How to Wire the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger Part # 20011

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My cargo trailer has its own aux 12v battery that is maintained by a solar system while disconnected from the tow vehicle. Can this Breakaway Kit Charger be connected to that 12v battery and keep the Breakaway battery charged? If so, does the black wire connect to the aux battery Negative side, Red to the Breakaway battery and blue to Breakaway switch? Thanks

asked by: Jerry

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To answer your question yes, the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger part # 20011 can be used to charge your breakaway battery while drawing power from the 12 volt auxiliary battery on your trailer. However, most local and state regulations require that the breakaway battery receive a charge from a battery not mounted on the trailer therefore, I recommend using the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger part # 20011 to pull power from the vehicle's battery via the 12 volt pin on the 7-way in order to charge your breakaway battery.

The black wire will need to either be connected to the 12 volt pin on the 7-way or the positive side of the 12 volt auxiliary battery on your trailer depending on which of the above options you go with. The red wire goes to the breakaway battery and the blue wire goes to the breakaway switch.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Answer 1

The correct way to fix this would be to install a battery charger like #20011 on each of your break-away systems. This is a reasonably priced option that will prevent the overcharging of your breakaway battery and will also prevent the back feeding…

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Answer 2

If you have a break away kit that does not include a charger, you can provide a charge to the battery using the 12 volt circuit or auxiliary circuit from the vehicle 7-Way trailer connector. However, using the 7-Way can overcharge a break away…

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Answer 3

I think your plan would work just fine. You'll need to make sure the breakaway battery though is charged at all times in the event of a trailer disconnect. Typically charging it off of the tow vehicle is adequate for this. For a breakaway battery…

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Answer 4

I spoke with a technical adviser at Hopkins, the maker of this charger and he said the safe operating temperatures for this Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger, part #20011, is between -20 degrees and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The max current draw is…

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Answer 5

I contacted our representative at Hopkins and he informed me that the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger, part #20011 can charge batteries of different sizes, even large batteries, it will just take a bit longer. He informed me that part #20011…

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Answer 6

We carry a Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger that would be perfect for you, the part #is 20011. The black wire connects to the 12-volt power from the trailer connector, the red wire connects to the positive battery terminal on the breakaway…

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Answer 7

Yes, you can use the Hopkins Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger, #20011, with the motorcycle battery on your motorcycle trailer. Like you said, you would simply tie-off the blue wire since it will not be used. This charger will maintain the charge…

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Answer 8

What most people do to put a maintenance charge on a deep cell battery like yours that is on a trailer is to run a 10 gauge wire from the 12 volt accessory circuit on the 7-way directly to the positive post of the battery. A battery of your size can…

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Answer 9

The Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger #20011 is used to charge the breakaway battery on a trailer. The black wire connects to the tow vehicle's battery to get 12V, the red wire connects to the positive terminal on the trailer's breakaway…

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Answer 10

If you wanted to prevent the trailer back feeding to the vehicle battery a diode like the part #RM-690 would be what you need. If instead you install the part #20011 you would not need to install a diode to prevent the battery from back feeding.

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Answer 11

A breakaway kit can be wired in one of two ways to the trailer brake system. The first way would be to use the Engager Trailer BreakAway Kit with Charger and Tester, item #20099 , and splice off of the power wire that maintains the trailer's…

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Answer 12

Yes, you can use the Trailer Breakaway Kit Battery Charger #20011 from the main trailer battery. You will not want to attach the red wire to the switch battery positive and blue to the negative. To install, what you need to do is connect the black…

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