AirForce 1 brake system vs Ready Brake
Gents, First off, I've used the Ready Brake system for quite a few years now and for the most part, have been pretty happy with it. That included many years using it with a gas coach. Well, we chang...
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As far as the Ready Brake activating on engine braking:
I installed a 12v relay on my car's brake lights BEFORE the diode and hook the Ready Brake dash light indicator to the car's brake lights, not to the Ready Brake surge brake. When the Ready Brake activates, the light does not come on. When the car's brake pedal gets pulled, the light comes on. I did that in case of a brake activation going down long steep Rocky Mountain grades.
The result:
In 4 years of towing, including 2 trips through the Rockies, the car's brakes have never activated unless I pressed the MH brakes. The engine braking on the long, steep grades has never activated the car's brakes.
With ANY system that presses the car's brake pedal, I recommend a dash indicator light hooked to the car's brake lights.
The Relay
There are 5 wires, 1 of which is unused (87a, Normally Closed). Two wires (85 and 86) hook to the car's brake light hot wire and the car's ground. Two wires (30 and 87, Normally Open) are carried out to the front of the car and a jumper wire carries them to the Ready Brake dash indicator light.
Done
I installed a 12v relay on my car's brake lights BEFORE the diode and hook the Ready Brake dash light indicator to the car's brake lights, not to the Ready Brake surge brake. When the Ready Brake activates, the light does not come on. When the car's brake pedal gets pulled, the light comes on. I did that in case of a brake activation going down long steep Rocky Mountain grades.
The result:
In 4 years of towing, including 2 trips through the Rockies, the car's brakes have never activated unless I pressed the MH brakes. The engine braking on the long, steep grades has never activated the car's brakes.
With ANY system that presses the car's brake pedal, I recommend a dash indicator light hooked to the car's brake lights.
The Relay
There are 5 wires, 1 of which is unused (87a, Normally Closed). Two wires (85 and 86) hook to the car's brake light hot wire and the car's ground. Two wires (30 and 87, Normally Open) are carried out to the front of the car and a jumper wire carries them to the Ready Brake dash indicator light.
Done
