Power wire in trailer plug?

Power wire in trailer plug?

01-20-2004, 11:33 AM

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willy1947

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Power wire in trailer plug?

I haven't checked yet (been too cold

), but the trailer wiring on that comes with the tow package, already has the "power" wire hooked up, right?

I have an enclosed trailer that I added a living quarters too. I added a deep cycle battery to the trailer so that when it wasn't hooked up to the truck I would have power for my lights and small converter. However, when I it is hooked up I am assuming the truck should be charging that battery. It was on my old one, but I wired it myself. I just matched the plug to the factory wiring diagram.

The wiring on the trailer and truck are stock. The truck is an 04.

I do realize that if I leave the truck hooked up, that there is some drain from the truck batteries, unless I unplug the trailer. They are never connected for more than about 2 days without being started. So, so far there hasn't been any issues. I also, charge the trailer battery before every trip, so that it starts fully charged.

Thoughts?

Dave

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