Brake Buddy settings

Ours is set to 40PSI and #3 or #4 - it only activates under heavy breaking (never when the exhaust brake is activated).

Bigdog wrote:
Not to hijack this, but with the wireless remote, are you s'posed to have the red lites lite up when the toad brakes go on to let you know that it's working? Mine does not.
I had a problem with it blowing the inline fuse and then the nose fell off of the plug and so I had to cut it off and put a new one on and it still blew fuses. Discovered that the converter for the trailer lites had burned u and was causing a hot car problem and that was what was blowing the fuses.
When I called Brake Buddy and gave him the serial number, he was surprised that I had just gotten it in late 2013 as it was manufactured in early 2010.

the Lights on the wireless remote should activate when the brakes on the toad are activated (mine does).

I found that the cigarette lighter plug got really hot so i wired mine using an SAE style quick disconnect - the BB wiring doesnt get hot at all now & i never have to worry about whether the plug has fallen out of the cigarette lighter plug.

ooppss,double posted.

Not to hijack this, but with the wireless remote, are you s'posed to have the red lites lite up when the toad brakes go on to let you know that it's working? Mine does not.
I had a problem with it blowing the inline fuse and then the nose fell off of the plug and so I had to cut it off and put a new one on and it still blew fuses. Discovered that the converter for the trailer lites had burned u and was causing a hot car problem and that was what was blowing the fuses.
When I called Brake Buddy and gave him the serial number, he was surprised that I had just gotten it in late 2013 as it was manufactured in early 2010.

JoeH wrote:
I set ours to 1 also.... as an earlier poster said, it's there mostly for liability and breakaway

X3

I set ours to 1 also.... as an earlier poster said, it's there mostly for liability and breakaway ... when I was pulling the toad with the gasser , I had it cranked up about mid-way.

hershey wrote:
I have the sensitivity set to 1. Pressure is set to 40 for my Suzuki Grand Vitara. A DP needs little help to stop a 3100 lb toad but I do insist on it being in place for liability purposes and mostly the break away system.

X2, These are the settings I run, but it totally depends on the weight of the Toad.

Be careful not to set it too high or the toad will try and stop the coach and you won't have round tires for long. You're stopping the toad, not the coach.

IMHO ,DO not use the suggested setting. If you do, every time you hit the brakes,the toads front wheels lock up.(I can hear this via my
rear camera microphone)
I use #2, by the book I would have to use #4 or #5.
So now when I only use the brakes hard,the toad puts the brakes on.
I set the pressure to 30 psi,thats plenty of power.

As Vet Man said it should be posted somewhere - based on the weight of your toad. Then adjust to preference.

The suggested setting should be on a sticker on the side if they have not been worn off. If you post the weight of the toad I could look on mine, and post the info.

hershey wrote:
//////////A DP needs little help to stop a 3100 lb toad but I do insist on it being in place for liability purposes and mostly the break away system.

ditto, I used to set mine so it only came on under fairly severe braking (and of course break away) cause I didn't want my toad stopping the MH.
bumpy