Newbie question regarding towing & electric connection

I am thinking of getting a Popup tent trailer and travelling around the
States this summer. I have a Disco II which has a steel square towing
recepticle, I assume to latch in a ball which the trailer can connect
to. I don't see any wiring harness near by. Do I need to buy a ' tow
wiring harness' and if so where does it wire into the Disco?

And does anyone know with any of the wires that do go to the trailer,
can I charge an external 12 v battery (deep cycle RV type) off this?

Cheers,

....and jcpearce spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

> I am thinking of getting a Popup tent trailer and travelling around
> the States this summer. I have a Disco II which has a steel square
> towing recepticle, I assume to latch in a ball which the trailer can
> connect to. I don't see any wiring harness near by. Do I need to buy
> a ' tow wiring harness' and if so where does it wire into the Disco?

You need a wiring harness alongside the tow hitch. The wiring is already
there in the Disco, in the RH rear pillar behind the lights, IIRC.

>
> And does anyone know with any of the wires that do go to the trailer,
> can I charge an external 12 v battery (deep cycle RV type) off this?

You will need (assuming you are in the UK) a 12S socket as well as the 12N,
as this has a permanent live which can be used to charge a battery. It's
used for caravans which have fridges and batteries that need power on the
move. If all you needed was a 12v supply to charge a battery, I imagine you
could do without and knock something together with a split charge relay and
a few metres of heavy wire.

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Rich
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Thanks Rich

This is in the States
To get to the wiring do I remove the RH rear light panel? And is the
wiring already wired up in the form of a 12S or N, or do I need to wire
this up from whatever harness is in there?

Cheers,

jcpearce <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> Thanks Rich
>
> This is in the States
> To get to the wiring do I remove the RH rear light panel? And is the
> wiring already wired up in the form of a 12S or N, or do I need to
> wire this up from whatever harness is in there?
>
> Cheers,

You should get a harness to plug into the existing socket, (from your
Landrover parts supplier) the other end being wired for what ever you have
in the US of A for your trailer wiring. Thats what I got in the UK.

Lee