[AT] OT Electric trailer brakes

[charliehill]

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
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
To: "At at Lists. Antique-Tractor. Com" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; "SEL" 
<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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