Thanks for the info. We don't mean to nag, but each question is sparked by an idea in someone's head, and if you don't answer, we can't proceed.
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Originally Posted by Kmikesell
YES the tongue jack has power (it has a LED light that works).
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Sadly, this doesn't tell us much other than the wires are at least somewhat connected. This is a good thing to know, but it doesn't tell us
how good the connections are. An LED requires only a tiny amount of voltage / current to light up. Most of them will continue to light at 5 volts or so, and they require only a few 10s of milliamps of current. The jack motor requires around 1000 times as much current, and voltage near a full 12 volts.
So this brings us around again to the question of "do you have a good ground between the jack itself and the actual frame of the trailer", (not the swing tongue). The ground connection could be ratty/rusty/corroded/loose, and still pass enough power for the LED. But the voltage drop through the crummy ground will starve the jack, and it may not even twitch. This is a relatively common problem, easily confirmed or denied, and easily fixed.
Earlier posts point toward charge/discharge problems, and I have no problems with any of that. But the ground connection to the jack is easy to check, and if it eliminates one possible symptom, so much the better.
I hope your back surgery goes well. Get back to us when you can, and with your help, we will continue to scope this out.
Bill
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