"Bryan" wrote in message
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"Mr Wizzard" wrote in message
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Heard from some that you should disconnect
the tailer lights before putting your trailer in the
water. I can't see why you'd do that. Are they
worried about a hot bulbs shattering when hitting
the cold water ? Is this a myth, or is this
something I should continue to do (pain in ass)




My trailer has a label (from the manufacturer) with a list of trailering
steps to remember. The last comment on the label is a note that they
recommend disconnecting the trailer lights before attempting a launch.
That
means I need to protect the male and female connections on the trailer and
the truck, respectively, from water. I know that I am going to back my
truck deep enough to wet the female receptors on the truck. So, who's got
the answer?

Well first off, you need to understand the risk of what we're
talking about. The water on/in the connector is not the issue,
nor is it having 12 volts in water - its the hot light bulbs hitting
the cold water and possibly shattering. Don't worry about the
connectors getting wet, it won't hurt anything. If you are
worried about corosion, spray the female (and male) parts
of the connectors with silicone spray)