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sportbob
Explorer
Jun 21, 2018

Clicking from electric trailer brakes while parked; Normal?

Hello, I asked a few RV shop techs about this they all never heard of it. I'm a new RV & truck owner and have a 2006 Forest River travel trailer with electromagnetic brakes, 2018 Ram 1500 with inte...
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bobndot
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2018
Some controllers do send a signal to see if the trailer is connected and that is normal for those brands.
Unplug it when parked , I always do, mainly because my TT will also drain my truck battery if connected while parked. Its never an issue for a few hours but if I park overnight or longer, I unplug it .

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