TrophyHusband 0 #1 June 12, 2008 yesterday my friend and i rewired the plug on his utility trailer. it was a basic four wires into an eight pin plug. today he keeps blowing a fuse that takes out his trailer lights and his instrument guages. the fuse blows when he starts up his truck. is there anything we could have done to cause this? if we mis-wired something or there was a dead short to ground somewhere, his lights wouldn't have worked when we checked them. what the hell could be causing this? "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #2 June 12, 2008 a short to ground will pop the fuse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #3 June 12, 2008 it will, but it must be intermittant, or else the lights wouldn't work when we test it. also, there is no problem when the trailer is disconnected, so at least its somewhere we can get to it as opposed to taking it to the dealership. we're going to look for it tonight, and if we can't find anything, we'll rewire the whole thing if we have to. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #4 June 12, 2008 go buy a $10 multimeter at radioshack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 June 12, 2008 Wiring fault. http://www.marksrv.com/wiring.htmMike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #6 June 12, 2008 i've got a meter, that's not a problem "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #7 June 12, 2008 thanks for the link, you've been very helpful today. i can see my problem already. i've always thought that the center connnector was ground, and evidently its not. i just hope we didn't permenantly fuck up anything with his truck. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #8 June 12, 2008 Probably not, that is what the fuses were for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
downwardspiral 0 #9 June 12, 2008 lol...talk about going around your elbow to get to your ass. http://www.hitchcorner.com/t_connectors.htm Probably could have bought something similar yet suitable at walmart. www.FourWheelerHB.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #10 June 12, 2008 that's what i'm hoping. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
