Trailer Brake Adjustment?

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   I know, that's the reason they're normally wired in parallel, but in my case most of the difference in current flow is in the impedance of magnets themselves, the difference in wire resistance is there but smaller. So I'd need to add a trim pot or dropping resistors to really get them equalized. 
Since the brake controller tells me if I have an open I don't think the risk is very high. Besides, I think I'm way more likely to have the 7 way connector come loose than I am to have a wire suddenly go open on a downhill grade. 

I think ultimately I'll rewire and either solder or butt spice everything though, just to get rid of FR's crappy insulation displacement connectors. 

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	I know, that's the reason they're normally wired in parallel, but in my case most of the difference in current flow is in the impedance of magnets themselves, the difference in wire resistance is there but smaller. So I'd need to add a trim pot or dropping resistors to really get them equalized. Since the brake controller tells me if I have an open I don't think the risk is very high. Besides, I think I'm way more likely to have the 7 way connector come loose than I am to have a wire suddenly go open on a downhill grade. I think ultimately I'll rewire and either solder or butt spice everything though, just to get rid of FR's crappy insulation displacement connectors.
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