Testing electric brakes, Update.
I want to test out the electrical side of our fivers brakes. I read an article giving the max amp draw for four 10 or 12 inch brakes as 11.3 - 13.3. I can use a 20 amp multi tester. My thinking is to...
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Snowman9000 wrote:
. My thinking is to disconnect the house from the house batteries, make sure the breakaway switch still has power, then pull the pin and check amp draw at the battery cable. Is there a hole in that idea?
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Yep. A hole. Do NOT pull the E-brake pin while the 7 pin is attached to the truck. There is a chance doing that could fry the controller.
So reconnect the coach battery, and unplug from the TV. The E-brake is designed to be operated off the coach battery, Not the TV power.
