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Lakejumper
Explorer
Jan 05, 2018

Help! Issue with No Interior or Exterior Lights on Trailer!

My nephew is currently towing his travel trailer back to Colorado from California today and realized that he had no nighttime running lights on the trailer when he switched them on. The interior light...
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joebedford
Nomad III
Jan 07, 2018
wa8yxm wrote:
THIS. has nothing to do with running lights but it is also a safety issue because if tow vehicle and trailer part company.> The brakes on the trailer are engaged BY THAT SAME HOUSE BATTERY so check it out.
Having trouble understanding this post - are you quoting somebody?

Anyway, on my trailer, the TV powers the trailer brakes, not the trailer battery. The trailer battery powers the brakes only in case of a trailer runaway.

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