From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 12:30:22 PDT
Joe,
How far can you get by just replacing 12v light bulbs with 24 v ones? or am
I missing something...
Bjorn
>From: "GOTAM35" <gotam35@sc.rr.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] 12V trailer brakes from 24V system
>Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:54:07 -0400
>
>I am in the process of installing trailer brakes and lights on my M35 right
>now. I bought a 24v to 12v transformer from the John Deer dealer. I wish
>now I had looked into one of these "choppers", but I've already installed
>the transformer in my "12 volt control center". Don't that sound high
>tech.
>Anyway my transformer is only rated at 10 amps, so it can handle the
>lights,
>my cell phone plug and another small thing or two. I have not decided how
>I
>am going to use my brake box yet.
>
>The point to this posting is this. I bought several 24 volt relays from
>velvac. I plan to use these for my lights and for the "brake" part of my
>brake box. In other words I plan to tap into the brake light on the truck
>and use this relay to send 12 volts to my brake box. I plan to tap into
>each of the 3 wires for the trailer lights, tail - left turn- right turn,
>and use these to energize the relays and send 12 volts to the respective
>trailer lights. I don't know how well the relays will hold up to the
>constant making and breaking of the turn signals, but at $6 dollars a piece
>I'm willing to experiment. I will put a master kill switch on the relays
>so
>they wont work when I'm not pulling a trailer.
>
>The trailer brakes are not the issue they were a few days ago with me.
>With
>working truck brakes I wont have as much trouble stopping.
>
>I'll update you folks as progress dictates. I'm going to pull a piece of
>equipment from Columbia to Charleston (SC) in a few weeks and that's what's
>got me humping on all this. We are going to use my deuce to pull a huge
>grinder from the barge to the island for a job my brother is doing. We
>need
>a lot of low geared rubber power to pull the grinder on the steel ramp of
>the barge. No I'm not pulling the 20 ton grinder to Charleston, just from
>the barge to the Island. I know the deuce will never have the power or the
>suspension to pull that much weight more than 5 mph.
>
>Really going to work this time,
>Joe Trapp
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ygmir" <ygmir@onemain.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:03 AM
>Subject: [MV] 12V trailer brakes from 24V system
>
>
> > Hi all,
> > I remember a thread a while back regarding electric trailer brakes and
> > M35's.
> > Can anyone tell me if/how I can use the electric (12V) brakes on my 3
>axle
> > trailer behind my deuce?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Henry
> >
> >
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