Brake In A Box Questions
I am considering a Blue Ox Patriot braking system for my toad and have a couple of questions. The toad is a 2016 Ford Focus and the negative battery terminal must be disconnected when towing. I am thi...
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lafrentz wrote:WyoTraveler wrote:
Not familar why you need to need to disconnect your battery. Or even why several toads recommend it. Is it because it will discharge the battery? Or other reason? I use the Blue Ox Patriot. It does have a small battery. I also run a charge line through a diode to charge my toad battery while towing. You need to isolate the charge line with a diode. My toad is a Jeep. If you have a charge line not sure why you would need to diconnect your ground.
??? that's what the OP is asking here. can he run a charge line instead of disconnecting the batt cable and of course the answer is most certainly
I've measured my charge line current numerous times. Never measured above 10 amps. I bought a pkg of 6 amp diodes from Radio Shack. If I recall 4 in a pkg for $3. I mounted them in a small plastic Radio Shack box in parallel. Keeps my toad battery charged and the box, diodes, and terminals inside cost about $6. Sure beats charging my toad battery all night in an RV park.
