Using the jack without the battery
I removed my battery to get my RV ready for winter. I go to use the jack and it won't work. It didn't matter whether it was hooked up to AC power or plugged into my truck, it would not work. Is that n...
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mich800 wrote:DrewE wrote:
It depends on the details of how its wired. If it connects directly to the battery (perhaps sharing the connection for the breakaway brake system), then it makes perfect sense. I suspect it is normal for your trailer.
Actually, that seems like a good setup to me, at least in general concept, as it helps to prevent someone from pulling the trailer without a battery for the breakaway brakes.
The breakaway does not work like that. It requires battery power to activate the brakes. And the jacks have a manual over ride. So the lack of battery is probably not a good theft deterrent.
I wasn't meaning as a theft deterrent, but as a bad choice deterrent, though that probably wasn't the clearest from what I wrote. That is, in case someone wishes to move their trailer from here to there but doesn't care to be bothered to install the battery (or replace a dead one), and so pulls it without a working breakaway brake system. Having the electric jack operate in the same way makes that less of a desirable option and so might increase safety.
