Re-Wiring the brakes.
My 35' ~10,000 lb GVWR trailer brakes were wired with 14 gauge wire and very poor crimps. All the crimps on that I've seen so far are pretty bad... I'm going to redo it with a quality crimp tool ...
Forum Discussion
If we agree that 10G to the rear split to the 4 magnets gets the job done there here are a few different options to get it done:
NOTE: Updated chart - added color coding for different voltage $ loss.
New chart comments:
The 3, 5 and 20 percent values are ones that I just pulled out of a hat.
20 percent seems like a pretty high loss for something as important as brakes. I color coded it red because I really don't think they should have such a high loss.
3 percent seemed like a pretty good value for a critical circuit. My understanding is that this the value the boating community uses (abyc) for critical DC circuits.
The 5 percent value I just pulled out of no-where. If my trailer was already in the 5 percent or less range I might leave it unless there was a specific problem. If I had to redo it I would shoot for 3 percent or less.
Note that before this exercise I was going to run four 14 gauge wires to each wheel. Now I'm thinking that a redo should really shoot for the 3 percent or less value.
NOTE: Distance is round trip - 25 feet hot side and 25 feet ground side.
NOTE: Updated chart - added color coding for different voltage $ loss.
New chart comments:
The 3, 5 and 20 percent values are ones that I just pulled out of a hat.
20 percent seems like a pretty high loss for something as important as brakes. I color coded it red because I really don't think they should have such a high loss.
3 percent seemed like a pretty good value for a critical circuit. My understanding is that this the value the boating community uses (abyc) for critical DC circuits.
The 5 percent value I just pulled out of no-where. If my trailer was already in the 5 percent or less range I might leave it unless there was a specific problem. If I had to redo it I would shoot for 3 percent or less.
Note that before this exercise I was going to run four 14 gauge wires to each wheel. Now I'm thinking that a redo should really shoot for the 3 percent or less value.
NOTE: Distance is round trip - 25 feet hot side and 25 feet ground side.
