New Brake Controller - Recommendation.
I've been struggling with an issue regarding my brakes on my 5er for the last year. I've had the brakes redone - without magnets, and replaced the wiring from the tongue to the brakes themselves ...
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I have a Tekonsha Voyager... I am very well pleased with it. Like the other poster said, it hasn't burnt up or destroyed itself. If it did, I would probably buy another one.
I have trusted pendulum based proportional brake controls for years and will continue to do so... I understand how the master cylinder brake controls work, also I understand the Wii based inertia sensors in the Prodigy work (in principle, not as an engineer). I had an Original Primus and was pleased with the performance of this control, it was just not nearly as easy to use as the Voyager.
Quite frankly I like the simplicity of the single LED interface on my Voyager. If I see Green, I have a good connection, as I brake the light changes from green to orange to red as power is sent proportionally from the control to the Trailer. I love how this brake control performs, setting the level so that the trailer leads the TV is super EASY no boost button to push (Did I press it once, or twice?) No confusing display to send me messages, just a light out of the corner of my eye confirming to me the performance of the control.
I have not been convinced of the superior performance of the Prodigy triplets (P2, P3, and Primus IQ), other than the self leveling, I see no practical performance advantage over the Voyager, except for the display, which I personally do not prefer.
I am not tapping into my brake lines so MaxBrake, or BrakeSmart etc. is not an option to me. I do not dispute the performance, many testimonies attest the fact that they are good performing controls. I simply have a fundamental distain for modifying the hydraulic braking system of my vehicle. Maybe that will change at some point in the future for me, probably not.
That said, if I were buying a new aftermarket brake control they would be in this order.
Note: This is simply my preference.
1) Tekonsha Voyager
2) Tekonsha Prodigy P3
3) Tekonsha Prodigy p2
4) Tekonsha Primus IQ (really a rebadged Prodigy 1)
Thanks
I have trusted pendulum based proportional brake controls for years and will continue to do so... I understand how the master cylinder brake controls work, also I understand the Wii based inertia sensors in the Prodigy work (in principle, not as an engineer). I had an Original Primus and was pleased with the performance of this control, it was just not nearly as easy to use as the Voyager.
Quite frankly I like the simplicity of the single LED interface on my Voyager. If I see Green, I have a good connection, as I brake the light changes from green to orange to red as power is sent proportionally from the control to the Trailer. I love how this brake control performs, setting the level so that the trailer leads the TV is super EASY no boost button to push (Did I press it once, or twice?) No confusing display to send me messages, just a light out of the corner of my eye confirming to me the performance of the control.
I have not been convinced of the superior performance of the Prodigy triplets (P2, P3, and Primus IQ), other than the self leveling, I see no practical performance advantage over the Voyager, except for the display, which I personally do not prefer.
I am not tapping into my brake lines so MaxBrake, or BrakeSmart etc. is not an option to me. I do not dispute the performance, many testimonies attest the fact that they are good performing controls. I simply have a fundamental distain for modifying the hydraulic braking system of my vehicle. Maybe that will change at some point in the future for me, probably not.
That said, if I were buying a new aftermarket brake control they would be in this order.
Note: This is simply my preference.
1) Tekonsha Voyager
2) Tekonsha Prodigy P3
3) Tekonsha Prodigy p2
4) Tekonsha Primus IQ (really a rebadged Prodigy 1)
Thanks
