battery and wireing info please
Hi I am very new to this site and not sure how to post that I need some help. There has never been a battery on my camper since We got it and we have only ever been hooked up to shore power. We are fi...
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I think we will need some info about your trailer manf and model number...
Also I am guess you are not on the road with your trailer. Your state DOT requires you to have a working 12VDC battery to operate your trailer electric brakes if your trailer becomes disconnected when being towed.
The is a DOT requirement and is a LAW...
If all you have is BLACK wires and one WHITE wire then the normal hookup is all BLACK wires go to the positive terminals of the battery and the white which should come from the trailer FRAME GROUND will go to the NEGATIVE battery terminal. If additional battery aftermarket things have been added than RED and BLACK wire pairs may have been used. If this is the case then the RED WIRE will go to the battery POSITIVE terminal and the BLACK wire will go to the NEGATIVE terminal.
If this is all confusing and your dealer is close-by I would take it back to the dealer and have them install it for you then take pictures of it with your cell phone for future use.
I am surprised your trailer dealer would let you pull this trailer away from the dealership without a connected 12VDC battery.
I take it PEARLAND is located in Texas near the gulf coast near Houston...
Roy Ken
Also I am guess you are not on the road with your trailer. Your state DOT requires you to have a working 12VDC battery to operate your trailer electric brakes if your trailer becomes disconnected when being towed.
The is a DOT requirement and is a LAW...
If all you have is BLACK wires and one WHITE wire then the normal hookup is all BLACK wires go to the positive terminals of the battery and the white which should come from the trailer FRAME GROUND will go to the NEGATIVE battery terminal. If additional battery aftermarket things have been added than RED and BLACK wire pairs may have been used. If this is the case then the RED WIRE will go to the battery POSITIVE terminal and the BLACK wire will go to the NEGATIVE terminal.
If this is all confusing and your dealer is close-by I would take it back to the dealer and have them install it for you then take pictures of it with your cell phone for future use.
I am surprised your trailer dealer would let you pull this trailer away from the dealership without a connected 12VDC battery.
I take it PEARLAND is located in Texas near the gulf coast near Houston...
Roy Ken
