2inAlabama
Huntsville, AL
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I ALWAYS test my breakaway switch prior to starting on a trip and each day that I am towing the TT. It is on my checklist just before plugging in my TT-to-TV power cable. Just one of the things I do for peace of mind.
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SUMRX4
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Great topic. I have never checked mine. One of those things that are easily taken for granted, kinda like the air pressure in the spare.
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hotpepperkid
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Never in 30 years
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PopBeavers
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nevadanick wrote:It can and will fry your brake controller. I had CHP test mine on a gooseneck without unplugging and it took out the controller.
According to the Prodigy manual, it can fry the Prodigy, as you said.
According to the Valley Industries Odyssey manual, it will not fry the controller.
It depends on the controller. Some have built in protection and some do not.
Just like some controllers work when mounted vertically and some do not. When purchasing a brake controller, make sure it has the features that are important to you.
Wayne in San Jose
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Huntindog
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When I first started towing I had a quick connector to make it easy to hook up the cable without pulling the pin. After some time I decided to check the brakes and the pin had become frozen in the receptacle. It finally fell apart as I got aggressive with it.
Ever since I now pull the pin every hitchup and feed it thru the other ends loop and plug it back in. Never had a problem again
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texcamper
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During my state required yearly inspection, the inspection center told me that a proper emergency brake test does require that you disconnect the electrical hook up on the TT from the TV. Leaving the 7 way plug attached to the TV (during a disconnect test) will greatly upset the brake controller, possibly burning the circuits. The state requires a yearly inspection on the brakes, electrical and propane system. It's also a good time to cleck your exterior for any seal / seam problems.
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Dixonmatco
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Before every long trip and we do about two of those per season.
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archer6149
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Yes it will burn it up if hooked up.I had mine come unhooked and pin pulled brakes worked. First time to have come out and was hooked up and melted the box had to replace it.
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archer6149
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My manual says to unhook power pull pin and pull TT with TV ahead to ck.
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