03-09-2021, 06:54 AM
Connect Your Car Lights To Your Trailer Lights The Easy Way
Trailer lighting has come a long way. Whether talking about exterior trailer
lights, including markers and stop/tail/turn lamps, or interior trailer dome lights, you've made it clear to lighting
suppliers you want longer lasting products for your truck fleets. Now you have them.
Last fall, Truck-Lite introduced for the reefer market two LED trailer dome lights whose diodes have a rated life of over
100,000 hr. The first product, the 80250C, is designed with the same dimensions as current fluorescent lamps, making it easy
for retrofitting or use as a new product straight from the OE. The white LED uses multi-volt technology, Truck-Lite explains,
rated to run between 10 and 30 volts.
LED technology, Truck-Lite points out, is an excellent fit for refrigerated trailers since LEDs work extremely well in
cold temperatures. The manufacturer also states it has given the LED dome light a low profile design so drivers
loading/unloading the trailer won't have a problem with insufficient overhead clearance.
The company says another advantage of the LED design is its “instant-on” technology. As soon as the operator turns the
switch on, the LED is on and as bright as it will get, according to Truck-Lite, meaning the driver doesn't have to wait
for the dome LED RV lights to warm up before unloading cargo.
The second product from Truck-Lite is the LED truck trailer
light. It has all the benefits of the first dome lamp, but offers fleets flexibility in where they can mount it inside
the trailer. The strip lamp has a low-profile design and comes in 2- and 4-ft. lengths that can be mounted in the upper
corner at a 45-deg. angle or surface-mounted flat against the ceiling.
Truck-Lite says that with the introduction of the two new white LEDs it now has LED lamps available to cover any lighting
application on a trailer a fleet could want. The company adds that the trend among fleets toward the use of more LEDs
continues and most are spec'ing them in one position or another on their trucks.
For trailers that operate in non-refrigerated and other higher-temperature applications, Phillips Industries offers its
fluorescent Permalite dome lamp. The manufacturer says that for safety, the light is designed to withstand higher
temperatures than other similar units.
Late last summer the company launched another product called Permalogic, which is designed to control the trailer's
dome light, such as LED marine lights. According to Phillips,
fleets can save on energy and voltage by having these lamps switched off when the trailer is moving down the road. They can
also prevent overheating of the lights and subsequent problems from that.
Since the dome lights run off the same blue wire as the ABS, Phillips reports that Permalogic can also avoid service
problems in a panic situation by making sure there's enough power reserve to activate the ABS when needed. The controller
unit in Permalogic shuts the lights off automatically if voltage gets too low, or at pre-determined elapsed time intervals,
Phillips explains.
And as an added safety feature should a driver forget to turn the [url=http://www.scalarelighting.com/led-truck-trailer-
lights/led-truck-stop-tail-lights/]LED truck stop tail lights[/url] off after loading or unloading the trailer, Permalogic
will turn them off for him/her the first time the driver steps on the truck brakes. Permalogic works with Permalite and
competitive makes fluorescent and LED dome lights.
Phillips says its next step will be to develop a whole system — through the use of newer electronic technology in
lighting products, including
LED side marker clearance lights — capable of conserving the most power so fleets can run
LED combination lights and other
accessories longer without having to recharge the batteries.
Connect Your Car Lights, such as [url=http://www.scalarelighting.com/led-truck-trailer-lights/led-license-plate-
lights/]LED license plate lights[/url], To Your Trailer Lights The Easy Way
When it comes to "electricity", many people are either scared silly of it, or run the other way rather than try to learn
about it. Since it is a powerful force, it certainly is something to be respected. For us vehicle owners, perhaps we
understand that our cars and trucks have a battery under the hood that needs occasional replacement, and light bulbs that may
burn out after several years. Beyond that, many of us are ready to leave any electrical work to the "experts".
If you have recently purchased a trailer, "electricity" will eventually become a question you'll need to answer, as
in, how do I connect my trailer's lights to my tow vehicle's lights? It may seem obvious that your trailer has tail,
turn, and brake lights at the rear which need to operate in sync with your car's lights. That isn't going to happen
by magic. We are here to share some wonderful news with you: for the vast majority of vehicles on the road, CARiD has made it
quite easy to 'make the connection'. Follow along and discover how simple it is to connect these two systems
together. We will be looking at specific components within our Trailer Hitch Wiring & Electrical Store.
The scope of this article will presume that your trailer has what the industry calls a "4-flat" wiring connector, which
is the standard on many new trailers sold in the U.S. This article will explain the purchase of the correct harness for your
vehicle, so that the two can be joined. The trailer plug should be a '3-male, 1-female', and the tow vehicle plug
should be the opposite, or '3-female, 1-male'.
