Unknown power wires
I have just purchased a 2000 r-vision 8301 trail lite Travel trailer. There are some wires under the sink that I could not figure out what they were for. After replacing the battery, I figured out th...
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SoundGuy wrote:dewayned wrote:
A short stop is an automatic reset circuit breaker designed to protect the battery and the power supply in case of a direct short.
...hey whatever floats your boat! :W On a trailer it will be located not far from the battery which is usually mounted on the tongue.
If my terminology is wrong, I apologize. I had never heard of one until this weekend. And I am a Master Electrician of 15 years and in the business for nearly 40. The person using the term, I think on etrailer.com, used it like everyone should know the term. So I was just repeating what I heard.
I have read that it is usually on the tongue. But I didn't find one there, the there were two screw holes in the wood where I found these wires that seemed to match an auto reset circuit breaker. Maybe I overlooked it and this was supposed to be a disconnect switch. I will have to investigate some more.
Question: Would the positive power for the emergency trailer brakes (not sure what to call it) be powered directly from the battery? Or would it come from the fuse box in the power center?
