Brake Controller Wiring + Diagram Overview

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  • @adamroof9460
    @adamroof9460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Recent viewer. Lovin your videos. Are you going to power the dump trailer motor to your truck? Wife and I want more repurposing videos! She also wants to start welding, how can she start learning on small projects and what to buy to start? So many topics! Keep it strange!! Adam and Jenn

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Woah! Great to hear from yas! I think she needs a cheapo flux core welder to start ... she’s gonna love it! Dump trailer has its own power plant! Boom!

    • @adamroof9460
      @adamroof9460 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaspencer thanks will get her geared up with a flux core. Keep an eye out for fire extinguisher and burn cream videos Incase it’s us 👍

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamroof9460 haha!

  • @darriusking3017
    @darriusking3017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That diagram you drew was a tremendous help. Great video!

  • @OdinOddly
    @OdinOddly 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for breaking it down enough that let people can figure it out too. I am frustrated unto death with everything being for advanced mechanics.
    This is the first video on this I have understood.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good to hear! keep it simple and get it done, that's my philosophy :)

  • @joe89chev
    @joe89chev 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely a great walk through! I just recently got a 92 k3500 replaced the transmission and now I'm working on wiring in the 7 pin plug and my break controller! You sir are a life saver! Thanks for saving my brain I've been overthinking the whole process! Hopefully I'll be towing my trailer alot sooner Thanks to you!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Excellent man. Yeah, it's the kind of job that can freak you out ... but if you take it methodically it'll be done before you know it. Sounds like a good truck!

  • @duanebledsoe7566
    @duanebledsoe7566 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! Thank you for this clear and direct explanation of how brake controllers work and how they tie into the 7 pin harness! This is exactly what I needed to know!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      good luck setting it up! you're gonna love it

  • @JDinUSA
    @JDinUSA ปีที่แล้ว

    I was hoping you would open a box of crayons, but that was so well put together that even I could follow it. Thanks for taking the time. Well done.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's great to have one in the truck for sure

  • @ericlaudenslager7246
    @ericlaudenslager7246 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Diagram was simple yet so helpful! Thanks for the video. Just a quick tip, you may want to twist and cross your chains from your trailer onto your truck. Takes the slack out and they do a much better job of catching your Trailer tongue, god forbid your latch ever let's go. Thanks again.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for checking out the vid! Yeah, I lost a trailer once and those slacked out chains were no good. I'll have to get that chain crossing into my daily habits

    • @steveclujhawkins8063
      @steveclujhawkins8063 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Appreciate the really basic sketch and visual.
      Really helped my thick skull understand.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent! We thick sculled guys gotta stick together!!!

  • @travisbradow1731
    @travisbradow1731 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been trying to hook my new brake control in my 94 dodge and and it’s been a cluster f*** until i found this video hahaha thank you

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's awesome to have the controller working. Well done!

  • @trilexfix
    @trilexfix หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you got it dude!!!

  • @samv2783
    @samv2783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! The diagram is very helpful! Thanks

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good to hear! It's an essential piece of equipment

  • @carlosnadal1
    @carlosnadal1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video, now I feel comfortable to do it myself. I have a 2012 tundra with the prewire plug, but no information where the blue cable goes to the which is a flat four connector for the lights. I will use your diagram and setup

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      2012 Tundra! I'm jealous!

  • @DannyDietze-yg2ky
    @DannyDietze-yg2ky 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job you made it simple thank you

  • @markmurray7031
    @markmurray7031 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does it have to have a hot wire ran back when the one coming from the controller runs the brakes ? Which pins in the connector do you use ?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’d have to see your controller and wiring diagram

