GM4wheeling
1/2 ton status
aren't those usually electric trailer brakes that activate off your brake light switch?
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I hate when Sh%^ happens when workin on the truck
- Thread starter mattman4x4
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It doesn't. The old style brake controllers were tied into a brake line, then based on how much brake line pressure there was, it varied how much power it fed to the electric brakes on the trailer.
The only brake controller options now is a pendulum system that varies the braking power based on inertia and a timed delay version which waits, then applies a pre-set amount of braking power.
I personally feel that the timed delay controllers should be made illegal. They work well for towing until you get into an emergency situation where you need to make a panic stop. It will not assist your braking for the set time delay, and then does not apply full braking power like the old hydraulic and newer pendulum critters do.
The only brake controller options now is a pendulum system that varies the braking power based on inertia and a timed delay version which waits, then applies a pre-set amount of braking power.
I personally feel that the timed delay controllers should be made illegal. They work well for towing until you get into an emergency situation where you need to make a panic stop. It will not assist your braking for the set time delay, and then does not apply full braking power like the old hydraulic and newer pendulum critters do.
LOL, sorry. Meant that if -- which is likely, come to think -- the thing is an adapter for a brake controller, there's no reason to put it back on, unless you're actually USING said controller.
Make more sense now?
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GM4wheeling
1/2 ton status
oh, that's right, i remember messing with the little pendulum on my dads van... just forgot i guess. So the fitting on the brake line was more or less for a pressure sensor then?
lectric80
3/4 ton status
I remember my dad's highboy had the old style pressure system for the trailer brake. It had a steel brake line that ran into the cab to the back of the controller. The new pendulum style should be the only thing on the market, time delays are a dangerous option under any circumstance.
