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depends on the "controller" you pick. Some just have isolation between the trailer and bike so a short will not fry the bike wiring. Some have a computer in them and monitor the power to what is happening and the flashes the lights and that type the only wires connected to the bike physically is power and ground. The turn signals and brake lights ect are all computer controlled.
The big part is that the bike and trailer are not physicality connected.
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First the Canbus has nothing to do with trailer wiring. The trailer module does not communicate using Canbus and there are no Canbus wires connected to the trailer module or trailer. The module has nothing to do with trailer mode. The trailer module is not a smart device. No mini computer in it. Just a series of relays. BRP uses an off the shelf module from Hopkins that is used in some of their trailer harness kits for cars and trucks.
The module serves 2 purposes, isolation and conversion.
Isolation. The trailer lights are powered directly from the vehicle electrical system and separately fused. If a short happens in the trailer wiring. The fuse for the trailer will blow and the lights on the vehicle will continue to function normally. If the trailer was wired directly to each vehicle circuit and a short happens. The fuse would blow for that function and that function would no longer work on the vehicle. Also the extra load on the vehicle will cause a hyper flash because of the extra current draw.
Conversion. The Spyder like many modern vehicles have separate light for brake and turn signals. In North America it is still common and legal to combine brake and turn signal lights together on trailers. In that case the wiring needs to be converted and the module does that function.
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