Supplemental Brake Systems - update 8/7/06
Updates: 1/1/06: Roadmaster has stopped making BrakePro and replaced it with a revised system that it calls Even Brake. A DRAFT review of the Even Brake System has been added. Like the other rev...
Forum Discussion
I just read through all the posts and noticed one back in 5/25/05 regarding the M&G system. The author uses a Blue Ox Alert system to provide notice of a breakaway situation. I had put together my own system using the Midway kit and the Blue Ox Alert. The Midway system uses a T at the inlet port to sense air pressure and close a circuit. The closed circuit then turned on a light visible to a rear camera. I wasn't happy with the light and wanted a wireless led in the coach.
So I merely connected the circuit through the firewall to the "cold brake wire" of the Blue Ox. The Blue Ox triggers on braking in the motorhome or the activation of the breakaway. The BrakeBuddy alert will work the same if power is provided to the banana plugs. However, I found that the Blue Ox had much more range and didn't care how I hid the transmitter under the dash. I always wondered why M&G didn't come up with something like this.
Well, it appears they have. About a month ago they started offering an alert system. Turns out it consists of a T in the inlet and a connection to a Blue Ox alert (included in the kit). I see no reason why this can't be added to existing systems but one might want to check with M&G about this.
So I guess it's time to officially add an alert system to the M&G reviews.
As an aside, the Blue Ox alert appears to stay on until the transmitter tells it the sensing current is gone. If the receiver is driven out of range of the transmitter, the red alert light stays on until the receiver is unplugged (the unit never received the turn off from the transmitter).
Barry
So I merely connected the circuit through the firewall to the "cold brake wire" of the Blue Ox. The Blue Ox triggers on braking in the motorhome or the activation of the breakaway. The BrakeBuddy alert will work the same if power is provided to the banana plugs. However, I found that the Blue Ox had much more range and didn't care how I hid the transmitter under the dash. I always wondered why M&G didn't come up with something like this.
Well, it appears they have. About a month ago they started offering an alert system. Turns out it consists of a T in the inlet and a connection to a Blue Ox alert (included in the kit). I see no reason why this can't be added to existing systems but one might want to check with M&G about this.
So I guess it's time to officially add an alert system to the M&G reviews.
As an aside, the Blue Ox alert appears to stay on until the transmitter tells it the sensing current is gone. If the receiver is driven out of range of the transmitter, the red alert light stays on until the receiver is unplugged (the unit never received the turn off from the transmitter).
Barry
