Brake issues resolved....but.....
Wonderful info from forum members helped me solve an ongoing problem with my Prodigy P2 controller intermittently getting SH and OL errors. I replaced the wires from the Pinbox connection to the b...
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Coolerman wrote:
I'm working on "upgrading" the wiring on my brand new camper that has not even been on a single trip yet! It came from the factory with 14ga wire in the pigtail to a J-box, 12 gauge from the J-box back to the left brakes and 16ga from the left brake to the right brakes. Wire nuts in the J-box and IDC connectors to tie to the brake magnets. Total disaster waiting to happen when you also take into account they routed the 16 ga wires over top of the gas line and left NO slack in them for suspension movement! When I got home from the dealer (150 miles of towing) the insulation had already worn half off the wires! I am replacing ALL wire from the main J-box back to another J-Box 4' behind it with 10/2 ga wire. Inside the second J-box will be a 8 position terminal strip where I will attach 4 10/2 wires one to each magnet. I will make small coils at each brake to allow for suspension movement. Pic of the current wiring. I will post pics of the finished project tomorrow.
Great work.
I sure wish I had installed terminal strips in my Junction boxes. Sure would make it easier to disconnect to troubleshoot future problems. Maybe after I've rested for a month or two, I might add them. Lol. Gettin Old is no fun. Not for sissys as they say.