Trailer lighting has come a long way. Whether talking about exterior trailer
lights, including markers and stop/tail/turn lamps, or interior trailer dome lights, you've made it clear to lighting
suppliers you want longer lasting products for your truck fleets. Now you have them.
Last fall, Truck-Lite introduced for the reefer market two LED trailer dome lights whose diodes have a rated life of over
100,000 hr. The first product, the 80250C, is designed with the same dimensions as current fluorescent lamps, making it easy
for retrofitting or use as a new product straight from the OE. The white LED uses multi-volt technology, Truck-Lite explains,
rated to run between 10 and 30 volts.
LED technology, Truck-Lite points out, is an excellent fit for refrigerated trailers since LEDs work extremely well in
cold temperatures. The manufacturer also states it has given the LED dome light a low profile design so drivers
loading/unloading the trailer won't have a problem with insufficient overhead clearance.
The company says another advantage of the LED design is its “instant-on” technology. As soon as the operator turns the
switch on, the LED is on and as bright as it will get, according to Truck-Lite, meaning the driver doesn't have to wait
for the dome LED RV lights to warm up before unloading cargo.
The second product from Truck-Lite is the LED truck trailer
light. It has all the benefits of the first dome lamp, but offers fleets flexibility in where they can mount it inside
the trailer. The strip lamp has a low-profile design and comes in 2- and 4-ft. lengths that can be mounted in the upper
corner at a 45-deg. angle or surface-mounted flat against the ceiling.
Truck-Lite says that with the introduction of the two new white LEDs it now has LED lamps available to cover any lighting
application on a trailer a fleet could want. The company adds that the trend among fleets toward the use of more LEDs
continues and most are spec'ing them in one position or another on their trucks.
For trailers that operate in non-refrigerated and other higher-temperature applications, Phillips Industries offers its
fluorescent Permalite dome lamp. The manufacturer says that for safety, the light is designed to withstand higher
temperatures than other similar units.
Late last summer the company launched another product called Permalogic, which is designed to control the trailer's
dome light, such as LED marine lights. According to Phillips,
fleets can save on energy and voltage by having these lamps switched off when the trailer is moving down the road. They can
also prevent overheating of the lights and subsequent problems from that.
Since the dome lights run off the same blue wire as the ABS, Phillips reports that Permalogic can also avoid service
problems in a panic situation by making sure there's enough power reserve to activate the ABS when needed. The controller
unit in Permalogic shuts the lights off automatically if voltage gets too low, or at pre-determined elapsed time intervals,
Phillips explains.
And as an added safety feature should a driver forget to turn the [url=http://www.scalarelighting.com/led-truck-trailer-
lights/led-truck-stop-tail-lights/]LED truck stop tail lights[/url] off after loading or unloading the trailer, Permalogic
will turn them off for him/her the first time the driver steps on the truck brakes. Permalogic works with Permalite and
competitive makes fluorescent and LED dome lights.
Phillips says its next step will be to develop a whole system — through the use of newer electronic technology in
lighting products, including
LED side marker clearance lights — capable of conserving the most power so fleets can run
LED combination lights and other
accessories longer without having to recharge the batteries.
Connect Your Car Lights, such as [url=http://www.scalarelighting.com/led-truck-trailer-lights/led-license-plate-
lights/]LED license plate lights[/url], To Your Trailer Lights The Easy Way
When it comes to "electricity", many people are either scared silly of it, or run the other way rather than try to learn
about it. Since it is a powerful force, it certainly is something to be respected. For us vehicle owners, perhaps we
understand that our cars and trucks have a battery under the hood that needs occasional replacement, and light bulbs that may
burn out after several years. Beyond that, many of us are ready to leave any electrical work to the "experts".
If you have recently purchased a trailer, "electricity" will eventually become a question you'll need to answer, as
in, how do I connect my trailer's lights to my tow vehicle's lights? It may seem obvious that your trailer has tail,
turn, and brake lights at the rear which need to operate in sync with your car's lights. That isn't going to happen
by magic. We are here to share some wonderful news with you: for the vast majority of vehicles on the road, CARiD has made it
quite easy to 'make the connection'. Follow along and discover how simple it is to connect these two systems
together. We will be looking at specific components within our Trailer Hitch Wiring & Electrical Store.
The scope of this article will presume that your trailer has what the industry calls a "4-flat" wiring connector, which
is the standard on many new trailers sold in the U.S. This article will explain the purchase of the correct harness for your
vehicle, so that the two can be joined. The trailer plug should be a '3-male, 1-female', and the tow vehicle plug
should be the opposite, or '3-female, 1-male'.