brake contoller
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From: Fort Valley,GA
brake contoller
on one trailer of many i haul, when i hook up pigtail with flashers on my brake controller light flashes, but only then
any ideas as to why
THANKS GUYS,
Michael
any ideas as to why
THANKS GUYS,
Michael
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From: northern Michigan
Your turn signals, brake lights and four way flashers are powering the same filiament inside the bulb. Tail lights use a seperate filiament, therfore when the fourways are on the power output LED on your brake controller is seeing power on that wire and indicating it.
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From: northern Michigan
Are the trailers ground routed through the connector or are some routed through the hitch? Ground wire through the connector is best to prevent odd light shows or lites that are not working properly.
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From: Glastenbury, VT
did you get this straightened out?
I saw a trailer the other day, utility type, and everytime his flashers went on the brakes locked on the trailer, quite a show going up a good incline!
rest of his lights looked ok, brake, turns, but everytime the 4 ways went on;
flash--squeel--flash-- squeel---flash--squeel, finally he pulled over
I saw a trailer the other day, utility type, and everytime his flashers went on the brakes locked on the trailer, quite a show going up a good incline!
rest of his lights looked ok, brake, turns, but everytime the 4 ways went on;
flash--squeel--flash-- squeel---flash--squeel, finally he pulled over
