Hey guys, fitting up a brake controller to my GQ, the Tekonsha Primus IQ. The manual recommends using 20A cabling, closest I could find at Jaycar was 25a.
I'm really struggling to fit the cabling into the small openings on the Narva 7 Pin Flat Plug. Surely I can't be the only one who has had this issue? Is there another 7 pin Flat plug I can buy with bigger openings?
Has everyone else just used a lower rated wire? What's the go?
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Not sure what you're trying to achieve,
from under the right rear you wire up your
trailer plug , using say 4mm 7 core trailer
wire. From the brake controller I have 6mm wire
connecting all wires
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Don't know how else to explain it.. Brake controller wants 20a wiring to and from.. The normal wiring to the trailer plug is nowhere near that. So trying to upgrade the 'service brakes' wire on the plug to a 20a one, but the wiring is just way too big for the socket.
This is the cabling Jaycar sold me, don't know what it works out to in mm.
http://www.jaycar.com.au/red-25-amp-...cable/p/WH3080
... from Jaycar specs
Ideal for most automotive wiring. 41/0.30mm.
Outside dia 3.35mm, nom area 2.90mm2, insulation thickness 0.50mm.
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Doesn't that mean it's thinner than the 6mm that Threedogs is talking about?Originally Posted by the evil twin
sounds like 4mm in a the old money as in general automotive wire
6mm would be for any auto load carrying wire like driving lights.
Does that sound right
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Or does this mean I'm using too big a cable? I read up on this forum about the Tekonsha brake controllers, unless I've got the wrong wire or something, I can't be the only one with this issue. Unless everyone's just using underrated wire.
Might just grab a 12pin that has the larger size sockets, and just make up a 12 pin to 7 pin adapter for when I'm towing something that doesn't have brakes.
BigRAWesty (18th July 2016)
You don't need an adapter... 7 pin trailer plugs straight into both 12 pin vehicle and 7 pin vehicle
Last edited by the evil twin; 18th July 2016 at 03:45 PM.
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Hawk2014 (28th July 2016)
Imo your using cable too big..
A bit of 3mm wire is all you need..
It's what they use on the hubs so can't see why you need bigger for the bit between lol..
I was going to suggest the 12 pin flat as they have 5 larger pins as you mentioned. But imo that's for fridge and battery power..
12 pin is also handy if you wish to have a reverse camera on the van..
Cheers
Kallen Westbrook
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