"New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

[sea_goin_dude]

Re: "New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

If any of you use shrink tubing on your connectors, before you heat it to shrink it, shoot a bit of caulking or rtv sealer in the tubing, with the connector and when the tubing shrinks, it will squish the sealer all around and through the connector and really "seal" it and make it water proof. Otherwise, water can get inside regular shrink tubing and while you can't see it, your conectors still rust, corrode.

AND if you only use tape or shrink tubing, water (fresh or salt) will, by capilary action, find it's way up the wires inside the insulation and do even more damage. Later when you might need to replace that connector and trim the insulation back, you will find your wires coroded and have to cut back even further and maybe have to splice on wire because what you have is too short to make your connection.

So the thing with the caulk or rtv so you do seal that connector and prevent more damage to your other wiring. Crimp connectors are great but always solder the connector anyway.

 

[boat1010]

Re: "New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

Just a thought. Hook it to another tow vehical and see if it works. If it does then it could be the wiring on your vehical.

 

[Silver Eagle]

Re: "New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

I had that problem on a load rite trailer. Found out that I needed to put a ground wire from the trailer to the steel on my truck.You can do that by adding a five way hook up from a four way.

 

[Splat]

Re: "New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

STANDARD FLAT 4 WAY CONNECTORS INCLUDE A GROUND!

Bill

 

[JBow]

Re: "New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

One thing that is often over looked is a lot of older trailers are the tilt type. They need a small jumper supplied the conect the the two trailer halfs to each other as there is not positive conection between the two parts. Its a simple easy thing to do that will prevent many problems.
Jack

 

[sea_goin_dude]

Re: "New" Led Submersible Boat Trailer Lights won't work

Good tip jack. might save some problems later if not now.