Trailer Brake Controller Wiring Is TOO SHORT

[EJH]

Unless you purposely kick em their not gonna fail.
I've had those wires butt connected for 2 1/2 years now, and they haven't come apart yet.
Using a regular Tenkonsha Brake Control....wires are tucked under the dash.

Yup, would not be a concern for me, just explaining how an earlier poster came up with 12 connections.

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[Blue Streak]

Unless you purposely kick em their not gonna fail.
I've had those wires butt connected for 2 1/2 years now, and they haven't come apart yet.
Using a regular Tenkonsha Brake Control....wires are tucked under the dash.

Mine also are off to the side behind the kick panel. A good 4 yrs no problems. The photo was before they were hidden. Taped together and zip tied in place.

 

[Grumpaw]

Yup, would not be a concern for me, just explaining how an earlier poster came up with 12 connections.

To be absolutely, positively correct, it should be 16....4 wires + 4 wires + 8 connectors = 16 !!!!

 

[Blue Streak]

My bad. Misread connections.

 

[Blue Streak]

Counting is a bit-h when you only have 4 fingers and 2 thumbs !!!!!

I can relate to that. You don't know how close you are to being correct.

 

[Grumpaw]

I can relate to that. You don't know how close you are to being correct.

Did not mean to offend...I think I get your meaning.....deleted post.

 

[Blue Streak]

Did not mean to offend...I think I get your meaning.....deleted post.

Not offended. You don't know me. You had no idea. Its part of life things happen & you either learn to live with it & move on or decide to be miserable. I have learned to live with my misfortune. ?

 

[subquark]

I used posi-taps for my Redarc Liberty. Yes, those wires are incredibly short.

It was a massive PIA for me and took me about an hour of trying to get in there.

I tried to disconnect the seat wiring last year for seat covers and never did figure out how to release the tab. So I left the seat in (the seat bolts are easy to reach).

Good luck and yours are the same incredibly short length as everone else's here.

Those short wires are why many of us compensate with a damper. =p

 

[Jedadiah]

I used the PosiTaps., with them, you don't even need to strip any of the factory wires. Put the wire in the slot and tighten the cap. It punctures the sheathing for a good connection. You need to strip the TBC wires, but they are easier since you don't need to do it upside down under your dash.

 

[Icemanhd]

I used Posi Tap connectors off amazon, they worked great and minimized the Yoga involved.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CMC5DII/

 

[ljames]

Unless you purposely kick em their not gonna fail.
I've had those wires butt connected for 2 1/2 years now, and they haven't come apart yet.
Using a regular Tenkonsha Brake Control....wires are tucked under the dash.

Yup, would not be a concern for me, just explaining how an earlier poster came up with 12 connections.

So lets consider a 1 -10 rating on connections, 1 being a soldered connection and 10 being wires wrapped together with NO mechanical binding, these crimp connectors at best would be a 5. So if you consider that the soldered connection is 5 X better than a crimp. Then add in the possibility of poor tolerance between the male and female connection, you end up with a connection which has the continuous possibility of being touched OR pushed with your feet and add that to the equation of trailer brakes, which no one would argue is amongst the top safety factor when pulling a trailer.If this does not concern you with a major safety item like braking then idk.
My 40 years as a low voltage contractor and these are low voltage connectors- trouble shooting them down as a failure on many jobs I have fixed, tells me its a BAD idea. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen crimp connectors and even a slight pull will dislodge them.

 

[ljames]

To be absolutely, positively correct, it should be 16....4 wires + 4 wires + 8 connectors = 16 !!!!

2 wires = ONE connection

 

[Grumpaw]

2 wires = ONE connection

You have a connector going on one wire=one connection.
You have a connector going on a second wire=one connection.
Then you have the two connected wires being connected=one connection.
Thats 3 connections.
And, that shows that my original number of 16 was wrong....the proper number should be 12.....one connector for each of 8 wires, and than connection the 4 wires to the other 4 wires=4 more connections....total of 12.
(You may be an electrical contractor, but I'm a Grumpy Old S.O.B......you ain't gonna win)

I may not always be right, but I'm never wrong !!!

 

[ljames]

You have a connector going on one wire=one connection.
You have a connector going on a second wire=one connection.
Then you have the two connected wires being connected=one connection.
Thats 3 connections.
And, that shows that my original number of 16 was wrong....the proper number should be 12.....one connector for each of 8 wires, and than connection the 4 wires to the other 4 wires=4 more connections....total of 12.
(You may be an electrical contractor, but I'm a Grumpy Old S.O.B......you ain't gonna win)

I may not always be right, but I'm never wrong !!!

I am not an electrical contractor.. I am a Low Voltage Contractor and this is a low-voltage affair. When your brakes do not work because of high resistance and or disconnect, well that will be people who use these less-than-average connectors.

 

[Blue Streak]

I am not an electrical contractor.. I am a Low Voltage Contractor and this is a low-voltage affair. When your brakes do not work because of high resistance and or disconnect, well that will be people who use these less-than-average connectors.

Amazing how my less than average connections never failed on my 92 F 250 for over 20 yrs.?

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