Query On Electrical PLugs

[firefighter]

The Franklin has 2 male Electrical plugs factory fitted (same as the 240 volt male inlet plug on the side of the van ) these 2 plugs are in the middle of the van on the front about 18 " up from the draw bar, are they for 12 volt or 240 when I bought the van the owner said he did not know, suggested one maybe 12 volt & the other 240, there was all ready a 12 volt plug (plastic) & wire running under the van down to the rear lights
( I dont wont to plug any thing into them ,then have fire & have to get my mates to attend ) knowning them they would head for the fridge out the back first
Geoff

[Deleted]

Hi Geoff.

I will almost put money on them being 12 volt inlets.
Wouldn't take much to crawl under the van and see if the wires appear under the van and head down the back anywhere.

The van probably came with a factory adaptor lead that seperated the wires coming out of the cars trailer plug and split them for brake/tail / and earth wire on either side.
Like its 240 v cousin i will also bet that the upright pin is the earth.

Sounds like the 12v may have been rewired with the new "plastic plug" and the old stuff has just been left hanging somewhere. raelly lethal if someone plugs 240v in up the front. the van is sitting on rubber tyres and therefore the van would become alive as there is no earthing point.

Hmmmmmm would make a good anti theft deterant

If all else fails just stand the neighbours cat on the drawbar and plug 240 volts in.
If the cat lights up like some sorta xmas tree decoration then ya know that the outlets where suppose to be 12 volt.


as always ... glad to help out.

Reddonthavethisproblemwithplywood

[firefighter]

hi Reddo the Cat Exterminator

The neighbour did not see the joke when he caught me using his cat as a test light , the cats eyes lit up & smoke coming from every oriface on his body

your statement ---- as always glad to help out

Thanks one more Neighbour not taken to me

The wires from the plugs run between the outer& inner skins then come out under neath & run along to the rear & go up between the skins would the plugs 1 / 12 volt light s in the van

[Geoff & Jude]

hi geoff

i'm no sparky but i think if you can't actually trace the wiring, it's time you got out a multimeter and a length of wire and did some continuity checks with no power to the van.

it'll take two people, one on a multimeter probe at the plug/pins and the other on the length of wire attached to the other probe and testing contact points inside the van.

this will tell you exactly where the connections are to each plug and if they are connected to 12v or 240v outputs.

geoff

[firefighter]

It seems I run out of time & it posted it self before I was finished & had done a spell check & I had to log back on The rest of the message was 2/stop tailights , there are 12 volt light fittings & switch,s in the roof

In answer to Geoff & Jude,s message that maybe the way to go
Geoff

[humpty2]

It is not unusual for one of the plugs to be indicators & the other plug Stop & Tail light............seen a lot of this setup on old vans.

Usually 12 volt lighting was taken care of by an auxilliary battery or a 2 pin plug.........one vertical & one horizontal pin.

[313royal]

My 1964 Globetrotter also has similar plugs on the drawbar, as I understand it one was for lights the other for 12V fridge, I also have a switch which isolated external lights if using 12V whilst parked.

Chris

[firefighter]

Hi Chris
Your switch for isolating external lights is it on the draw bar with the plugs ,have you got 12 volts in the van ? , beside,s the fridge

Humpty 2 said 12 volts inside the vans was taken care of by
auxlliary battery there is no sign of this set up In my Franklin

I have worked out what the 2 plugs are for , 1 / lights at rear of van
2 / 12 volts inside (lights & fridge ) Reddo was right about the plugs
Geoff

[313royal]

Hi Geoff
The isolation switch is on the front exterior of van about 30cm above the draw bar, there is an internal 12V light, I have yet to work out the 12V fridge operation. I dont see any evidence of aux.battery but previous owner has passed on so I have to work the wiring out myself. Will keep you posted of any new revelations.

Chris