Determining Wire Functions on Trailer with Non-Standard Wire Colors
Published 09/21/2017
Question:
My wires on my trailer are brown/yellow and 2 green/yellow and yellow my plug is white and green and brown and yellow...what goes with what?
asked by: Shannon P
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Expert Reply:
You will need to test the wires you have with a circuit tester like part # PTW2993 to determine which wire carries which function. Check out the video I attached to see how this would be done in a similar scenario.
The problem is that you have a setup that does not use standard wire colors and because of that there's no way for me to know what your colors represent.
I also attached a help article that cover trailer wiring for you to check out as well.
expert reply by:
Jameson C
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