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strudeau's avatar
strudeau
Explorer
Jul 11, 2013

Toad Wiring Issue

I have been running a six pin connection to my Toad for my tail lamp, stop, and turn signals. Everything worked great until i just installed my Air Force One Toad Braking System. The Air Force One works great but now I have a brake light issue (turn and tail lamp work fine). Just to clarify, when you install the AFO, you tap into the cold 12 volt line that is adjacent to the brake peddle, this line goes hot when the brakes are activated. Anyway, I now have two sources of power for the brakes and I suspect they are grounding out each other because I now get my left turn and brake light activating, the right brake light functions normally.

My question is, which of the two sources should be disconnected? Has anybody run into this on a Air Force One Install?

Thanks in advance.
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  • nemo45's avatar
    nemo45
    Explorer
    Jul 11, 2013
    strudeau wrote:
    tsjoshua wrote:
    Do you have diodes installed for the brake lights?


    The wiring is all "plug and play" or in-line with the existing toad wiring. The wiring set up works great when hooked up without the Air Force One. My guess is that when the brakes in the Toad get applied by the Air Force One, the wiring is conflicted because it is also getting a signal from the Coach.


    You need to have someone who knows what they are doing install a diode in the brake lines to prevent conflicting signals. Diodes are basically one way valves, that let electricity go one way but won't let it bleed back thru the other.
  • strudeau's avatar
    strudeau
    Explorer
    Jul 11, 2013
    tsjoshua wrote:
    Do you have diodes installed for the brake lights?


    The wiring is all "plug and play" or in-line with the existing toad wiring. The wiring set up works great when hooked up without the Air Force One. My guess is that when the brakes in the Toad get applied by the Air Force One, the wiring is conflicted because it is also getting a signal from the Coach.

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