Advice on conversion to 13 pin euro electrics

[Anthony_374360163]

I have recently bought a vehicle with a 13pin europlug and my caravan still has the old grey and black 12N and 12S system.I bought an adaptor and have recently towed with it and it came apart because I had obviously put too much tension on it. I would like to have both wires connected into the one 13pin plug.Is this possible and is it relatively easy to do?

Thanks very much

Tony Jenkins

 

[RogerL]

Having wired my "new" car for 13-pin, I've done exactly as you require to modify the caravan from 12N+12S to 13-pin.

Strip the outer insulation from the last 6" of the caravan's 12S cable - lie the individual 12S cables along the 12N and wrap the lot in insulating tape - the diameter of your "new" cable will be small enough, just, to fit through the gland of the 13-pin plug.

Alternatively, get a couple of metres of full specification 13-core cable from Sergents (beware much 13-core isn't full spec) - attach the 13-pin plug at one end and connect to existing 12N/12S in a waterproof junction box.

 

[Damian]

Another way of securing the wires when doing the two seven pin to 13 pin is, as Roger has said, strip the outer cover off and form a single bunch of wires then use heatshrink to make a single cable to go through the gland of the 13 pin plug.

Heatshrink will make a waterproof cover and will tighten up the wiring as it shrinks to give a really neat finish.

 

[MaureenF.]

Damien....you mention using 'Heatshrink'. Can you tell me where I can buy this?

 

[RogerL]

Maplin sell it, no doubt other places too.