trailer lights converter

[Rambling Wreck]

And do what?

Convert voltage from 24 to 12 volts.

 

[Csm Davis]

And how are you going to do this on five or six different circuits at one time and run a flashing circuit, if you are going to argue a point understand the subject first.

 

[Csm Davis]

I still have several of those lighting converters. I stopped selling them because I was getting several people angry because they said they wouldn't work for them, yet when I got them back (usually butchered so they could put whatever plug on the end) it would work fine for me...

Handy as ****.

were you building them yourself or having them made or buying premade and how much for one I don't want to get into something that's already available for this price range

 

[Rambling Wreck]

And how are you going to do this on five or six different circuits at one time and run a flashing circuit, if you are going to argue a point understand the subject first.

I wasn't arguing my point. You asked a rather curt question so I gave you a curt answer. You could buy several smaller, even cheaper, converters and make it work but I not going to engineer it for you. If you know so much, then why are you asking for help in a public forum? You shouldn't be rude to people who are only trying to help you.

 

[Csm Davis]

Okay brother I will not be curt if I was asking for help in fixing the issue I would have been a little less curt but it will cost $40.00 x 4 at the low side if those will work and they will require hardwiring in. If you will read my first post I wanted to know if people would want to buy a box to plug into, I do know what is needed to make the lights work properly and I also know how to make it user friendly,and or grunt proof. I thank you for your idea, and didn't mean to be curt my name is Jeff and I am sorry if I was short.

 

[cajun666]

i get one if the price is Right

 

[nickd]

I installed LED lights on my M116 and M1102 trailers . The serge brakes on these trailers eliminate the need for electric brakes when I tow them with my pick up truck. I have a military trailer receptacle mounted on a plate attached to the pintle, the wire from the military receptacle has a 4 prong civillian connector I plug into the truck.

My civillian deck over trailer has LED lights and a 12 volt electric brake system. In order to pull that trailer with my M998 I will need to use an adapter to convert the round civillian trailer plug to the military receptacle on the M998. In order to use the trailer electric brakes at 12 volts I will need to install a 12 volt brake controller on the M998 powered through a relay rated at 24 volts wired to the trailer connected to the brake pedal. The out put of the relay would be connected on the 12 volt battery and wired to the trailer on one of the unused pins of the military receptacle on the M998.

Sorry for the long post including all of the background information.


If your converter would do this with out running additional wiring, I would be interested

 

[Rambling Wreck]

Okay brother I will not be curt if I was asking for help in fixing the issue I would have been a little less curt but it will cost $40.00 x 4 at the low side if those will work and they will require hardwiring in. If you will read my first post I wanted to know if people would want to buy a box to plug into, I do know what is needed to make the lights work properly and I also know how to make it user friendly,and or grunt proof. I thank you for your idea, and didn't mean to be curt my name is Jeff and I am sorry if I was short.

No Worries.

You can get Pyle 24 to 12 volt, 120 watt converters on ebay for $17 each right now. There may be other brands that are cheaper but since I have used their stuff before I know it works.

Also, you cold change out your incandescent lights to LED's for about $7 each. The LED's that I have on my truck have a operating voltage range of 10 to 30 volts so they should work on either 12 or 24 volt systems.

 

[patracy]

You guys are really over complicating this. I've got the board (Costs about $25) that uses input signals up to 30vdc to trigger relays. Then a simple resistor to step the voltage down with a heavy enough rating (like I used in my two speed heater switch). Only thing I need is a source for the military connector (trailer side). I've got a spare one laying around I guess I could fling a prototype out of. A box to install it in would be ~$10 too. The resistor was $5 IIRC.

 

[Rambling Wreck]

You guys are really over complicating this. I've got the board (Costs about $25) that uses input signals up to 30vdc to trigger relays. Then a simple resistor to step the voltage down with a heavy enough rating (like I used in my two speed heater switch). Only thing I need is a source for the military connector (trailer side). I've got a spare one laying around I guess I could fling a prototype out of. A box to install it in would be ~$10 too. The resistor was $5 IIRC.

I don't know... Switching to LED's may still be cheaper and easier. Plus, they should last virtually forever.

 

[Ferroequinologist]

were you building them yourself or having them made or buying premade and how much for one I don't want to get into something that's already available for this price range

I bought them, they were military issue. Found a bunch forgotten in a warehouse at an electrical supply company, bought them all. I only have the 2 I use left.

It was built with resisters to drop the voltage. The reostate was to drop the constant hot voltage (I assume for ABS brakes on the trailer or interior lighting)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlI3T4EM_RA[/media]

 

[clinto]

I don't know... Switching to LED's may still be cheaper and easier. Plus, they should last virtually forever.

And what about people who borrow/rent trailers? Should we ask our friends to let us convert their trailers?

The whole point of the mobile converter box is flexibility-flexibility to grab the converter and enable hooking up any US/NATO mil MV to any civvy trailer.

 

[Warthog]

..Only thing I need is a source for the military connector (trailer side).

Which type of connectors are you looking for? They come in male or female.

The first one is $50+, second $10ish and the third is $20ish

 

[3dAngus]

Seems to me, with the voltage converters, connectors, wiring, manufacture cost, etc. near $200 is not all that bad. No one works for free.

What I don't understand is, does this thing convert the 24vdc military wiring to 12vdc 4 flatpin trailering connector?

 

[goldneagle]

No Worries.

You can get Pyle 24 to 12 volt, 120 watt converters on ebay for $17 each right now. There may be other brands that are cheaper but since I have used their stuff before I know it works.

Also, you cold change out your incandescent lights to LED's for about $7 each. The LED's that I have on my truck have a operating voltage range of 10 to 30 volts so they should work on either 12 or 24 volt systems.

Can you give a source or Model number for the bulbs?

 

[hndrsonj]

Having working trailer brakes would be worth the $200 by itself.

 

[Cleptomaniac]

Not to spoil anyone's fun but MIKEW on here already makes such a contraption.
Less than 200 and works great!! I have one on my Deuce. All plug and play.

 

[hndrsonj]

Not to spoil anyone's fun but MIKEW on here already makes such a contraption.
Less than 200 and works great!! I have one on my Deuce. All plug and play.

Got pics and info?

 

[Warthog]

Not to spoil anyone's fun but MIKEW on here already makes such a contraption.
Less than 200 and works great!! I have one on my Deuce. All plug and play.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce-...441-how-install-mikews-civi-trailer-plug.html

http://www.xm381.com/xm381/Civi_Trailer_Lights.html

 

[hndrsonj]

I just saw that. $160 and up, plus it does NOT have the brake feature.