[AT] Grounding

Henry Miller hank at millerfarm.com
Wed Oct 22 19:46:29 PDT 2014


It shouldn't harm anything, and might fix some other unexplained problem as well. 

Trailers brakes take a lot of power, if you tested with just a voltmeter, then I'd worry that the power line might not be able to supply full voltage under load.

On October 22, 2014 7:57:37 PM CDT, jahaze at aol.com wrote:
>To follow up on my trailer brake problem, I have been able to determine
>that I have plenty of voltage to the brake prong on the plug when I
>ground it to the truck, and a drop in voltage when I ground it to the
>ground prong.  My guess is that I have a weak ground connection on the
>truck.
>
>I tried to chase the ground wire through the truck wiring harness, but
>never did figure out where it was connected. What I'm thinking about
>doing is putting a jumper from the plug ground wire to the frame in the
>back of the truck to make a better connection.
>
>Is there any reason this won't work? Or does the ground wire have to be
>connected to another part of the truck?
>
>Enjoy, Joe
>
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