Truck Trailer pulg Charge Wire?
I am wondering what the volts should be to the trailer plug aux charge wire? The truck is a 2000 F-250 powerstroke and we haul a truck camper on it and trying to figure out if the truck is sending ...
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My charge wire via the trailer connector gave way too much voltage drop.
Installed #2 gauge wire (as others above suggested), now voltage drop from truck batteries to camper batteries is practically zero, now the 2 camper batteries get properly charged when I drive.
I ran double wire between truck and camper batts, for both positive and negative, in order to eliminate any bad ground.
On the positive #2 gauge wire I installed breakers at both the truck batteries and the camper batteries.
Installed a solenoid so the camper batteries won't drain the truck batteries when the engine is not running.
Been running like this for 3 years, works great.
In future will install solar PV for when I stay somewhere longer time with no hookup.
Installed #2 gauge wire (as others above suggested), now voltage drop from truck batteries to camper batteries is practically zero, now the 2 camper batteries get properly charged when I drive.
I ran double wire between truck and camper batts, for both positive and negative, in order to eliminate any bad ground.
On the positive #2 gauge wire I installed breakers at both the truck batteries and the camper batteries.
Installed a solenoid so the camper batteries won't drain the truck batteries when the engine is not running.
Been running like this for 3 years, works great.
In future will install solar PV for when I stay somewhere longer time with no hookup.
