electric brake "breakaway" cable
I installed the fifth wheel hitch in my truck the other day and finally had a chance to pull our new (new to us ;)) fifth wheel. I put a new 7 blade connector in the bed of the truck: I li...
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mr. ed wrote:
I never thought someone would steal a break-away cable! Gives you something to think about. My concern would be having the brakes energized for a long period of time if the cable gets pulled. Wouldn't some braking component (magnet) overheat and perhaps burn out?
Yes.
It will melt the receptacle and run down the battery.
At least that's what happened to us when someone pulled the cable out on a trailer we used to have.
