Electric brakes
houdini
Reg. May 2012
Posted 2012-05-25 4:14 PM (#144214)
Subject: Electric brakes


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Location: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015
My trailer has electric brakes with an emergency switch activated by a steel cable that you connect to the bumper of the towing vehicle.  Can the switch be tested by pulling the attached steel cable and then reset or does it "break" and have to be replaced once used?
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hosspuller
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2012-05-25 5:09 PM (#144215 - in reply to #144214)
Subject: RE: Electric brakes


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Welcome to the forum ... Unless the pull tab is broken, you should be able to pull the cable to test the E-brake system.  (pull it straight out, pulling at an angle might break it)  Push the tab back in when you're done.
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houdini
Reg. May 2012
Posted 2012-05-25 6:34 PM (#144217 - in reply to #144214)
Subject: RE: Electric brakes


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Thanks for the info. I didn't want to pull it to test and then have to replace the switch.
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gard
Reg. Aug 2007
Posted 2012-05-26 6:44 PM (#144236 - in reply to #144214)
Subject: RE: Electric brakes


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I you add some dielectric grease to the tab when it is reinserted, the contacts won't corrode and the system will maintain its effectivity.
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