  • @randomtube8226
    @randomtube8226 ปีที่แล้ว

    1991 Chevy Silverado 1500 2WD. I have running lights, backup lights and both turn signals working. But no break lights and no emergency flasher lights. Already replaced brake switch, fuses and bulbs. Still no brake lights. No bad grounds found. We have tried just about everything we can think of. We need the break lights to pass the inspection. Do turn signal lights and brake lights share the same circuit on older vehicles? Could it be a bad turn signal switch even though the turn signals work fine?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What I'd probably do it start with the probe test light (one of these: amzn.to/3mYiAwF) and see if the brake lights are getting juice at the back of the truck. They probably aren't. Then trace those wires up along the frame probing at any junctions. Somewhere along that run there might be a break or loosened connection. The probe will tell you. Of course, the brake pedal needs to have a brick on it while you do this. Sounds like you've checked all fuses. Could be a connection at the brake pedal sensor. Just probe and you'll find where things go dead. If all else fails run a new dedicated brake wire from where you have juice up front back to those lights.

    • @randomtube8226
      @randomtube8226 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaspencer I have one of those test lights and a meter. That's how I tested all the ground points and ruled that out. I'm still trying to figure this out. I'm not having any luck.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@randomtube8226 It's all about finding signal in the brake wires when the signal is depressed ... you've gotta identify those wires up front

    • @randomtube8226
      @randomtube8226 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaspencer Come to find out the brake switch wasn't aligned in the groove all the way when I put in the new switch. So it came off track when I pushed on the brake allowing the whole switch to move instead of the switch arm attached to the brake arm. I pushed it up on track and my break lights started working again when I pushed on the brake. I still have several electrical issues I need to work out. But I'm one step closer to passing the inspection.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Woohoo! You did it!!!

  • @Jonnydeerhunter
    @Jonnydeerhunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Small correction... The 4 pin has a ground(white), left and right "High beam/bright filament"(yellow and green respectively) which is your brakes and turn signals both. And finally the last one is your running light power (brown) "low beam/dim filament" that comes on with your headlights.
    Thanks for sharing though!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for the info! Those plugs have always been a mystery to me, even though I rely on them every single day

    • @Jonnydeerhunter
      @Jonnydeerhunter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@metaspencer
      Nice haha.
      Well an easy way for me to remember is that the browns always go to your marker lights which only come on with your headlights.

  • @okidokidiego5783
    @okidokidiego5783 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Muy buenos días,good morning,you are the best,this video is fenomenal,I have 2002 chevy silverado and have been missin 2 cables,one blue and one red but with the diagram the you made will be my lifesaver

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gracias! Your truck sounds awesome

  • @silentraven37
    @silentraven37 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you know which wire from the brake pedal is the one to use? I have six different wires

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh dang, wire spaghetti! The trick is to 1) stomp on the brake pedal, and 2) stab your tester into that spaghetti until you find the wire the lights up your tester. You've got this!!!

  • @John2022-i2q
    @John2022-i2q ปีที่แล้ว

    what is the function of that red wire power coming straight from the battery? Does not only that break wire will activate the trailer breaks?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't understand you when you say "Does not only that break wire will activate the trailer breaks?" ... the power from the battery feeds the system

    • @John2022-i2q
      @John2022-i2q ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaspencer which system? The trailer breaks just is not the wire one only? I mean, for the trailer break, is not only the blue one from the controller, the break signal and the ground? My question is that, the red wire juice straight from the battery is needed for what? Is just auxiliary?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@John2022-i2q the power from the battery runs the brake controller.

    • @John2022-i2q
      @John2022-i2q ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaspencer I mean, the auxiliary power, not the cold signal one. Mine runs perfect without that juice wire coming straight from the battery. In my understanding, the purpose of that wire is only if you wanna hook up another 12v device in the trailer from car battery supply

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@John2022-i2q interesting! good to hear that you've got it working perfectly

  • @okidokidiego5783
    @okidokidiego5783 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perfect,is nice good info

  • @adamjayandtheuglycrew3079
    @adamjayandtheuglycrew3079 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a 1990 GMC Sierra what color wire did you tap into from the brake petal? The only one I found that gives power down by the petal was white, but I’m worried that could be a ground that gets power flowing to it when the petal is pressed.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I tapped a black wire but the color isn't the real issue: you've gotta get in there with the probe and find one that only is hot when the pedal is pushed. That will give your unit the current when you need it

    • @adamjayandtheuglycrew3079
      @adamjayandtheuglycrew3079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@metaspencer thanks for the reply! I’ll dig around and double check to make sure I got the right one!

