Using Battery Isolation Solenoid to Preventing Trailer Battery from Draining Vehicle Battery
Question:
I have a cargo trailer with a seven way trailer plug. I wish to add a battery to the trailer to run the interior lights of the trailer when the truck is not hooked up. I do not want my truck to drain the battery I put on the cargo trailer if I leave them hooked together. If I install a battery isolation solenoid, how would I wire this. What would I use as the ignition source? The Black wire 12 Volt I have coming from My truck seven way outlet Is a constant 12 V not an ignition.
asked by: Jay R
Expert Reply:
You'd want to install the battery isolation solenoid part # PK5231201 on the vehicle side of the wiring so that you'd have access to a keyed circuit to allow the 12 volts only to be active when key is on. To do this on the trailer side of the wiring would require you to be a bit more creative. You could use the running light circuit as the activation circuit so that only when the headlights or running lights are on the battery would charge.
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