joebedford wrote:
My 5ers brakes aren't working. Trying to figure out if it's the truck (2011 Silverado HD) or the trailer (Voltage 3950).
While doing continuity checking of the cables and connectors, I disconnected the two leads that go from the cable junction box (on 5er) to the brakes. I got 3.3 ohms. Is that normal for a tri-axle?
If you have 7K axles with 4 brake drums 1 ohm would be reasonable. Each magnet would be about 4ohms with 4 in parallel to end up with 1 ohm. Of course there is a little resistance in the wire going to the magnets. My 4 magnets in parallel measure 1.1 ohms at the plug. With 6 magnets in parallel you should measure approx. .7 ohms.
