Yesterday, I took the boat out for a test ride after doing the yearly maintenance. Impeller, oil, all filters, drive lube spark plugs, etc.
As I was parking the vehicle, the park ranger sadi my right side trailer light was out. I tried it and it was out.
Upon getting home, I turned on the vehicle runniung lights and 4 way flashers. no nothing out of it.
LED lights do not backfeed into the other side if a ground is bad, so I got my DVM meter out and determined the ground lug was not connected. Pulled it apart and it was corroded. Some WD40, and a wire brush cleaned it and I reattached it.
However, you trailer manufacturers: Hire an engineer. Some bonehead specified a light with a stainless bolt, a steel nut, a tinned solder lug, onto an aluminum trailer. To accelerate the corosion, the trailer's rear is submerged in salt water to laiunch and retreive........
Addenda: the sme idiot also specified unsealed crimp connectors on the wires. DUH!
As I was parking the vehicle, the park ranger sadi my right side trailer light was out. I tried it and it was out.
Upon getting home, I turned on the vehicle runniung lights and 4 way flashers. no nothing out of it.
LED lights do not backfeed into the other side if a ground is bad, so I got my DVM meter out and determined the ground lug was not connected. Pulled it apart and it was corroded. Some WD40, and a wire brush cleaned it and I reattached it.
However, you trailer manufacturers: Hire an engineer. Some bonehead specified a light with a stainless bolt, a steel nut, a tinned solder lug, onto an aluminum trailer. To accelerate the corosion, the trailer's rear is submerged in salt water to laiunch and retreive........
Addenda: the sme idiot also specified unsealed crimp connectors on the wires. DUH!
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