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Default Caravan electrics.

On 12/08/2019 22:14, Michael Chare wrote:
On 12/08/2019 19:46, ARW wrote:
What is the norm on them these days?

A mixture of 12V from a leisure battery and 230V for when there is a
230V hook up. Inverters?


Caravans are IMHO just things that I normally queue behind on the A64
or overtake if I get a chance.

This one is in Bristol and needs a rewire. So apart from hogging the
middle lane of the M5 on my way to get to Britol do any caravanners
have any tips on the best way to do caravan electrics?


One issue is whether the plug that connects to the car is 7 pin or 13
pin. 13 pin may well be desireable as there are wires for lights,
reversing lights, constant and switched power.


It doesn't matter too much. For a caravan, it'll either be a 13-pin or
two 7-pins (12N and 12S) and you can use an adapter lead to plug one
into the other. For a trailer, it is normally only the 12N.

SteveW