Question about trailer electrictity.
What happened when I forgot to unplug my trailer from my truck and plugged in my shore power? It burn my wires in my truck. Just wondering if it's a defective part in the camper or that is what is g...
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Nvr2loud wrote:
Reverse polarity. The trailer when plugged into shore power may be providing voltage along the negative and ground along the positive wiring.
The trailer AND the truck SHOULD have a catastrophic breaker or fuse in place in case of shorts or reverse wiring.
The trailer should have a silver box near the tongue which is the breaker, that protects the trailer wiring from shorts at the trailer battery and the converter also has a fuse which connects to the trailer battery.
The truck should have fuses either under the dash or in the engine compartment which should have protected the truck wiring (unless of course the vehicle was not prewired and someone added the wiring).
Typically connecting a vehicle while the shore power is one should never burn up the vehicle wiring.
You have a definite problem and I would recommend seeking some local help to sort it out...
