Prodigy Problems

[lcaad1249]

I wired up a Prodigy on a buddies 01 Dodge. Everything was good till he hooked to a trailer. The problem is nothing changed. Still just the dots. I took a test light out earlier and it lights up when the brakes are used. Any ideas??? I was going to call the Prodigy tech support but no weekend service.



Thanks in advance

 

[Slow Six]

You should have had a CA light up on the display when you connected the trailer. This lets you know that you have a brake connection. I am guessing a wiring problem in the trailer. Check in the manual with the Prodigy for ideas and an explantation of codes. Sorry I'm not much more help.

 

[Vaquero]

As stated above, the problem is with the trailer or the connection at the plug. The display should say C(?), sorry can't remember the second letter, when everything is working correctly.

 

[wcjp]

Has somebody been monkeying with the wiring on the truck and/or trailer? There's a schematic around somewhere. Time to start tracing. If the trailer was totally miswired it should've said something like "ER" for error.

 

[lcaad1249]

Well I hooked it to my trailer with my adapter to do some more testing and it works perfectly. I thought it might have been the adapter so I switched to his. Still works perfectly. So I think it's narrowed to the trailer but the trailer works with his Fords that have the prodigy's in them.

 

[PToombs]

Do the Fords use a different prong in the connector for the brake wire? I know they shouldn't but that doesn't mean anything. Check to make sure everything is wired the same.

 

[lcaad1249]

Everything is wired the same. I've done all the wiring on all the trucks.

 

[TEasley]

I only get the dot when I brake until I hook up the trailer, then when I step on the brake, the numbers ramp up to the maximum effort number that I have set. With the rig stopped, have sombody step on the brake. Standing by the trailer, you can hear the magnets latch in.



Tom