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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1024 07/04/07 7:56 AM	Tags : None I will be wiring the T for trailer lights soon and I'm looking for any tips or warnings about the job. Where is the best location to splice into the harness? Jay Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration" *Some people are like a Slinky .. not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.*
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 755 07/04/07 11:50 AM	First thing to consider is the type of lights on the trailer. If they are conventional incandescent bulbs, you may want to consider drawing power directly from the battery using a relay to control the actuation. If they are low-draw LED, then you can tap right off the harness where it goes into the brake/signal light assembly. At least that's what I'd do. duke
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 4016 07/04/07 10:56 PM	The tail light harness runs under the seat and through the rear fender. That's where my isolator is wired into the harness at. There's plenty of room under the seat for the little black box and it's a dry location. Stan
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1155 07/05/07 6:03 AM First Officer	I love my Hoppe powered converter. It completely isolates your trailer from the bikes electrical system so that if something goes wrong, it won't fry your bike. It also solved the problem of my T having seperate turn signals while my trailer doesn't. Search the old posts for the model number you'll need. You meet the nicest people on a Honda (forum).
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ragtop69gs		#4	[url]	[-]
HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1024 07/05/07 11:04 AM	The trailer has standard bulbs now but I am going to change them to LEDS. I think the trailer has an isolator wired to it already, it has a 5 wire pigtail connection. I need to unravel the electrical tape to check what I think is an isolator already inline . Jay Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration" *Some people are like a Slinky .. not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.*
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Posts: 2327 07/05/07 3:53 PM	Most of the small trailers I have worked with had a "flat four" connector. To wire up my trailers to the T I installed a Hoppy isolator. I believe it was model number 46255. There is room under the seat of the bike for the unit and plenty of wire supplied with the kit. With the fragile and somewhat underpowered electrical system on our bikes, your idea of going with LED's is good. There is a lot less draw and they are brighter...espically the newer LED's. Bob
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 1024 07/05/07 8:53 PM	The plug on it now is a round mini plug. Would it make a difference if the isolator was wired to the bike or trailer? Will the isolator fit under the seat with a Mustang wide ? Jay Patriot Guard Rider http://www.patriotguard.org/ 98' T Black & Chrome 69' Buick GS 400 Conv. " Never ride faster than your angel can fly" "Ask the American Indians what happens when you don't control immigration" *Some people are like a Slinky .. not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.*
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HSATF 1st Officer Posts: 4016 07/05/07 11:01 PM	It sounds like you have the 6 wire round plug. It is possible that you do already have an isolator on the trailer. If so, then you'll need to determine which of the 4 wires are for lights, and which 2 are the battery hot and battery ground wires. You'll also need a 6 wire round female plug that has a fused hot wire from the battery, a ground hooked to the frame or the neg. post of the battery, and 4 wires from all the functions of the lights. In some cases, you will still need an isolator on the bike to prevent back feed from the bikes lights into the single indicator light. If all your lights blink at one time when a signal is activated, then you will need the extra isolator. JC Whitney and the Electrical Connection did have these last year. Stan "We are different - yet we are the same" 2004 GL1800 Goldwing (Titanium) 1999 Ace Tourer (Silver over Black)
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