Newer brake controllers question
My controller in my 2001 Dodge was rescued from my 1984 Ford. Old Kilbsy hays or Roberts I think. Still works but notice that I have it set all the way to max but is working like it used to when set ...
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path1 wrote:
Would a newer controllers know how fast I'm going and be more user friendly? Maybe thru the Tow vehicles computer? If so, would my 2001 computer (15 years old) be as good as newer computer on vehicles or even recognize it? Would hate to spend the money on new controller have the same problem.
(I can't respond back right away, going to be off grid for couple days, but thanks in advance for any responses).
I will start with the "How fast I'm going" question: NO, there is no speed sensor in the newer controllers.
What there is is an inertital sensor (Think plumb bob) The simpliest of these sensors is the easiest to describe, but of course the controllers use something more complex.
Take a common rotary volume control.. hang a weight on the shaft so the weight hangs down.. As you slow down using the brakes the weight will move toward the front of the vehicle, turning the shaft (he is mounted crosswise of course)
As I said, this is the easiest one to describe.. What is used is far more complex now day but... that's how
So the harder you brake, the harder it brakes.. That simple.
If you want more info google Tekonsha Engineering and contact their customer support... After all.. They have been doing it a long time.
NOTE: You want the listing in Teknosha, not dallas.
Though Bloomburg does not list a CEO for that company, at one time it was one of my Highschool classmates and captain of the backetball team I played on.
