Hopkins LED Breakaway Switch Installation Video

In the diagram that you referenced, that I also attached here, the brake output circuit is a separate circuit that carries power to the trailer brakes totally separate from the brake light circuits. Also, the 12 volt power source is a separate…

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…

I would use a protractor, see photo, place the protractor on the edge of the inside of one side of the trailer frame and the other inside edge of the trailer frame should be parallel with the 50 degree line on the protractor. Another way to verify…

Yes, you can use the Hopkins LED Breakaway Switch, #HM20060, with your existing trailer battery as long as the battery is a 12 volt and can power the trailer brakes at or above DOT specifications. On the switch, the black wire will be connected to…

The red LED light on the Hopkins LED Breakaway Switch #HM20060 indicates that the cable has been pulled. My contact at Hopkins said you may have the black and blue wires reversed. This would cause the LED light to stay illuminated. I have attached a…

You can absolutely wire up a 3-wire breakaway switch like the Hopkins LED Breakaway Switch with 7" Lead Wires #HM20059 to replace your 2-wire switch; the difference is that the 3-wire switch has a dedicated ground wire while the 2-wire switch…

Yes. The way that a breakaway switch such as #HM20010 works is that the pin inside holds two pieces of metal apart. Once pulled out it allows the 2 pieces of metal to touch completing the circuit between the breakaway battery and the trailer brakes.…

The plunger can be put back in place without any other functions needed to reassemble. In fact, that is exactly how you test the system for function. If the pin is not able to be put back in place so that the brakes don't lock up, then you can…

The black wire from the break away switch will connect to the blue wire from the break away box, as shown in the provided diagram. By 'brake wires' I'm assuming you're speaking of the wires connected to the brake magnets on your brake…

From what you described it sounds like you need to install the Hopkins Pull to Test Breakaway Switch #HM20060 so that the white wire either has it's own ground or so that the ground wire is connected to the main ground on the trailer. I'm not…

I spoke to TRC and they said the inside channel of the H-Channel for Enclosed Trailer part # 36281-955 is 1.027" wide.

I have attached the installation instructions for the Hopkins Engager Trailer BreakAway Kit, part #20099. This kit includes a charger and an LED tester and will work with single and tandem axle trailers. I have also attached a link to an installation…