Can Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger 20011 be Used with Dexter EOH

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How can I wire this Hopkins charger in with a 10amp battery and Dexters 1600psi Electric over Hydraulic disc brake actuator?

asked by: Stephen

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To wire in the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger # 20011 you'd run the black wire to the 12 volt accessory circuit of the trailer wiring, the red wire to the battery in the breakaway switch and the blue wire breakaway switch. The 12 volt accessory circuit is probably already ran to the trailer's battery but it's okay for it to also run to this battery charger as well by adding a splice to it.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The best way to power the interior lights in your trailer is with its own independent battery. You will not want to use the breakaway battery. The breakaway battery is only designed to operate the breakaway and will drain extremely quickly,…

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There is not a breakaway kit battery charger, including the Hopkins #20011 that will eliminate vampire draw completely. I do strongly recommend taking a look at the help article I added on trailer breakaway kit installation. Going by this should help…

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Answer 3

The breakaway system actually must be attached to its own separate battery by law in most states. Therefore, I cannot recommend that you use a seperate, auxiliary battery on the trailer or the vehicle for that matter for the breakaway switch. The…

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To charge a battery for use in your trailer you will need to either use the CTEK MULTI US 7002 12-Volt Universal Battery Charger w/ Pulse Maintenance #CTEK56353 when you have your trailer parked, or use the Dual Battery Charger #331-BCDC1240D. The…

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Answer 5

If you installed a decently sized deep cycle battery on your trailer you wouldn't have a problem powering the LED lights of it for the length of time mentioned since LED lights draw a fraction of the amperage as incandescent. Group 24, 27, and 31…

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If all you want is to prevent the 12 volt power supply of your trailer battery wiring from backfeeding onto your vehicle wiring or vice versa what you need is a one-way diode like part #RM-690. This only allows current to flow in one direction so…

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Answer 7

When installing the Hopkins Trailer Breakaway Kit #20011, the black, red and blue wire are attached with the following procedure. The black wire is connected to the black wire in the battery box on the trailer. The red wire is hooked to the positive…

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Answer 8

Battery chargers do get hot, especially if plugged in for long periods of time. If it is so hot that you can't even touch it then that would be a problem, a short somewhere either with the wiring or internal on the charger. On the wiring make…

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Answer 9

The Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger #20011 is used to charge the breakaway battery on a trailer. The black wire connects to the tow vehicle's battery to get 12V, the red wire connects to the positive terminal on the trailer's breakaway…

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Answer 10

Each of the wires on the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger, part #20011, have a specific function, but none of them are grounding. The black wire goes to your vehicle battery, the red wire goes to your trailer breakaway battery, and the blue wire…

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Answer 11

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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Answer 12

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

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