How To Correctly Connect the 12V Charge Wire To the Battery Box On The Hopkins Engager Brakeaway

Question:

Hi I have just bought a new trailer with a Brake-away system on it and I know its not wired up properly. product is 20099. Im just checking that I can wire the 12v battery supplied to the side lights as I will be using the the following wiring Green - Right turn Yellow - left turn White - Earth Red - Stop light Brown - side lights Black - Revers Blue - Electric Brakes Any help is appreciated side lights are normally on so its a good charging point thanks for your help

asked by: Steve

Expert Reply:

When Wiring the Hopkins Engager # 20099, the the black wire coming off the battery box would be wired to your trailers 12v auxiliary power lead. This will keep a charge on the brakeaway battery anytime the trailer is in use. I would not recommend wiring the charge line to your side lights. I would be concerned that the side light wire may not provide a complete, effective charge to the battery while also properly powering the lights. It is definitely not worth risking a dead Brakeaway battery.

expert reply by: Jesse M