Brake magnet size
My trailer is in winter storage and i am trying to determine the size of my brake magnet. Its a 2012 kz spree escape, single axle...3500 # gvwr, would they be 7, 10, or 12 inch..thanks for any help
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Olsy wrote:
I already have plans on a rewire, i read only 3.4 ohms so one magnet is shot or open circuited.
Most likely a broken WIRE or connection to one of the magnets or even badly corroded wires at the splices.
However, like I stated, reading resistance of a COIL may or may not be exact. Not to mention most ohm meters typically can not read this low of a resistance value ACCURATELY.
Most Ohm meters will be off 1 to 2 ohms since they typically do not have a calibration button to zero out the display.
Check your ohm meter by shorting the leads together, I would bet that it will read about 1.2 ohms when you do this. If it does show about 1 ohm then there is nothing wrong with the wiring or magnets. 1 ohm of the meter being off would be added to the reading giving you the 3.4 or so reading.
