buy canon powershot Hopkins 20146 Blade Molded Trailer
I am a 30 year Automotive Technician and I am well versed in wiring and circuit testing. I purchased this item along with a Hoppy Endurance 7 RV blade vehicle connector for a wiring rehab project on my 20' trailer, what I got was a headache. After striping the trailer of all old wiring I installed the Hopkins 20146 cable to a wiring junction block and made all necessary and proper color coded connections being very careful to make sure all are correct. To my surprise nothing worked properly, after some testing with a Fluke multimeter and double checking. What I found was the Hopkins 20146 8' 7 RV blade molded trailer cable wired to old style color code, not one color was located for a Hoppy 7 RV connection as shown on their website.
Well put together product but wire color coding is not for Hoppy 7 RV blade current color coding. BE AWARE OF THIS IF YOU PURCHASE!!!
UPDATE!! I contacted Hoppy Technical Support they informed me that ALL! molded harness's are wired to the OLD STYLE color coding. I informed them that their website does not specify this, when you choose to view the trailer wiring from the items page it shows new style color coding. HOPPY PLEASE FIX THIS!!
I have updated my rating since the product is correct for its design OLD STYLE color coding.
BalasHapusbut finally had to take the boat trailer and tow vehicle to a guy who actually knows what he's doing...even so I am pleased with the result.
BalasHapusThe plug is molded, which is great. It is very substantial and well made.
BalasHapusEach wire is rated correctly (neutral and 12v for example being a heavier gauge than the turn signal).
I would buy again
Arrived as a plain cable in a bag, without the cardboard hang tag pictured, but was the correct cable. Verified with multi-meter that wire color assignments were the same as the Hoppy cable I was replacing on my trailer, so installation was straightforward. Seems to slide in and out of the truck outlet easier than my last cord, so happier about that. My have something to do with the design having a single spring contact per wire, rather than 2 on the Hoppy, but all connections are working fine.
BalasHapusexcellant product saves hours of work and is very rugged these cords are a contractors dream a must if you have employees
BalasHapusThis cable met all expectations. The plug end is well made and the cable sheath is a good grade of flexible insulation. The finger pulls help with unplugging the cable from the tow vehicle. The length was just right for my application. The item shipped and was delivered as promised.
BalasHapusI am a 30 year Automotive Technician and I am well versed in wiring and circuit testing. I purchased this item along with a Hoppy Endurance 7 RV blade vehicle connector for a wiring rehab project on my 20' trailer, what I got was a headache. After striping the trailer of all old wiring I installed the Hopkins 20146 cable to a wiring junction block and made all necessary and proper color coded connections being very careful to make sure all are correct. To my surprise nothing worked properly, after some testing with a Fluke multimeter and double checking. What I found was the Hopkins 20146 8' 7 RV blade molded trailer cable wired to old style color code, not one color was located for a Hoppy 7 RV connection as shown on their website.
BalasHapusWell put together product but wire color coding is not for Hoppy 7 RV blade current color coding. BE AWARE OF THIS IF YOU PURCHASE!!!
UPDATE!! I contacted Hoppy Technical Support they informed me that ALL! molded harness's are wired to the OLD STYLE color coding. I informed them that their website does not specify this, when you choose to view the trailer wiring from the items page it shows new style color coding. HOPPY PLEASE FIX THIS!!
I have updated my rating since the product is correct for its design OLD STYLE color coding.
I received the cable yesterday right on schedual and installed it with no problems on our 2005 outback Trailer. I read the review about the wire colors not matching. I hooked it up color by color and everything worked perfect. Buying the cable through a camping store would have cost me about $35. This was a great saving.
BalasHapusI am an electrical engineer so I have spent a lot of time with wires of varying degrees of quality. This cable is a quality cable. It is rugged, yet very supple. The wire strips easily. The colors are accurate for a 7-way connector. Other connectors, such as the popular 4-way connector use different colors for the lights. If you understand the wiring, you can make the conversion. However, this cable has the correct colored wires. I read one review that said that this cable was stiff when cold. Perhaps, but it will be less stiff than any other cable I have tried. Note that Hopkins offers this cable in a number of different lengths. Also, the part numbers 20246 and 20146 are the same cable with different packaging. Check the Hopkins website for more details.
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