Why Does The Alarm On My Bright Way BW94FR Go Off Every Time I Park And Turn Truck Off

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I have a Bright Way BW94FR, when i park trailer and turn truck off the alarm goes off on the unit I can push alarm button and it will stop. If I forget to push alarm button it will drain battery on break away unit

asked by: Ronny K

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The alarm on the Bright Way # BW94FR is designed to go off whenever the trailer is disconnected. So as soon as it no longer senses power from the 7 way plug on your truck, it will activate the alarm. It sounds like the 7 way plug on your truck only has a hot 12v with the key in, and does not have 12v with the truck turned off. In which case, this will happen every time you remove the key. This is a feature of the Incident Crisis Unit signals on your breakaway box. You will have to press the alarm button every time you disconnect the trailer, or in your case park your trailer and turn your truck off (the brakeaway unit still senses a disconnect) or it will continue to flash until the battery dies.

expert reply by: Jesse M

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Answer 1

The lid of the Bright Way Trailer Breakaway ICU Kit with 12V, 5-Amp-Hour Battery, Charger, and Wire Loom #BW94FR that you referenced has a wiring diagram shown that details how it wires. Not seen is there is a single wire that runs up to running…

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The Bright Way Breakaway Kit #3802346 cannot be charged through a 12V circuit because that would result in overcharging the battery which is why it has its own battery.

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 9

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