This is hard to explain and I think I know the answer, but maybe someone can help.
My lights on the trailer have been working for for the past 3 years. Then on Sunday night the driving lights won't turn on, but the signal/break lights light up nice and bright. My buddy had a tester with the lil light and deems that my truck doesn't have current for the driving lights coming off of the plug.
All my truck lights work and not one bulb is burned out on the trailer.
I take it home and troubleshoot and I find that there is current coming from the driving light (brown wire) Hmm, OK I replaced all the trailer lights and wires with a new set.
After the install which I sanded down the ground so it's nice and purrdy I'm back to the same issue I had before.
The break/signal lights are nice and bright, but nothing for the driving lights.
I then test the plug again and the brown wire barley has any power. I move the connector tester point and now I have good power. I plug it into the trailer and nothing for the driving lights.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm miffed and sure hope I don't have to start messing with the wiring on the truck, but it's looking that way. I think I have a bad ground somewhere, but it's not the trailer as the ground on there has worked for years and now it's all nice and clean, plus the break lights are bright.
Can anyone throw me a bone - I'm puzzeled.
I suppose have my buddy hook it up to his truck and see what happens. It'll prolly work then I'll be pizzed that my truck wires are F'd somewhere.
There's no fuse just for driving lights - is there? I haven't looked but doesn't seem likely as my driving light on my truck work fine.
Thanks for listening to be beeotch - and hope someone has an answer.
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought.
Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just
buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it.
I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.
Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to
get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius)
says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
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This is hard to explain and I think I know the answer, but maybe someone can help.
My lights on the trailer have been working for for the past 3 years. Then on Sunday night the driving lights won't turn on, but the signal/break lights light up nice and bright. My buddy had a tester with the lil light and deems that my truck doesn't have current for the driving lights coming off of the plug.
All my truck lights work and not one bulb is burned out on the trailer.
I take it home and troubleshoot and I find that there is current coming from the driving light (brown wire) Hmm, OK I replaced all the trailer lights and wires with a new set.
After the install which I sanded down the ground so it's nice and purrdy I'm back to the same issue I had before.
The break/signal lights are nice and bright, but nothing for the driving lights.
I then test the plug again and the brown wire barley has any power. I move the connector tester point and now I have good power. I plug it into the trailer and nothing for the driving lights.
AHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm miffed and sure hope I don't have to start messing with the wiring on the truck, but it's looking that way. I think I have a bad ground somewhere, but it's not the trailer as the ground on there has worked for years and now it's all nice and clean, plus the break lights are bright.
Can anyone throw me a bone - I'm puzzeled.
I suppose have my buddy hook it up to his truck and see what happens. It'll prolly work then I'll be pizzed that my truck wires are F'd somewhere.
There's no fuse just for driving lights - is there? I haven't looked but doesn't seem likely as my driving light on my truck work fine.
Thanks for listening to be beeotch - and hope someone has an answer.
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