Battery-Trlr pigtail wiring fix and Upgrade
The last two days here in Bellingham WA I decided to tackle a project that I had wanted to do since I bought this trailer. The Battery cables and the Trailer/Truck Pigtail wiring were a total mess. Al...
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proxim2020 wrote:
The nut for the ground connections was rust welded and took quite a bit of effort to snap off. This was on a trailer that left the factory floor just 5 months prior.
I'm not sure why the industry still thinks that a junction box that's meant to dry locations in a home would be appropriate to install on the exterior of a trailer and at a pretty low point at that. They could at least us waterproof connections inside of the box.
One problem is the delivery of TTs during the winter when there is salt on the roads. Add that to the crappy wiring and exposure to water, things are gonna corrode.
Any electrical inspector or EE would reject wiring like this on a building project in a flash. It is bad, bad, bad IMO. Losing 12V lighting or appliances is one thing, but potentially losing TT brakes is a whole other matter.
