Hot Wire ? for in bed camper

[cobronco69]

I recently bought an in bed camper for my truck and it has an option to run 12 volt and came with its own battery. I was told that I could run an isolator kit from the battery to the battery on the camper to charge it along with the others when the truck is running. I really dont want to have to run a wire all the way from the battery back to the bed, so:

Is there a wire toward the back somewhere that I can tap into and tie this isolator kit in?


EDIT: I cannot use the 7 wire plug on the back of the truck as I am usually hauling a trailer at the same time as the camper.

If there is a hot wire on the 7 plug on my 2002 could I pull it from the plug and tie directly into it that way?


Thanks
Clint

[DRJ48]

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If there is a hot wire on the 7 plug on my 2002 could I pull it from the plug and tie directly into it that way?

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Yes you can splice into the orange wire on the 7 pin ( which should be top right ), it is the trailer battery feed which is key on running hot. This is assuming your not towing a trailer that requires battery feed. In that case you would be better off wiring in a seperate isolator. I have done it both ways on my trucks and it works fine. You can also tie into the trailer connection wiring for your camper exterior lights if required. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[cobronco69]

If I tie into this do I still need the isolator kit? In my searching I was lead to believe that there is already an isolator in place for just this reason?


Clint

[DRJ48]

02_Stroker

No you do not need an isolator to splice into that wire.
There is already a relay built into the truck that provides that wire with power ( key on and running only ) and you can verify it yourself with a voltmeter. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[cobronco69]

Thanks for the quick help, Ill get this hooked up tomorrow!!