Subject: Re: [a/s] Running Lights Question
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 19:41:55 -0700
From: Charlie/Betty Burke <burke@micron.net>
Reply-To: airstream@airstream.net

Randy Hoops wrote:

> My 1973 31' Airstream spends it's time parked at a campground, but
> for some reason I think it would be cool to occasionally light up
> the running (clearance) lights. I'm always hooked up to shore power.
>
> I know that putting 12 Volts on the GRN wire of the 7 pin connector should
> light the lamps. My plan it so get a mating connector, and a switch.
>
> Are there any pins on the connector that would have 12 volts on them when
> I am on shore power? I see the center pin (BLU) is the charge line, and
> know it would have 12 volts from the tow vehicle when hooked up.
>
> Would this pin be hot when on shore power? If not, how can I make this
> work?
>
> Randy Hoops - KØCM - Springfield, MO

The charge line is a continuous circuit from charge line in tow vehicle to battery in trailer. So yes the blue wire is hot when you are on shore power.

Charlie