Reese Brake Controller Install
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From: Troutville VA
Reese Brake Controller Install
In my 99 F-350 I'm starting the install for the controller. I have the
plug that came with my truck and it looks like it shouln't be too difficult
to match up to the controller's wires but I'm a little confused about feeding the power. The controller has a power wire that should feed to the battery but the plug from Ford doen't seem to have a power wire... My guess is that I need to run a 10 guage wire to the battery from the controller. Please someone tell me I don't and that I missed something
-Rick
plug that came with my truck and it looks like it shouln't be too difficult
to match up to the controller's wires but I'm a little confused about feeding the power. The controller has a power wire that should feed to the battery but the plug from Ford doen't seem to have a power wire... My guess is that I need to run a 10 guage wire to the battery from the controller. Please someone tell me I don't and that I missed something
-Rick
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From: Elverson, PA
When I put my brake control unit in my truck - I didn't have to run any extra wire - just wire the plug to the controller, and plug it in, to make it work. Yours must be different?? So you have an extra wire after you wire the plug??
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Well, not an extra wire just nothing to run power to the battery. The directions say not the tap into any other wires for power. It need a dedicated wire for power (10 guage).
I decided to just go ahead and run a power wire to my battery and it's working now but I didn't understand why I didn't have a power wire in the plug that Ford provided. Oh well. Couple extra hours of work I guess.
-Rick
I decided to just go ahead and run a power wire to my battery and it's working now but I didn't understand why I didn't have a power wire in the plug that Ford provided. Oh well. Couple extra hours of work I guess.
-Rick
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From: Washington, Kansas
my 2000 was this way as well and I did the same thing ran a wire from the battery to the controller and it works fine but I figured that it should of work with the factory wiring since it had the tow package.
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