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Maintenance (cont'd)
Ratcheting Valve Information:
The Ratcheting Valve works on a spring and pin system. The spring located on the outside of the handle returns the handle
back to neutral after every pull. Pulling the handle past the designed distance to turn the ball valve may damage the spring.
Additionally, the pin on the inside of the handle may become damaged, or the housing around the pin or retainer points may
become damage. ABI advises taking time to familiarize the operator with how to operate the Ratcheting Valve prior to operation.
The silver tab on the top of the valve will turn at 90-degree turns indicating that the ball inside the valve has been properly
turned.
The Ratcheting Valve handle is bolted to the valve body via a bolt. This bolt should be snug but never tight. If the bolt is
tightened down fully it will prevent the spring from pulling the handle back to neutral. If the bolt is too loose then the handle will
not turn properly and maycause the pin inside the handle to fall out. The bolt is factory set and should not be adjusted, unless
the handle becomes difficult to turn, or is able to be moved up and down when in the neutral position. Any adjustment should
be made to allow the handle to move freely front to back without having to be forced.
Electric Brakes :
The basic structure of the Electric Brakes on your trailer will resemble the brakes on your car or tow vehicle, with one major
difference; your trailer implements an Electric Actuation system and your tow vehicle utilizes a hydraulic system. Refer to the
brake components diagram (Fig. 3), the Wiring Diagram (Fig. 13) and Pigtail and Coupler Wiring Color Codes (Fig. 14). The Electric
Braking System operates in the following order of steps:
How to Use Lippert Electric Brakes Properly :
The LCI Electric Braking System is synchronized with the tow vehicle's brakes. Never attempt to stop the combined load of the
tow vehicle and the trailer by using either the tow vehicle brakes or the trailer brakes only. They are designed to work together.
1. Electric current is supplied to the trailer’s braking system when the tow vehicle’s brakes are applied.
2. From the tow vehicle’s battery, the electricity flows to the brake’s electromagnet.
3. When energized, the magnets are attracted to the rotating surface of the drums.
4. This moves the actuating levers in the direction the drums are turning.
5. The actuating cam at the end of the shoe forces the primary shoe out to the drum surface.
6. The force of the primary shoe actuates the secondary shoe to contact the drum.
7. The force applied to the brake drum can be increased by elevating the current flow to the magnet.
