Electric brakes blow fuse??
If any individual electric brake electrically shorts out, will it cause total brake failure?
Forum Discussion
Jerry B wrote:
I have the p3 also. It's good the controller recognizes the fault and advises of it. I am currently replacing the electromagnets and have noticed potential areas where shorts could over time occur.
In my old truck I had a Prodigy P2. Several times it gave me the NC (no connection) or OL (overload) error. I finally determined the OEM wiring on the trailer was a wreck. In-line connectors, wire nuts, wires rubbed bare, etc. The big problem is with the brakes wired in series, if one fails it kills them all.
My solution was to get a brass terminal block for both the brake 12V and the brake ground. Then I ran individual 12V and negative wires to each wheel (10 gauge wire by the way). With this set up if one wheel fails it will not break the connection to the others. This set up has served me well for over 10 years.
KJ
