Isata 3 Toad Setup

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Originally Posted by milkman55

Back to the original questions, does anyone run a charging line from the 7 way trailer plug to the toad to keep the battery charged? I read on another forum of someone who bought a battery jump pack that had a 12v plug and had the brake system attached to the battery pack vs using the toad 12v system.

I’ve never had an rv charging my toad. I have left my toad connected for 3 days without starting it and no problem.
With the Brakebuddy an external charger would be good to have as it operates off the toad’s electrical. Over the years that I’ve used the Brakebuddy I had to jump start my toad a couple of times.
Today’s vehicle has more protection for the starting system with auto shutoff for non essential systems.

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The first paragraph referred to the RV & toad I have now

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Originally Posted by xgarys

At the risk of starting a firestorm; I've been towing our 98' Wrangler for about 12 years now (30K+ miles) and I've never used its brakes when doing so. Am I missing something?

What are you towing it with? If it’s a DX3 you may not notice the difference but if it’s an Isata 3 you would definitely notice the difference. Either way it required by law in many states. I don’t know the weight of your Wrangler but I’m sure it’s more than 1,500 lbs.

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Originally Posted by dlfishing

What are you towing it with? If it’s a DX3 you may not notice the difference but if it’s an Isata 3 you would definitely notice the difference. Either way it required by law in many states. I don’t know the weight of your Wrangler but I’m sure it’s more than 1,500 lbs.

Kindly see my previous post.