If you are referring to a 4-wire flat trailer cord then; White=Ground, Brown=Marker/Tail, Yellow=Left turn, Green=Right turn.
If not, see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
No, the wide prong is neutral it is the white wire. The narrow prong is hot it is the black wire. The round prong (in a 3 wire plug) is safety ground it is the green wire.
Ground wire
The equipment grounding conductor is attached to the rounded prong in a three prong plug. Electrical work is dangerous, call a qualified electrician to install. Improper wiring could lead to personal property damage, you or someone else being injured or killed!
The green wire is for ground. You can attach that to any metal part of the frame. The red is the active and coincides with the lefthand prong into the plug and the black in this case should be the Neutral and ciocides with the right prong into the plug as seen standing behind the plug.
check the ground wire on the trailer. if it is corroded at all they may not work. take a file to where the ground wire is hooked up to make sure it is on bare metal
There is a short to ground in the circuit. You will need to look for a wire that has rubbed through to the frame or body. Be sure to inspect wiring to the trailer light plug if equipped.There is a short to ground in the circuit. You will need to look for a wire that has rubbed through to the frame or body. Be sure to inspect wiring to the trailer light plug if equipped.
The easiest way is to buy and install a plug in wiring harness available at most parts store.
You have a grounding problem at the trailer. The white wire is the ground on trailer wiring. The taillights are brown, the signals and stops are yellow and green. Sometimes the white wire will loose its continuity with the truck, causing the lights to black out. It could also be a wiring issue with the trailer itself, but most likely its the ground giving you feedback and causing the blackout. run a wire from the ground contact on your plug back to a spot on the tongue and secure the end of the wire to the trailer at that point. Do not rely on the contact of the trailer with the ball hitch to establish a ground.
you take the socket and plug the flasher into it
Don't worry about the extra wires, the trailer with a four wire plug doesn't use them. The extra wires left over are for electric trailer brakes, a 12 volt power supply from the tow vehicle and a rarely used back up light or third brake light. The trailer with a four wire plug only uses the white wire for ground, the brown wire for the running lights, the yellow wire for the left signal and brake and the green wire for the right signal and brake.
Black wire to the gold screw, white wire to the silver screw, green wire to the round or U shaped prong screw.
Any good auto parts store will have a trailer plug assembly that plugs directly into the tail light plug, usually accessed in the cargo area behind tail lights. easy install, only one screw for ground wire , plus the plug wire for tail light.instructions included.20 minute job