Hello all,
Took my new to me boat out for the first time and when putting into my storage area, which is on a slight uphill grade, I noticed my trailer brakes engaging. I have a four pin connector on my truck, which I recently installed a four to five pin adapter, with a blue wire to energize the reverse solenoid. I spliced this blue wire to the hot lead on my reverse lights. In terms of troubleshooting, I was going to go through this as follows:
1) Ensure the blue wire is carrying voltage - determine how much
2) Ensure the reverse solenoid is actually receiving that voltage
3) Ensure the reverse solenoid is actually working
These seem like logical steps, but, as a new trailer owner, not sure how to do any of this (or if I'm missing something). Any advice on which voltmeter to pick up, how to identify the reverse solenoid, or troubleshoot would be helpful.
As of now, I'm in a tight spot, as backing the boat into my storage space is a challenge- if there's some quick and dirty way to bypass the brakes in reverse that would also be helpful while I try and get this working correctly.
Thanks,
Rob
Took my new to me boat out for the first time and when putting into my storage area, which is on a slight uphill grade, I noticed my trailer brakes engaging. I have a four pin connector on my truck, which I recently installed a four to five pin adapter, with a blue wire to energize the reverse solenoid. I spliced this blue wire to the hot lead on my reverse lights. In terms of troubleshooting, I was going to go through this as follows:
1) Ensure the blue wire is carrying voltage - determine how much
2) Ensure the reverse solenoid is actually receiving that voltage
3) Ensure the reverse solenoid is actually working
These seem like logical steps, but, as a new trailer owner, not sure how to do any of this (or if I'm missing something). Any advice on which voltmeter to pick up, how to identify the reverse solenoid, or troubleshoot would be helpful.
As of now, I'm in a tight spot, as backing the boat into my storage space is a challenge- if there's some quick and dirty way to bypass the brakes in reverse that would also be helpful while I try and get this working correctly.
Thanks,
Rob