John, that is not a relay, but a self-resetting circuit breaker--there is too much current in the circuit. Was the battery installed after being charged or were you depending on the truck to charge it? Also, a hint--it is good practice to disconnect the negative first when working on the battery circuit. This prevents an accidental connection from the positive lead to some ground point, which will directly short the battery. Based on what you report, it sounds like either the circuit breaker is bad, or the battery is drawing too much current. See if the same thing happens when connected to shore power while not connected to your tow vehicle. Also, the fact that it happens whether or not the truck is running indicates you likely don't have an isolation relay in your truck--if you did, that hot lead would not be a factor, unless there is a wiring error in the 7-pin connector.
Was your tow vehicle 7-pin connector factory-installed, or wired separately?
Jerry J
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Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 8:06 PM
Subject: [tabtrailers] audible clicking sound when trickle-charging via 7 way
Today I replaced my battery with a new deep cycle marine, and now when I connect the 7-way from my truck I hear a distinct clicking sound at regular intervals from the area around the relay screwed to the frame behind the battery box. This occurs whether the truck is running or not, and completely stops when the plus is disconnected.
Every thing inside works just peachy, the truck has no problems, and there is no smoke yet from anywhere. I carefully checked to make sure that I had not done obvious dumb things like mixing up positive and ground. It is totally possible that the old mostly dead battery also made the clicking sound under the same conditions, but I wasn't paying attention so can't say for sure.
Any suggestions?
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