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14th Aug 2018, 12:33 PM #1Pink 10EE owner
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Trailer with onboard brake system blowing fuses
Have a trailer here with an on board brake controller.
Issue is the plug was rewired (not by me) and while it looks OK, when you apply the brakes in the towing vehicle, the trailer wheels brake momentarily, then the brake fuse in your vehicle blows.
How are electric brakes supposed to be wired up?
The controller installed is the same as this one
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Brake-Co...-/323078407323Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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14th Aug 2018, 10:15 PM #2
It should be wired up as per the manufacturers recommendations.
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16th Aug 2018, 08:18 PM #3
Not having played with that controller, I can’t comment on it, but in general with most installations and controllers, if there’s a short in the blue feed wire that powers the magnets, the system should shut down. That can be either the wire itself from the controller to the brakes, or the magnets have worn through and are shorting in the drums.
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