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Joe_Way
Jul 22, 2017Explorer
DSteiner51 wrote:laknox wrote:
"Shore power"; if you're plugged into the pedestal =and= your truck, then you start it up, you can blow fuses. I can only assume that if the pedestal breaker is OFF, this isn't likely to happen.
Lyle
Would you please explain your theory? This is so flat out wrong!
X2. There is NO connection between trailer running/turn/stop lamps and the 12v or 120v electrical systems on the trailer. There is a connection between the electric brake circuit and the trailer 12v system in the form of a 12v feed to the breakaway switch, but that should not affect running/turn/stop lamps in any way--nor should it be affected by plugging the AC cord into the pedestal. If plugging the cord into the pedestal blows fuses in the truck, there is something bad wrong.
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