing more but over 8'6 wide so I need a permit every trip, what a pain.
How long does it take to get a permit and how much does it cost?
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How long does it take to get permit and how much does it cost?
I think its 60 something and online and if I remember correctly you have to grab one for each trip. NYS is really proactive in checking this. CT not so much.