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    Posted: 22 Jun 2018 at 5:47pm
Originally posted by fognet

If the 7 pin hookup is properly wired your vehicle will charge the R-pod battery.
Properly wired sometimes involves installing a fuse or breaker in the tow vehicle. I have read that some models have it in the glove box and it needs to be installed before the TV will supply power to the trailer.
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+1, wired and capable are 2 different things. I know with my GM products I had to a fuse to the under hood fuse box. The wiring was there but the fuse is an addition even if the trailer harness is OEM added. It's a 40A fuse that goes in that charge circuit. Just because you have a factory installed 7 pin doesn't mean you have a charge capability. As you look at your 7 pin on vehicle it will or should have 12V at the 1:00 position. It should follow alternator output.
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I wired my own and placed the big fuses that are required. Keeps everything charged
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Originally posted by mcarter

That's not good. You need to check that out. The capability is there, perhaps your tow vehicle is the culprit. I know with some GM products it was necessary to add a fuse. But I think you want your TV to charge your TT batt.


I have a 2001 Ford F150?
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You probably need a relay and a fuse. Some Fords had the wiring and components in the glove box, others it is inside the passenger kick panel. GM did same thing, has the wiring but the fuse has to be added. There is a F150 Forum that is very informative, but a quick stop at a dealer would probably get you an answer. Just because you have a trailer tow package doesn't mean that 12V wiring is hooked up. I read somewhere once that dealers leave that wiring out because the 12V pin in the 7 way can corrode if not used. I don't know. Was your 7 pin connector dealer installed?
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Originally posted by mcarter

That's not good. You need to check that out. The capability is there, perhaps your tow vehicle is the culprit. I know with some GM products it was necessary to add a fuse. But I think you want your TV to charge your TT batt.

I have a 2001 Ford F150?
I believe (but I'm not sure) that F-150s prior to 2015 have a relay that needs to be installed. There may also be a fuse.
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Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpUrkmAmz5g This truck is a 2000 F150.
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