Stefan
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Had a friend who found out after many attempts at solving, that it was his fridge light NOT going out when he shut the door, took out the bulb and problem solved. The 'trip' lever on the light was broken, but how would you know unless you check it!
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vrt
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Thanks for all the replies. I will check out each suggestion. It is in fact a brand new battery.
I think Diesel65 may have nailed it. Our driveway is on a steep incline so I pulled the breakawy switch out to activate the brakes. I did not even consider that it draws current but it makes sense to me now. I pulled all the fuses today and am charging the battery now. I will see what happens.
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smkettner
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If the entire battery drained through the brakes in one shot I would check the brakes also for the proper resistance or other heat damage to the coils.
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Fabguy
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vrt wrote:I pulled the breakawy switch out to activate the brakes.
You should NEVER do this while parked unless your trailer is in a roll away situation.
Chocks are cheap.
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gon2dadawgs
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If you determine the battery is good, disconnect the battery positive, hook up your meter between the battery and cable, set to amps, have someone watch the meter while you pull out fuses....the one that changes the reading is the problem.
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Add.....do check out the "12 volt side"...lots to learn.
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canoe on top
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If you pulled the break away switch, the brakes will run the battery down in a matter of hours or less. No need to pull all the fuses etc. The brakes are what ran your battery down. If you are lucky, you didn't damage the brakes.
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vrt
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Well. I learned something. So at this point I may have really damaged my brakes?
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canoe on top
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You probably didn't damage your brakes but it wouldn,t hurt to check them out. Or have them checked.
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en3chix
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Fabguy wrote:vrt wrote:I pulled the breakawy switch out to activate the brakes.
You should NEVER do this while parked unless your trailer is in a roll away situation.
Chocks are cheap.
Why not? How is pulling the breakaway switch on a camper different than setting an emergency break on a car? The only problem I see is using this as the only way to park a tt, not using chalks, the battery dieing and relasing the brakes and the tt rolling on.
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HuckleberryHunter
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en3chix wrote:Fabguy wrote:vrt wrote:I pulled the breakawy switch out to activate the brakes.
You should NEVER do this while parked unless your trailer is in a roll away situation.
Chocks are cheap.
Why not? How is pulling the breakaway switch on a camper different than setting an emergency break on a car? The only problem I see is using this as the only way to park a tt, not using chalks, the battery dieing and relasing the brakes and the tt rolling on.
Your car emergency break is mechanical, so no harm in leaving it engaged when parked. The trailer breaks are electrical and you need constant current to keep them engaged. Not only will this drain your battery, but being under constant load will weaken the electrical components of your breaking system because they are not designed to be left on indefintely. It can also create excessive heat in the circuit and melt wires, connectors, your breakaway switch...etc.
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