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[bull]

Installed trailer hitch from Chuckster - fit great. Built my trailer from Piggybacker - looks great. Now I just have to wire it.

I have a Vulcan Nomad 1600. I have located the wiring to splice into for trailer lights. I have 5 wires on the bike. Trailer wiring is 4 wires. I have purchased a Hopkins tail light converter #46155. Has anyone used this particular converter in the same situation I am in? Is there a potential to do electrical damage to my bike by using this or do I just go ahead and hook it up and go on?

I bet you guys will be glad when I get this thing hooked up and I am through! Your help is greatly appreciated.

Bull

[AlabamaNomadRider]

Sorry but wiring is a weakness of mine. Now house wiring is no problem but automotive and motorcycle and I'm like a newborn. I am sure some of the other guys will be able to help you.

[Cajunrider]

Bull, My first Hoppy was the 46255 powered converter. It shorted out while traveling in an extreme deluge in Oklahoma last year on the way back from the National Rally in Custer. I sent it back to Hopkins and they sent me a replacement which is shown in the link below. It is a "short proof" version of the 46255. It can be mounted anywhere on the bike, wet or dry. I mounted it below my coolant overflow tank behind the right side cover. It has a pigtail about 3' long which gives you the option of mounting it hidden where the 46255 needs to be mounted on the hitch where it will be spashed riding on a wet road. I have a thread somewhere on here that illustrates how I mounted the short proof model. If I can find it, I'll post it for you.
PS: The powered converters like this are better because they receive power directly from the battery diminishing the chance of shorting out your bike wiring should a problem develop on your trailer wiring.

Mitch

http://www.hopkinstowingsolutions.com/pr.... converter.html

[Cajunrider]

Here it is Bull.

http://www.vulcanbagger.com/phpBB3/v...=11441&start=0

[cactusjack]

Lots of us have used the Hoppy 46255 converter to adapt Nomad wiring to a 4 wire trailer. It works fine. I am not familiar with the 46155, however.

[Cajunrider]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Lots of us have used the Hoppy 46255 converter to adapt Nomad wiring to a 4 wire trailer. It works fine. I am not familiar with the 46155, however.

My 46255 was defective according to Hopkins. It was one out of a batch that was molded poorly allowing moisture to get inside. I would have replaced it with the same model but Hopkins sent me the short proof model instead. I prefer it ove the 46255 because on the hitch the only thing showing is the plug with a rubber cap over it. The module fits neatly in the space beneath the overflow tank. My dumb luck got me a 46255 that was defective.