Breakaway Switch - Before the fuse?
I recently had some work done on the trailer and the breakaway switch was connected to the blue brake wire on one side and ground on the other. That "ground" connection needs to be moved.... It loo...
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With two axles (4 brakes) my toyhauler has a 30 amp circuit breaker in line with the circuit feeding back to the brakes from the trailer hitch area and another in line with the power from the house battery to the breakaway switch. Since it's assumed that the trailer plug will detach from the TV if the hitch disconnects, the breakaway should be connected to the house battery, so the brakes can work even if unplugged from the TV. As I already said, mine are protected by the 30 amp breakers, so I would imagine that the point of using a breaker instead of a fuse is that it automatically resets after cooling and can allow power to flow again to the brakes after it resets.