  • @luiselizondo1038
    @luiselizondo1038 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Very helpful. Question. Can the "hot wire" going to the 7 pin connector (back) and brake controller (in the cab) be powered by the same location? For example, connecting them both directly to the battery instead of one to your breaker and one to the distribution block?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those leads can both come from your battery, but just be sure to have them fused and protected with breakers ... you don't just want a wire going directly to the trailer brakes or directly to the brake controller ... gotta have fuses and breakers and all that protection

    • @luiselizondo1038
      @luiselizondo1038 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@metaspencer Perfect! Thank you! I have a 4 pin just like yours already from the factory so I will go about it the way you did! Cheers!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@luiselizondo1038 good stuff! you're gonna love it with that big trailer

  • @davidcovan607
    @davidcovan607 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What color wire does the blue wire connect to on the 7 way

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you should be able to find a color code chart like this online www.ajtnt.com/Info/7-Way-Diagram ... but best to probe and test everything just to make sure. temp connections are your friend

  • @luisfernando-mm3jt
    @luisfernando-mm3jt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work

  • @p3l1k44n1
    @p3l1k44n1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man that trailer looks cool.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s been saving that unload time and effort, so I like it

  • @davidcovan607
    @davidcovan607 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1 more for ya what wire for the brake pedal.i got basically the same truck can't find a video to really show it

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That one took a little while to figure out and I can't tell ya exactly which one without going out there and checking it out ... gotta probe and test connect to be sure, man. especially with that brake wire! haha

    • @davidcovan607
      @davidcovan607 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just tested it with truck running it drains voltage but google said orange wire ima ground to battery tomorrow might be issue thanks so far

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @davidcovan607 you’ll get it sorted

    • @davidcovan607
      @davidcovan607 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @metaspencer once I figure out how to get to the correct harness on my pedal they really crammed it in there

    • @davidcovan607
      @davidcovan607 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@metaspencer for anybody wondering 99 k1500 white wire under dash I got it lol

  • @keshavillaca4372
    @keshavillaca4372 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for this. 😀

  • @SteampunkSteve
    @SteampunkSteve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks. Very informative

  • @carolinegray3150
    @carolinegray3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice video

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      good hearing from you!

  • @208concreteprosllc4
    @208concreteprosllc4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for your video

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent. Good luck with it

  • @jimmycarter9099
    @jimmycarter9099 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so simple your video was the best thanks so much

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for checking it out! You're gonna love having the setup

  • @melterra2799
    @melterra2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My electric brake controller has 3 wires bule one red one black one where they go

    • @melterra2799
      @melterra2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where they hook up tp

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not the kind of thing I can describe in a comment ... sorry man! Check out some videos and wiring diagrams and you'll get it figured out

  • @ohske
    @ohske 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍👍👍👌♥️♥️♥️

  • @carolinegray3150
    @carolinegray3150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👨‍🔧

  • @matiasguerreromatt460
    @matiasguerreromatt460 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Video is ok but needs mentioning by colors Black. Red. White. Blue

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah, those colors can definitely confuse! using a tester should help ya. good luck!

  • @genxiong2695
    @genxiong2695 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    No this is not straight forward for the average guy.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Takes some work! let me know if I can help

  • @PredatorOmnivore
    @PredatorOmnivore 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Duh, on the back of the truck you DO NOT have the 7 way PLUG for the trailer. Before you get to kindergarten you should have already learned: a PLUG is on the end of a wire cable; a RECEPTACLE is the socket hole that the PLUG fits into. So, on the back of the truck you have a 7 Way RECEPTACLE.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow, I gotta go back to kindergarten to learn the proper things for things! I knew I shouldn't have been shooting spitballs in class, and I think they even held me back and made me take it a few times!