Emergency Flasher

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      Let's say you're cruising down the freeway, on your way home from a well-earned and relaxing week-end, with your R.V. in tow. Suddenly, a problem arises, where you have to leave your rig on the side of the road, in the dark of night. Once you disconnect your palace-on-wheels from the tow vehicle, it is invisible to approaching traffic due to a lack of emergency lighting.

      A simple device, that can be constructed at very low cost by just about anyone, assures that your rig will be brightly lit in this event. It will flash your trailers clearance lights and will be seen for miles.

You can build this yourself or have your local R.V. supply store make one for you.

Parts req:

• One seven pole socket    (same as on your tow vehicle)
• One flasher unit
• Two pieces insulated automotive wire   (14 gauge, 10" long)
• Two crimp on wire connectors     (to fit terminals of flasher unit)

Assembly instructions:

• Remove the two phillips head screws on the side of the 7 pole socket, allowing you to remove the terminal block from under the spring loaded cover.
• Insert two of the wires through the back of the socket so that they protrude through the cover and strip off 1/4" of the insulation.
• Attach one wire to the terminal marked "Black" and the other to the terminal marked "Green".
• Reinsert the terminal block in the socket housing and reinstall the screws. Also tighten the clamp at the rear of the socket at this time to hold the wires in place. You might have to wrap the wires with tape so that the clamp will tighten up on them.
• Next, bare 1/4" of the other end of the wires and crimp on the blade type connectors.
• Now simply plug these connectors onto the two prongs of the flasher unit and tape everything up securely.
• Presto, you're done. Try it out on your trailer to make sure you've done everything correctly. Your rig must have a coach battery installed for this to work.

       When you plug your trailer cord into the socket, the power from your battery (the "Black" terminal) is sent through the flasher and on through the "Green" terminal to the running lights on your rig, making them flash on and off. Now you can safely leave your rig at night to make an emergency run with the tow vehicle.

Happy (Safe) Camping