Cool,how about a picture or diagram?

 

Nothing to it. I had a spare replacement 7-blade plug. Run a choke (this was a spare part from my bin, came out of a power filter circuit) across the blue/trailer brake + to the white/ground, and call it a day. I found a plastic slug to seal off the cord side of the plug. Install, turn EB ON or AUTO, and don't think about it again. Remove when you tow a trailer, reinstall when you are empty again.

 

Must be a 14 thing. My 13 EB always goes off when shut off even with trailer connected.

 

confirming -- '13 with integrated brake controller?

Fellow resident of the Peoples Republilk of OMalleyland. Got some friends up your way.

Iz

 

Mine won't stay on with or with out a trailer connected. Always have to push the button after starting. It does have the integrated controller too.

 

Sorry fellas, guess it is just '14s then.

 

I think Greg (gsbrockman) confirmed that the EB stays on w/trailer, only on the '14, when he switched from his '13 to '14.

 

Correct, Dae..... I mentioned it here : http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/2...sion/979258-few-observations-regarding-2014-ram-3500-vs-my-2013-ram-3500-a.html

Big Iz...........not sure if it's a deal-breaker for you (or anyone else) but I'd imagine your new mod will / should also cause the trailer brake odometer to continue to log miles as well.

 

I personally have not re-set mine since it was purchased. Again....it's probably not a deal-breaker for most.

 

I noticed my EB always stays on if the key is never taken out of the ignition.

 

That sucks it won't work on a '13...

Wonder if that's something the dealer could reprogram or turn on?

 

Any idea where to source an appropriate sized circuit choke?

 

I'll be honest and say that I don't have the specs on the choke I'm using. Just a part from my electronics bin pulled out of an inline noise filter.

Common Mode Line Choke Inductor | eBay

Something like the above. I will probably go back and add in a 1ohm 10watt resistor to the circuit just to make myself feel better.

 

To the top since a few are looking for this.

 

An update, since I still use this plug all the time I'm not pulling a trailer:

I set up a trailer configuration in the EVIC just for this -- light electric and gain set to zero. If I have it on my 5th wheel trailer config (or a config with a lot of gain set) I get a "service trailer brake" warning on the EVIC. It reminds me to switch my trailer config back to one with zero gain. Hasn't hurt a thing.

Also, in a separate thread, I mentioned that I wired up a 2-pin SAE power port to give me 12v in the bed or bumper. Had the chance to use it when my camping wingman blew a tire on his Jayco and we had to fill his remaining 3 up to max PSI using my little 12v pump.