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Anyone running a 12V trailer brake controller for their civilian trailers? If so which one are you using? Thanks.
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162tcat
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Prodigy, works great and is compatible with air brakes.
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Yes .... one of the earlier Tekonsha (4 or 5 years old) controllers. I just tapped 12 volts from the lower battery. I don't make it a habit of using a lot of power that way, but thought its so seldom used, that I could get by that way... and it works fine. The trailer lights are LED, so they don't care about standard 24V.
Yes .... one of the earlier Tekonsha (4 or 5 years old) controllers. I just tapped 12 volts from the lower battery. I don't make it a habit of using a lot of power that way, but thought its so seldom used, that I could get by that way... and it works fine. The trailer lights are LED, so they don't care about standard 24V.
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That's exactly what I'm looking to do. What did you do to receive a 12V electrical signal, to the brake controller, for when the brakes are activated? I was looking to tap into the 24V coming from the brake pedal and stepping it down to 12V.
Did you use the 12V/24V LEDs or just go with the less expensive 12V LEDs for your trailer lights? Thanks.
Did you use the 12V/24V LEDs or just go with the less expensive 12V LEDs for your trailer lights? Thanks.
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On one truck I have a 24v to 12v converter. On another I run a separate 12v system (additional alt and battery) and use relays to convert signals from 24v to 12v.