[AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!

Lew Best lew at lewslittlefarm.com
Sat May 23 06:12:22 PDT 2009


Yeah; sure happened easy I think; I didn't force the wires into the clips.
bet I'll watch things a lot closer threading wires thru clips, holes in
frames, etc. in the future.

Lew
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Offiler
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!

Hey Lew, good news there!  I am thinking that there is probably a
lesson in here someplace as well... sure sounds like a mistake I might
make myself.

Steve O.

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Lew Best <lew at lewslittlefarm.com> wrote:
> Thanks Charlie
>
> Sure kept me stumped for too many days.
>
> Lew
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 9:48 PM
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>
> Good deal Lew.  Glad you found it.
>
> Charlie
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> From: "Lew Best" <lew at lewslittlefarm.com>
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> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 7:54 PM
> Subject: [AT] OT electric trailer brakes; they're fixed!
>
>
>> Hey guys
>>
>>
>>
>> Finally found the problem by accident.  Had tried everything I could
think
>> of & finally started pulling wheels again (thought I'd had them all off
>> multiple times) but had obviously skipped one.  What was so mysterious
>> near
>> the end was that I could hook direct to a battery & they'd work but when
I
>> hooked them to the truck no voltage.  I hooked my other trailer with
>> electric brakes up though & they worked fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd replaced one coil & it was on the wheel I apparently kept ignoring;
>> seemed to work ok with a battery & having a new coil I never dreamed
>> anything was wrong.  The wires are held away from the spinning wheel by
>> some
>> clips that clip to one of the brake shoes.  Apparently I scuffed the wire
>> a
>> bit putting the clips on as it was fried between 2 clips.  I had enough
>> good
>> wire left coming from the coil to solder new wires to & all is now well.
>>
>>
>>
>> So it's now licensed, inspected & title transferred finally!
>>
>>
>>
>> Lew near Waco, TX
>>
>>
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