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Witch color wire on brake switch do I connect my brake controler

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Get yourself a test light. One side should be hot all of the time and the other should only become hot when the pedal is depressed. Connect to the switched side.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 13, 2008

SOURCE: brake controler wire

Run two wires to the battery:
White - Ground
Black - Power
Blue - Run to Electric Brakes at the Rear Plug
Red - Run to cold side of brake switch off of the brake pedal (using a test light to find the cold side)
Note: Always wire the red wire to the heaviest gauge wire when testing cold side of brake switch.

You can view more brake control info here.

Hope this helps!

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 20, 2009

SOURCE: electrical connection for brake switch input

I have put alot of break controlers in and you want it to the out put side of break light switch i always hooked it to the switch. Also wherever i spliced i used heat shrink connectors, even if the wires are different sizes thats just the way i do it, and never had any problems.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 11, 2009

SOURCE: Hi I am installing a trailer electric brake

I belive it would be the wire that actually sends the control signal to the controller?...correct? well the if so you would need to tap into the wire casing with a test light to see which wire is lighting the test light when the brake pedal is depressed good luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 26, 2010

SOURCE: 94 dodge dakota electrical diagram,electric brake

in my 94 dodge dakota when i turn my lights on sometimes all extior lights work and dash one dont and when i turn my blinkers on all my gauges bounce with the blinkers its weirdd

robert wales

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  • Posted on May 05, 2011

SOURCE: 1996 dodge ram 1500 P/U, looking for wire color at

if you have a test light then check for voltage at the wire that only has voltage when the brake is applied that is the wire that your looking for.don`t remember the color.

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The color of the wires on the plug are blue, green, red, white and brown. The wires are as follows:
Blue....electric trailer brake feed
Green....brake pedal switch
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The factory wire harness that you will need to attach your brake controller will plug right into this plug. The factory wires are colored the same as above.

After-market and brake conroller wires are colored as follows:
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Brake controler wire

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Wiring diagram

Helpful Wiring Information when hard wiring your brake control:
Run two wires to the battery:
White - Ground
Black - Power
Blue - Run to Electric Brakes at the Rear Plug
Red - Run to cold side of brake switch off of the brake pedal (using a test light to find the cold side)
Note: Always wire the red wire to the heaviest gauge wire when testing cold side of brake switch.

You can view more info here. http://store.drawtite.com/brakecontrols.html
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