7 Pin Trailer Socket Wiring Ireland. This guide will be discussing 7 pin trailer socket. All diagrams are as viewed from the cable side.
The 7 pin flat plug will fit into a 12 pin flat socket and work perfectly. It will also become standard in the uk and ireland over the next couple of years on new trailers caravans etc. I had one vehicle with a 12 pin socket and a trailer with a 7 pin connector and they played happily for years.
Socket and plug are keyed.
Why is it more reliable. This guide will be discussing 7 pin trailer socket. You can use this socket with uk 7 pin plugs which are on all uk trailers and caravans but you need to use a converter which will split the 13 pin electrics down to two 7 pin sockets or one 7 pin socket depending on what you are towing. This has now been replaced by 13 pin euro plugs on all new caravans.
