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ArtieS
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We have an older camper/horse trailer that we have fully rehabbed, including new brakes and all LED lights.

Suddenly the truck doesn't recognize the trailer and the electric brakes don't work.

Turns out that there isn't enough resistance for the truck to know that there is a trailer back there.

Had to replace two of the LED lights with incandescent fixtures. Now the truck sees the trailer and the brakes work.

Computers are stupid.


"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."

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trapper189
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Interesting. What year and make truck? My 2015 F350 has no issue with LEDs and electric trailer brakes. I do have to manually switch the builtin electric brake controller from electric to electric over hydraulic or vice versa depending on which of my trailers I’m towing.
 
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sigmonkey
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They make plug and play load resistors for that.

Like this.
https://www.curtmfg.com/part/57003

What make/model truck?



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Truck is a 2013 GMC 3500 HD diesel dually.

Trailer is a Horton gooseneck 2004, witn new brakes and lights.


"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."

Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
 
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ArtieS
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@monkey... we've ordered one.


"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."

Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
 
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sigmonkey
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Coolness. Smile



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