Turned off the battery switch.but then found out as Dan pointed out it is hot wired to the bus. Sent Linda out into the street as we were blocking both lanes in our direction. Tried to put the pin back in but could not. The wire got fouled in something in the bed of the truck Fortunately I was going very slow.but it was still a jolt. For the first time pulling into the storage yard from the street I cranked it too hard and pulled the pin.
#Breakaway switch full#
We returned home last week earlier than planned (3 weeks into a 2 month trip) because we finally sold the house after nine months! Closing on July 25th heading out full time on Aug 7th. I'm not sure whether there was a short or the cause was pulling the pin on the Breakaway Switch? I don't remember seeing anything on this site cautioning the pulling of the pin on the Breakaway Switch but I thought I would pass this along as a warning. Jacked up each wheel and spun each wheel pulling the pin on the Breakaway Switch and thus engaging the brakes which are still working fine. Well it all went well I replaced the Breakaway Switch and completed the wiring. There is no fuse in this circuit so I was concerned that having the brakes energized for what ever time it took the switch to melt may have damaged the electric brakes.
It looks like the wiring in the Breakaway Switch melted and in doing so disconnected the Breakaway Switch from the battery.
This weekend I was getting ready to move the trailer to a new site and did the normal inspections finding the Breakaway Switch had melted either as a result of pulling the pin two years ago or a short in the Breakaway Switch wiring.įortunately on inspecting the balance of the wiring all was well. Upon purchasing the Edge I moved it to the first trailer site where we intended to keep the trailer for a few years not knowing on setting up I pulled the pin out of the Breakaway Switch so the cable would not be in the way. I bought a M219 Heartland Edge trailer two years ago and have had good experience with it. I want to pass along a recent experience to keep others from this same mistake.
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