From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Dec 31 2003 - 23:06:31 PST
At 7:11 PM -0800 12/31/03, J wrote:
>If the trailer, or some other trailer that was
>needed for some reason, has electric brakes
>and/or an antilock brake system (ABS), it will
>burn them out, since they are 12 v systems.
>Might take some more planning. I too, have
>considered this. I ended up making a really nice
>set of tow lights out of surplus M35 taillights.
>Now, I just clamp them onto whatever trailer I'm
>using and plug the long cord into my M54A2.
>Works great.
That's why I moderated my statement with the
"aren't some special electrical
components...other than bulbs".
ABS components make it a difficult prospect.
Swapping over the entire harness on the truck
isn't an easy task. However, your method, if
there are ABS components to operate wouldn't be
operated at all under either situation.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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