trailer lights and light bar under trunk

[NSA Joe]

Hi, I am looking for some help with my tag along trailer lights. I added a teqnix light bar from r and p carriages under my trunk this winter used the splitter harness under the seat and a 5 to 4 conveter with power wire I connected the light bar and trailer wireing in the same connection to the converter just noticed when I plug my trailer in all the lights on the light bar are on. everything seems to work ok as far as brake turn and running lights its just instead of 3 lights on for running lights all of them are on checked connections is this ok to run it like this or will it burn something up. soon as I unplug the trailer which is all led lights. the light bar returns to normal. thanks for any help. Joe

[djh3]

I would say contact MA61AMECH (Steve) He builds harness that is plug and play for both the light bars and additional lights and trailer hook ups. He is well versed in the wiring for the trailer stuff and may have a good idea whats going on. To me it sounds like some how you are getting a back feed of power from trailer connection to the light bar once plugged into trailer.

[IronMike]

I just did the Tag along trailer thing.

I just added two Amber turn signals to it and split the grounds using one as a ground and the other as a Brake light feed. Used all LED lights.

That way no converter needed.

5 off the bike 5 into the trailer, no messy weak spot converter bull and expense.

 

The Left and right turn wires go to the New Amber LEDS. and a Common.

The One white wire is your common.

The other white wire is your Stop feed, it feeds both lights.

The run Brown feeds all running lights.

 

I made mine where the T harness just plugs in and I can leave it or take it off when not pulling the trailer.

[Barrycuda]

I would say contact MA61AMECH (Steve) He builds harness that is plug and play for both the light bars and additional lights and trailer hook ups. He is well versed in the wiring for the trailer stuff and may have a good idea whats going on. To me it sounds like some how you are getting a back feed of power from trailer connection to the light bar once plugged into trailer.

 

+2 on contacting Steve. He is the man.

[M61A1MECH]

Angryjoe and I have been in contact, I am not certain what is going on, but I suspect there is some sort of leakage path or stray voltage path in the converter causing the issue.

[IronMike]

I am trying to convince people to go without a converter.

It's expensive.

It's bulky and hard to hide and place.

It gets in the way during maintenance.

It can be a weak spot, it can cause as many problems as it could solve.

it eats electricity, its more load on your system.

So what it will isolate the trailer from the bike, are you riding with no trailer lights? Whats the point? A fuse will take care of anything major, you will have to fix it anyways.

 

For $20 you can buy Steves T harness, an extra wire and two LED turn signals and do away with it.

[djh3]

Wouldnt a flat 4 with a separate ground work? Run-Brake-Lt-Rt and then a separate ground?

[M61A1MECH]

Joe ,

There is another very simlar thread making its way thru the forum, one suggestion was to make sure that the converter / isolator you hav eis designed for use with LEDs, some are only for incandesant and could cause problems with LEDs, just a thought.

[XV1100SE]

The thread I started that is similar is http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=87011

 

My issue is that my un-powered 5-to-4 converter (trailer not even connected) seems to be passing the signal pulses back to the bike on the brake line thru the converter. Noticeable on my new under trunk LED light bar but other lights don't appear to be affected.

 

I'm going to try to find a Reese Tow Ready Modulite #119147, #119180, or #119179

[NSA Joe]

hi everyone thanks for the ideals called curt mfg about my converter the tech there gave me some info. He said it was led capable, then he also mentioned about the same thing steve had threw out there when we talked on the phone. On my model he said it was 12v constant feed and some residual amperage was proably triggering the lights to come on with less then full power. He told me I could proably fight it with adding some resistors inline but what was happening was not hurting anything and it only does it with trailer hooked up. So with easing my mind a little now we can take off Thursday for Marrietta Ohio and have some therapy on two wheels. Want to say big thankyou to steve and everyone else for the help. Best 12 dollars spent with all the great advice, everyone ride safe this weekend and hope to see you at the international in a few weeks. Joe