The Charge Light for Engager Trailer BreakAway Kit Stays On All the Time  

Test the 12 volt power wire that feeds the charging circuit for the breakaway kit part #50-85-315 that you have installed on your trailer with a circuit tester like part #PTW2993. You should be getting 12 volts running into the battery box that will…

For your 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 I recommend the Redarc Tow Pro Elite #RED63RR. You can use it along with the Plug in Adapter #3064-P for a plug and play install, since you already have the factory tow package. The Redarc controller is going to be…

I recommend the Redarc Tow-Pro Elite Brake Controller for Tekonsha Harness item #RED63RR. This brake controller and harness will install inside your Silverado without cutting or splicing wires using the Tekonsha Plug-In Wiring Adapter item #3064-P.…

Since the light is staying on even when the trailer is disconnected, this would indicate that the light for the Engager Trailer BreakAway Kit, #20099, is drawing power from the break away battery. The box is water resistant but not water proof.…

According to the installation details linked below, if the trailer is connected to the tow vehicle, the yellow charging light will always be on. I spoke with my contact at Hopkins and he stated that the Engager Trailer BreakAway Kit with Charger and…

Push to test type of breakaway systems seem to give false readings some times when they are connected to the tow vehicle. There could be a short somewhere in the system that, when connected to the tow vehicle, is causing some slight power draw. The…

To charge the battery in the Engager Trailer BreakAway Kit, #20099, you can attach the wire from the 12 volt circuit on the trailer side 7-Way (1 oclock position on the back of the trailer side 7-Way where the wires attach) to the input wire on the…

The break away system on a trailer would typically have its own battery, like that shown with part #20400. The reason that pulling your break away switch does not actuate your brakes is that it is not wired correctly. The break away switch should be…

It sounds like the tilt battery is backfeeding onto the breakaway battery charge line so as long as the ground is connecting it is taking a charge from the tilt battery and that is why your charge light is staying on. I have a solution for you, you…

Typically people will let the breakaway battery run the breakaway system and then would use the accessory battery to power the interior lights etc. This tends to work the best since your breakaway battery needs to always be charged and interior…

In regards to the Hopkins Engager Push-To-Test Trailer Breakaway Kit part #20099, the first issue that you described of the yellow charge light being on even while disconnected from the tow vehicle could either be a short in the circuit board or if…

The Hopkins Engager Push-To-Test Trailer Breakaway Kit with Built-In Battery Charger part #20400 has a maximum power amp draw of 2 amps to charge the breakaway battery. The power draw is so low is will not drain the tow vehicle's battery. It will…