Posted by Eric in IL on August 18, 2012 at 16:16:43 from (208.124.70.178):
I bought a new gooseneck grain trailer.
It has an automotive battery to run the hoist, jack, and breakaway trailer brakes.
The trailer came wired with two plugs. One to do lights and brakes and the other to maintain charge in the battery.
I don't want to run two new #4 gauge wires to the truck charging system unless I absolutely have to. The truck is wired to charge through the regular 7 pin trailer plug.
Here is the question: Truck has about 12 feet of #12 ga. from battery to bumper plug. Then the wire in trailer harness drops down to #14 ga. for another 12 feet or so to the trailer battery.
Will those size wires in that length keep the battery charged ?
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