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E_J_push_n_wind
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May 18, 2014

Are all of your trailer brakes working and how do you know?

I posted this question in General RVing because I wanted this question to get as much exposure as possible, I think this forum gives it more exposure than it would get in towing or on the technical fo...
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restlesswind
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May 19, 2014
I don't know about other brake controllers,but mine give me an amperage readout.There should be right at 3 amps current draw per magnet,with 12-13 amps when braking when all 4 are working.

For a while mine were only showing 9 amps when braking.With a little trouble shooting using a clamp-on amp meter I was able to find which magnet was not doing its share of work.Though the braking seemed to be fine.
There was a bad wire conection.I redid the connection and all is now well.

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