Brake Controller Overload
Prodigy Controller (10 years old) works intermittently then fails and reads OL or SH. Cleaned 7-way plug and inspected wires not including inside drum. Took the TT for a spin and brakes still work s...
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mogman wrote:
You don't mention what trailer you have, but a possibility is there is a bare or chaffed wire in one of the axle tubes. The factories usually run the wires through there.
Has happened to me in the past.
Just a thought.
That's exactly where I would start. I ran into the same problem with my Jayco several years ago. The Prodigy II in my truck would work sometimes and others it would show OL or NC. My brake wires from the factory were all daisy chained using the scotch lock inline splice connectors. One of those puny connections had failed and killed power to the remaining downstream wheels.
I removed all the OEM wiring and installed 2 terminal blocks in the front compartment where the umbilical comes in the camper. One block was for the brake 12V+ and the other was for battery negative. From there I ran individual + & - wires to each wheel. It's a bit excessive, but even if one brake fails it no longer kills the whole system.
KJ
