My small trailer set up

[barty5]

or at best both his testicles will light up! we'll need to get to the bottom of this and straighten something out!

men talking bout testicles and getting to the bottom of things and wanting to straightening thing out sounds waaaaaaay wrong

[oldguy]

here we go Blackbuells trailer, 5 bikes 2 quads. A&R uses it every now and then when he take his family to woodhill.

[oldskool]

here we go Blackbuells trailer, 5 bikes 2 quads. A&R uses it every now and then when he take his family to woodhill.

holy crap that's a big one!

[SpikedPunch]

here we go Blackbuells trailer, 5 bikes 2 quads. A&R uses it every now and then when he take his family to woodhill.

Fun for the whole family!!

[oldguy]

holy crap that's a big one!

mine is the little trailer, see the DR on the other side.

[laserracer]

holy crap that's a big one!

Thanks Oldschool thats what all the girls say ...but what do you think about blackbuells trailer

[B0000M]

if you want to get real fancy on it, connect up the "auxilary" pin on your trailer connectors to both the vehicle battery and the battery, this way whenever the trailer is on the vehicle with the vehicle running the battery will be charging

edit:

theres a flaw with this idea. the flaw is on starting the vehicle will try to draw too much current thru this cable from the trailer battery. and also for charging, the trailer will draw too much current if the trailer battery is low. i will try to come up with a better idea before anyone attempts this.

cheese- your field of expertise- would this do the job?

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/705...s32-20010.html

[oldskool]

cheese- your field of expertise- would this do the job?

http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/705...s32-20010.html

Whats wrong with a couple of inline diodes to stop the starter drawing from the trailer battery.

[kezzafish]

here we go Blackbuells trailer, 5 bikes 2 quads. A&R uses it every now and then when he take his family to woodhill.

coool photomerge... is this your work oldguy? Is that the BP in Taihape?

[cheese]

Whats wrong with a couple of inline diodes to stop the starter drawing from the trailer battery.

they would have to be massive diodes. How about a relay to isolate it on startup??

[oldguy]

coool photomerge... is this your work oldguy? Is that the BP in Taihape?

Sheetmetal by trade, yep Taihape BP Desert Storm 2008

[laserracer]

what about a ...on/off switch ????? with an inline fuse would that work?? that way i could choose when to charge it. Off when starting car then once going switch it on for twenty minutes or so just to keep battery topped up ??

[oldskool]

they would have to be massive diodes. How about a relay to isolate it on startup??

It'll have to be a massive relay to contact that load, relays don't come cheap. On the other hand bridging rectifiers are dirt cheap and you would only need to use one side.

[B0000M]

anyone keen to draw a diagram?

[laserracer]

ok heres where im at ....bridging onesided rectifiers ,massive relays, inline diodes,....... MAKING MY HEAD SPIN ....Ok maybe i just see how long the battery lasts first,.. if i can clean 2 to 4 bikes per event i will be happy and just recharge it between events ...OR heres an idea... if it goes flat i can always just use the car lighter socket... but hey thanks for all the help guys .. you guys are the BEST great trailer pics too ..keep them coming ..anyone got a fancy covered one ??