Breakaway Switch Confusion.
I recently purchased a 2003 25' Coachman travel trailer. The breakaway switch was crushed on the trailer so I replaced it but I am confused about the power for it. The old one only had 2 black wires c...
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Lynnmor wrote:Lwiddis wrote:
X2, Old Biscuit. After repair, test it! My life may depend on it working.
It’s not YOUR life if it is your trailer when it breaks free of the truck, you just drive away. Other users of the highway might want the trailer to do some braking, I guess that is what you mean.
Read his quote again. You and he are in agreement.
I see no reason for a break away switch to need a ground. It's just a simple single pole switch. I'm really curious why it would have/need a ground wire. I too would probably just swap it for a 2 wire so you are doing a direct replacement of the old one.
