Battery Cut Off Switch
Hi, I have either a bad battery or a drain on my system. My battery is only lasting a couple weeks between uses and I cannot find any unusual system that would be causing it. Regardless if it is the...
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beemerphile1 wrote:
On a trailer the disconnect MUST go in the positive line at the battery. If in a MH it doesn't matter.
On a trailer the emergency breakaway MUST be functional when towing. If a disconnect in the negative line is open you will be unsafe and illegal.
With the disconnect in the positive line, and the breakaway wired directly to the battery the breakaway will work regardless of the disconnect position. If you put the disconnect in the negative line, I guarantee that somewhere, someday, someone will tow that trailer with the disconnect open and the breakaway nonfunctional.gunner65 wrote:
Is there a law that requires a battery at all....
Yes, if you are heavy enough to have brakes the law requires them to be functional which includes the breakaway switch.
I do not believe that is law in my state and several others.
I understand that this is way off topic but say Im boondocking and run my battery down. When I hookup to my TV I have a 12v charge but that would take some time to charge. As I pull out onto the road my breakaway electric brake is not going to be functional.
Looks like KY is the ONLY state that doesnt require them at all.
http://www.readybrake.com/state_laws.html
