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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Gdetrailer wrote:
However, unlike the wives tales pushed around on these forums, you CAN leave the magnets on for a LONG, LONG TIME. They are designed to be able to stop and hold your trailer for a minimum of 10 minutes (per Fed and state motor codes).
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LONG, LONG time can damage the magnets. Have had trailers in the shop and the magnets got overheated and were ruined from extended time of full 12 volts on them. I'm not talking 10 or 15 minutes but several hours from the pin being pulled accidently or forgotten to put it back in after testing. If the trailer is plugged in to shore power the converter just compounds the problem as the battery doesn't discharge and reduce the voltage to them.
