How to: Battery Disconnect
A common problem for RV'ers (not just TT owners) is a low or a dead battery. The reason for this is parasitic power drain. A single light left on can obviously drain the battery quickly but there ar...
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beemerphile1 wrote:
Really bad idea putting the disconnect on the negative. It is inevitable that sometime, somewhere, someone will tow the trailer with a nonfunctional emergency braking system.
Anyone reading this should do it the safe way and put the disconnect in the positive line and connect the breakaway directly to the battery.
I see nothing wrong with wiring the breakaway directly if that makes anyone feel better but since he has a power jack and can not hook to his trailer without power, I don't see how it can be inevitable that it WILL be towed without EBS. Seems a bit overstated to me.
Unless he's going to install the green knob, hook to the trailer then remove the green knob, there is NO chance his implementation will cause a problem with the EBS.
There is also no reason that I have ever found that it makes any difference if the disconnect is installed on the negative or positive. If there is one, please enlighten us. How does doing one or the other improve or hurt the situation?
