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Re: [A/S] Electric



>..... if I start the truck will the truck give me enough
>juice immediately to put the dish down

Yes.

>or would I have to let the truck idle
>for a long time to charge up the trailer batteries?

No.

>Or.... if the pigtail is
>plugged into the truck would the dish go right down using juice from the 
>truck
>battery.

The charge line on some vehicles is direct connected to the truck battery 
and would always be "live", on others it goes through an isolating relay, 
in which case you would need to turn the truck ignition switch on, or maybe 
even crank it up.

Jerry 4404