Three years ago I lost my trailer brakes, I blamed the Airstream RV dealer in London Ontario, he blamed the Jordon brake controller (wrongly so) after three new controllers (install by the dealer) I wound up in Columbus Ohio for 10 days, Without brakes again. After talking with Jordan I inserted separate 10 amp inline fuses at each wheel (from Radio Shack) to prove that it was the controller and not the trailer brakes, I then received a FREE 4th Jordan Brake Controller, every thing has been fine since, that is to say the brakes never failed again, or so I thought.
HOWEVER I just repacked the wheel bearings on the trailer and found the original brake problem, when my trusty RV dealer checked the electric brakes 3 years ago he allowed one of the brake wires to intermitantly contact the drum surface shorting out the controllers. Unbenowns to me one of my new fuses blew leaving me with 5 braking wheels instead of 6 (couldnt tell the difference).
Moral of the story is install inline fuses at each wheel for safety.
I canot for the life of me understand why the trailer manufacturers don't install individual fuses or even circuit breakers at each wheel for the purchasers protection.
good luck towing.
GMC 2002 DURAMAX, SLT, EXCAB SHORT BOX 2500HD, 4X4, AUTO
ACCESS TONNEAU COVER, 3" STAINLESS TUBE STEPS
JORDAN BRAKE CONTROLLER
34ft 10,000 lb TRAILER, 50 GAL TRANSFERE FLOW TANK (total 76 gals)