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    Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 9:28am
Is it important/ valuable to have an always hot battery connection from the TV?

I just got a new vehicle and the battery connection is only hot when the ignition is on.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 9:36am
No. You actually want it that way. That way, in case your pod sits for a while hooked up, it can ONLY drain it's own battery, and not your starting battery too..
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Posts: 70 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 9:55am
Thanks furpod.  On my last vehicle I had the hitch and harness installed aftermarket and I'm not sure why the guy did it that way.  My new rig has it all factory installed.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 10:35am
It's easier. They'd have to tie it into the ignition to do it the "right" way, which takes more work.
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Posts: 302 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 11:53am
My 2011 Silverado has a hot plug with the ignition off....factory installed.  Got to remember to disconnect plug if sitting for a period of time.
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Our F-150 does disconnect with a timer after the ignition is off. I think I like it this way.
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I installed the wiring in my truck for the bake controller and trailer plug and it is hot all the time.  Had to get a jump one morning when we pulled over and ran the heater all night.  Never thought about it.....now I know to disconnect the plug if it is going to be parked for even overnight.  
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jun 2018 at 7:26pm
What's hot and where, it's not your brake controller. 12V from your trailer to TV can be present, that's the charge line from TV to TT.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jun 2018 at 7:35pm
Originally posted by frogpod

I installed the wiring in my truck for the bake controller and trailer plug and it is hot all the time.  Had to get a jump one morning when we pulled over and ran the heater all night.  Never thought about it.....now I know to disconnect the plug if it is going to be parked for even overnight.  


You could add a relay.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jun 2018 at 7:41pm
OK, but it should be wired to a switchable source not a constant HOT. Right?
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