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Personmr grumpy
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I've seen a used van but it says it's wired with the new style 13 pin plug.
can anybody explain?

Thanks


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07/12/2014 at 7:45pm
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This might help. If you have twin sockets on your towcar you could use an adaptor.


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Personjay1976
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13pin plug best thing..lock in place i have 1 on currect and last 2 caravans..I do keep a adapter so i can still tow a 7 pin board..

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Basically what they are saying is the the caravan was originally wired the old way which was via 2 x 7 pin plugs which one is black (rear lights and marker lights) and the other grey (battery charging, fridge operation and fog lights if applicable) but has now been wired via a single 13 pin plug which connects all wires respectively. If your car has a single 13 pin socket you need to do nothing except just connect the plug and socket together. However, if the car has a 2 x 7 pin sockets (black and grey) then you will need an adapter to make the connection from the car to caravan.


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convert the car to 13 pin as find the car socket is proberbly corroded if not been used...

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Hi these adapters can be purchased on eBay or caravan accessory shop , in different combinations, IE if your car has 13 pin and caravan has 2 x 7 pin, or if car has 2 x 7 pin and caravan has 13 pin , not expensive at between £13 and £22.
Cheers brian    


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A word of warning about 13-pin plugs, based on an incident I observed. The guy pulled away from his van, but forgot to disengage the 13-pin plug. Because this plug is of a "turn and lock" design, it will not just pull out of the socket - instead, the whole assembly will be torn apart and is then a major rewiring job with the fitting of new plug and/or socket.
Bertie.

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Bertie, you make a valid point as the 7N/S fittings should slip apart under those conditions, but in reality, how often do you think this would occur? Personally I believe the reliability improvements of the 13 pin over 7N/S, outweighs any potential "mis hap".

I'm not a fan of adaptors either as you're just introducing further points of failure. They have their place for occasional convenience, but if the Op choses to buy the van, I would advise to swap over to 13 pin on the car; straight forward enough task and works well.

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PersonThe 2 Tops
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Paul, I agree that the 13-pin is technically superior. I now have a sequence ritual to disconnect the 13-pin plug, then the breakaway cable, and ONLY THEN unhitch the caravan. When hitching up, it is the reverse, and the 13-pin is the last to be connected.
I did once start to move the car after unhitching, and only remembered just in time that the 13-pin plug was still connected, thanks to being distracted by a bystander. I was about 50mm of slack cable away from disaster. I now discourage interruptions during the hitch/unhitch procedures.
Bertie.   

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PersonVectratot
21/1/2015 at 7:02pm
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Same here, electrical connection last thing to connect when hitching up and first thing to disconnect when unhitching, does not take long to get into that routine.


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We have a 13 pin on our car and 2 old style pins on huge caravan and find an adaptor works perfectly fine. We have one similar to this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pin-Plug-12N-Sockets-SPLIT/dp/B007R4D9G4/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1421883759&sr=8-8&keywords=13+to+7+pin+adapter

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Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 08/1/2015
A word of warning about 13-pin plugs, based on an incident I observed. The guy pulled away from his van, but forgot to disengage the 13-pin plug. Because this plug is of a "turn and lock" design, it will not just pull out of the socket - instead, the whole assembly will be torn apart and is then a major rewiring job with the fitting of new plug and/or socket.
Bertie.


Been there and done that !!

I unhitched my trailer 3 nights ago and ripped the wire out of the plug..

I use the trailer every day I'm at work but just needs one lapse in the dark and you find yourself on a cold wet evening sat wiring the plug back on for the morning run... not a happy chap




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