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MDPaddlersPod
Senior Member Joined: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Maryland Online Status: Offline Posts: 135 |
Topic: Power from TV to POD Posted: 01 May 2018 at 8:17am |
Can someone please tell me how I can check that I have power going from my truck to the POD. I am guessing that if I have power at my trucks 7 pin connector that power is going to the POD to charge the batteries when I am driving. Is this assumption correct? My other guess is that if there is power to the trailer lights there is also power to charge the trailer battery. Any help/advise would be greatly appreciated.
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MDPaddlersPod
2017 RPod 179 2002 Silverado1500 |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2654 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 8:25am |
Not necessarily. There are separate wires for power, lights, brakes, and so on. The lights are easy to check.
For the brakes you should do a standard trailer brake check. What I do is just squeeze the trailer brake controller without touching the TV brakes, and barely moving. If you're on level ground the trailer brakes should be sufficient to stop both the TV and the TT. For the power, it is probably easiest to use a DVM to check the voltage on the trailer battery/ies when you connect the 7-pin. With the TV running, you should see a step up in the battery voltage. Certainly over 13 volts; maybe a bit higher depending on the battery state of charge. |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 8:38am |
On some tow vehicles, one needs to enable power to the connector. You could check by using a voltmeter on the TV's connector. The 1:00 terminal is the 12V power connector and the 7:00 terminal is the ground. If you have voltage there, it should charge.
See the Trailer Wiring Diagrams on etrailer.com for pictures. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2654 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 8:45am |
Our F-150 is tricky. It senses the presence of the trailer, and won't power the 12V connector unless/until the trailer is there and the truck is running. So I can't check the 12V with the trailer disconnected.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Craneman
Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Tokeland,wa Online Status: Offline Posts: 387 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 9:08am |
You can check the voltage of the battery with the truck not connected should read around 12 volts ,then connect and start the truck your battery should read around 13-14 volts. My ford 2011 f150 had a relay in the glove compartment I had to install in the fuse box under the hood
Moe
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Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150
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MDPaddlersPod
Senior Member Joined: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Maryland Online Status: Offline Posts: 135 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 9:22am |
GlueGuy, many thanks, I get it. Like checking the alternator output for a car at the battery. That makes sense to me, again thanks.
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MDPaddlersPod
2017 RPod 179 2002 Silverado1500 |
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MDPaddlersPod
Senior Member Joined: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Maryland Online Status: Offline Posts: 135 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 9:23am |
Thanks, guys, I get it now.
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MDPaddlersPod
2017 RPod 179 2002 Silverado1500 |
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TheBum
Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 11:10am |
Some brake controllers have a continuity mode that sends a small current to the brakes continuously -- obviously not enough to engage them -- and an indicator light, so I use that to make sure the brakes (and the plug in general) are connected.
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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats |
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MDPaddlersPod
Senior Member Joined: 06 Jul 2016 Location: Maryland Online Status: Offline Posts: 135 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 11:53am |
Wow, thanks for all the responses guys, I really appreciate it.
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MDPaddlersPod
2017 RPod 179 2002 Silverado1500 |
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Subzilla
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Concord, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 302 |
Posted: 01 May 2018 at 1:07pm |
To echo Stephen about enabling power, my '11 Silverado came from the factory without the brake controller and power wire connected. The wires were installed but were tucked away under the fuse box under the hood. There's even a lug on the fuse/relay box to connect them. Easy to do, just had to buy the fuses, if I recall.
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Mark
Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4 |
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