Wiring For Circuit Breaker When Installing Brake Controller

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Two questions: 1 The circuit breaker has a bronze terminal, is that wired to the positive side of the battery? 2 my installation instructions call for one 20 amp self resetting circuit breaker for the break controller, is that this PK54520?

asked by: Allen

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The copper side of a circuit breaker like part # 9510, is the side that attaches to the positive side of the battery. The silver side gets connected to the blue wire that goes to the brake controller.

To answer your second question, a 20-amp automatic resetting circuit breaker would be part # PK54520.

The two posts are labeled BAT and AUX

expert reply by: Jeffrey L

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Answer 1

First you want to test the brake output circuit on the 7-Way Plug with a circuit tester like part #PTW2992 with the manual override or brakes applied in the vehicle. If you are not testing the brake output circuit with either one of these activated…

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Answer 2

Having the factory fuse is perfectly fine for an aftermarket brake controller. The benefit of a circuit breaker is that it can reset itself so you do not have to replace a fuse should it blow. So you are good to go with the 30 amp factory fuse…

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Answer 3

On your 2002 Ford F-250 you will need to connect the Red wire to the Black wire on the brake controller for +12 Volts power and the Light Green wire to the Red Stoplight wire on the brake controller. The Dark Blue wire is connected to the Blue wire…

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Answer 4

I looked up the trailer connector wiring diagram for a 2007 Ford F-250 which should be the same as a Ford F-350 and found the 7-way trailer connector to contain the following wires: Orange = 12 Volt Power White = Ground Black/Green = Reverse Blue =…

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Answer 5

Figuring out what color wire goes to what function is sometimes quite confusing. I have attached a diagram which covers both the most common wire colors designated for a seven pin trailer connector and a seven pin vehicle connector, referencing the…

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Answer 6

Most brake controllers will stay active for several minutes after the vehicle is turned off and then will eventually go into sleep mode. The small LED light draws such a small amount that it would it would not cause your battery to drain. I attached…

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Answer 7

Since you have the Hopkins Insight Brake Controller, I confirmed with Hopkins that the red light staying on is completely normal. I also confirmed with Hopkins that the red light will not drain your 2010 Ford F-250's battery to the point where…

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Answer 8

The Prodigy P3 brake controller #90195 is designed to go into sleep mode when not in use. This will just keep your settings and will be a very minimal draw like the clock in your vehicle. The display should "sleep" after 15 minutes of…

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Answer 9

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 10

The Redarc Tow-Pro Liberty #RED24FR is the way to go over the Elite #RED44FR as you get the nicer functions of the Elite at a lower price. The Elite has the ability to be the more preferred proportional style of controller as well as a time-delayed…

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Answer 11

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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Answer 12

The best brake controller option to go with is one that activates the brakes proportionally instead of time delayed. A proportional brake controller will activate the trailer brakes at the same time and with the same intensity as the tow vehicle…

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