[AT] OT Electric trailer brakes

[Lew Best]

Could be; I read somewhere on the net that the coils should draw about 3
amps each; that will be the next check.

Lew
 

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Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT Electric trailer brakes

Finishing my thougt Lew.  If your ground is poor you might be getting enough

voltage to the coils but not enough amperage.

Charlie
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Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 6:54 AM
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> Lew, make sure you have a good ground between the truck and the trailer.
> Are you letting it ground through the ball or do you have a seperate 
> ground
> wire?  Other than that make sure that everything in the brake shoe 
> mechanism
> is loose and moves freely. That's about all I can think to do short of
> replacing parts.
>
> Charlie
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> From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
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> <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:54 PM
> Subject: [AT] OT Electric trailer brakes
>
>
>> Hey guys
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone know anything about them?  I've had them apart several times on 
>> one
>> of my trailers; can't get it licensed until it passes inspection since
>> it's
>> from out of state.  Ironically I'm licensing it as a farm trailer that
>> don't
>> require brakes or inspection so this is a one shot deal (tho I agree
>> brakes
>> will be nice) but can't get any kind of license without the inspection
>> this
>> first time.
>>
>>
>>
>> The coils have about 10 volts to them from the controller; checked each
>> one
>> individually.  Magnets pull screwdriver to them.  I'm pretty sure the
>> controller's ok; brakes worked fine on another trailer I have last time I
>> pulled it (2-3 months ago maybe?).  Mechanisms seem to work pretty freely
>> expanding the shoes.  I adjusted them but they took very little
>> tightening.
>> I tried driving it but they still didn't work.  There was a little
>> grease/oil on the magnets & armatures; washing them down w/diesel & 
>> drying
>> them good with paper towels is the last thing I've tried; dark caught me
>> before I got the last one finished.  If they don't work this time anyone
>> got
>> any ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>> Lew Best near Waco, TX
>>
>> Please note new email addy
>>
>> lew at lewslittlefarm.com
>>
>>
>>
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