electric brake wiring size
Submitted: Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 at 13:29
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Member - bungarra (WA)
I am about to fit an electric brake controller (Hayman Reese) to the Landcruiser. Upon examination of the vehicle wiring harness (factory fitted) there is the blue wire already connected to the correct pin at the trailer plug.
However it is the typical thin guage wire that comes complete in the 7 core flex........where the other end is connected to I have no idea as I havent looked....not really relevant anyway
Instructions with the controller do not suggest the wire size from the controller to the trailer plug nor does it give an expected amp draw for the electric brakes........I am assuming that the existing trailer wiring harness is too smaller a dia and that thereforeI will be running a dedicated blue wire for the controller to the trailer plug (and severing the existing one)
BUT can anyone tell me the expected amp draw of the brakes on the caravan and therefore allow me to do the job with the correct size cable?
Thanks
Reply By: Shaker - Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 at 15:51
Thursday, Dec 16, 2010 at 15:51
You may find that the blue wire in the factory harness, isn't run allt he way forward, it is most likely sitting close to the left hand tail light as it is in the Prado. So all you do is run a reasonable size wire to join to it, the short run from there to the plug won't matter at all.
I spoke to Redarc about wire sizes & they didn't seem to think any more than 4mm was required for any of the wires, although I did run a 6mm to join to the blue wire in the harness.
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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 04:21
Friday, Dec 17, 2010 at 04:21
bungurra
As stated in a previous thread on this
forum, I used a minimum of 50 amp multicore wire, to the plug at the rear of my vehicle.
I want virtually no voltage drop.
Also from the plug to the brakes themselves I am sure that I used 30 amp multicore, again for the same reason, (no voltage drop).
Just trying to eliminate any problems
A heavy earth wire, was taken back to the same battery that powers the Prodigy.
Think I got it right !
Cheers
Bucky
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