Thread: Disco 4 trailer plug

Originally Posted by Meken

One of the pins in the white plug is rated at 30amps - is that enough? There is a switched pin & a permanent pin

Hadn't noticed that one pin is switched and the other not....probably not a good idea to join them together? I assume that the 30 amp rated cable would be adequate as the current going to the camper battery wouldn't be that high?

Cheers,
Bill

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

BEWARE.
That has changed to 15 amps on later vehicles.
Andrew

Would that 15 amp cable be suitable to use as the positive in an Anderson plug for charging the camper trailer battery?

Tim(Traxide) will help with the cable size.
15amp isnt huge to charge a large deep cycle battery,sure it will top it up on a long trip,you would also need solar/240 power to charge at camp.Running a dedicated supply via an anderson plug will allow full alternator charging.
Tims Traxide gear is very good,lots of us have it.It will also benefit the smart charging system on the D3/D4.
Im sure Tim will help with a better description,I make roads not dual battery systems
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

BEWARE.
That has changed to 15 amps on later vehicles.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Tim(Traxide) will help with the cable size.
15amp isnt huge to charge a large deep cycle battery,sure it will top it up on a long trip,you would also need solar/240 power to charge at camp.Running a dedicated supply via an anderson plug will allow full alternator charging.
Tims Traxide gear is very good,lots of us have it.It will also benefit the smart charging system on the D3/D4.
Im sure Tim will help with a better description,I make roads not dual battery systems
Andrew

Thanks Andrew,

I've seen the traxide gear discussed on the forum & will get a kit for the second battery to be put in the engine bay, but was hoping to avoid having to run another cable for the Anderson plug at the rear if the existing cable in the White plug was adequate. I fogot to mention that I have a Ctek Dual 250 DC/DC charger in the battery bay of the camper..so the amperage going into the camper batteries is boosted (as I understand it).
Bill

Even if the cable was of sufficient size in the 12S plug, without modification it still would run off the main car battery, not a secondary.

Originally Posted by laughto

Even if the cable was of sufficient size in the 12S plug, without modification it still would run off the main car battery, not a secondary.

Only used when driving to charge the camper trailers batteries..disconnected when camped.
Bill

Bill I have the full Traxide kit,the wires to the anderson are much bigger than you would find in any of the vehicles wiring.
There is no reason you can setup one of Tims controlers to use the camper trailer battery as the second battery if you dont want a second under bonnet battery.Im sure Tim will be happy to advise on this.
Andrew

Hallo My Discovery 4 tdv6 2016 7/16.

The plug for the Trailer have colors : 1:green. 4:Yellow, 2:white, 3: blue, 5:red, 6:brown, 7: black.
This is quit different?

Blue is earth.....