Author Topic: Patriot blue ox model # BRK2012  (Read 1331 times)

Anthony Neri

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Patriot blue ox model # BRK2012
« on: July 01, 2022, 02:16:03 AM »
My family and I are driving our 2003 Beaver Marquis and flat towing a 2016 GMC pickup from Chicago to Utah. This is the first time using our Patriot Blue Ox break assist. This morning before I left I did a system check. Only to find out that my battery was dead. Charged the battery on my pick and we were off. When we got to NB. I checked to see if it would start and again battery was dead. Am I doing something wrong or is my break system not rite. Thank you Anthony Neri


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Re: Patriot blue ox model # BRK2012
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2022, 01:36:07 PM »
We had a similar problem last Fall when traveling South to Yuma although our tow bar and auxiliary braking system, an Even Brake, are made by Roadmaster, not a Blue Ox.  After arriving in Yuma and researching the problem, we found that the power wire within the coach plug was not connected to power at all.  So, for several years we had been lucky that the pickup battery was strong enough that it had not discharged to the point that the pickup's engine would not start at the end of a day's towing.  The Roadmaster Even Brake in the pickup is plugged into the cigarette lighter for operational power when towing.
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Re: Patriot blue ox model # BRK2012
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2022, 10:43:36 PM »
  Check out the 2016 Tow Guide on the FMCA website   https://familyrvingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2016Towables-Updated_FMC0116.pdf
Depending on your model, you may need to remove a fuse or disconnect the negative battery cable.
Otherwise run the toad engine for ~15 minutes daily to keep the battery charged.
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Re: Patriot blue ox model # BRK2012
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2022, 12:23:15 AM »
Do you have a charge line on your system?  I had to add one on my 2013 CRV to keep the battery charged.  It runs from the center pin of the motorhome to the battery of the CRV. There is a inline fuse and a diode in the positive line.  I can go a few hours without killing the battery, but anymore than that and I will have to use a jump box to start the car. 
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Re: Patriot blue ox model # BRK2012
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2022, 01:19:46 PM »
Take a look at the LSL Toad Charging kit. Works great. I had the same problem with our Equinox battery dying after each tow even though it was receiving a charge through the umbilical cord. Now…. No worries.
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