Towed vehicle battery charge line
Has anybody ran a battery charge line to their towed vehicle? If so what size of wire did you use and what size of fuse did you install? I want to run a charge line to my toad just to make sure I d...
Forum Discussion
Fuse size depends on the wire size between the vehicles, which depends on the current flow. I thin Dusty's advice is reasonable. You could also put in a Trik-L-Start box and know that the current is limited to five amps and that the towed vehicle battery cannot discharge through the motorhome electrical system.
I would very much suggest using some connector other than a standard trailer connector. Sooner or later someone, maybe you, will plug a normal trailer plug into your connector that looks like a trailer connector but is wired differently and, at the very least, be mighty confused. A weatherpack connector might work--or just wire it with a seven pin connector, and use the wires you care about and ignore the rest.
I would very much suggest using some connector other than a standard trailer connector. Sooner or later someone, maybe you, will plug a normal trailer plug into your connector that looks like a trailer connector but is wired differently and, at the very least, be mighty confused. A weatherpack connector might work--or just wire it with a seven pin connector, and use the wires you care about and ignore the rest.
