Sway Control - Who Saved the Day?
Hello, folks. Been an RV'er for a little over two years, and had an experience about seven months ago that prompted me to join this forum just to get your thoughts on it. I grew up towing EVERYTHING...
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And all of those old MC PSI based controllers are no longer on the market...
Like accelerometer based much better over MC PSI sensed
All of the braking system designed in an earlier career used fluid PSI sensors and most all of those sensors leaked over time. First they became flaky...then intermittent...then failure where fluid would leak all over the place. Granted, it was circa 1970's-1980's and maybe the sensor package is better...but they still work the same way
Normally agree with Don 100%, but on this...differ because I don't like "highly integrated" anything...even an all in one printer/copier/fax/scanner. Based on another old, associated, career in controls/automation/process control/robotics in the industrial sector
If anyone of those functions of the 'highly integrated' system(s) fails or become flacky...it will take down *ALL* of the other functions
Trying to diag...even with the built in self diagnostics...has most techs just swipe out modules until it functions again (some what)...to leave the root cause still there
Think most who have had problems with their P2/P3 did not have their system dialed in right...enough...or there were other underlying issues that needed fixing before dialing their P2/P3...IMHO their complaints of bucking, jerking, etc are mis-adjusted something or other.
The 'seamless' of the IBC's has the build up of PSI become the lead braking of the trailer before the pedal travels far enough to develop enough MC PSI to get the TV into the game. I like that I can stop the whole setup with just a touch of the brake pedal and no more.
Why am always manually adjusting trailer brakes during the trip and cool for me, as I'd rather that then the TV doing most of the braking
Personal choice and buy what you like.
Like accelerometer based much better over MC PSI sensed
All of the braking system designed in an earlier career used fluid PSI sensors and most all of those sensors leaked over time. First they became flaky...then intermittent...then failure where fluid would leak all over the place. Granted, it was circa 1970's-1980's and maybe the sensor package is better...but they still work the same way
Normally agree with Don 100%, but on this...differ because I don't like "highly integrated" anything...even an all in one printer/copier/fax/scanner. Based on another old, associated, career in controls/automation/process control/robotics in the industrial sector
If anyone of those functions of the 'highly integrated' system(s) fails or become flacky...it will take down *ALL* of the other functions
Trying to diag...even with the built in self diagnostics...has most techs just swipe out modules until it functions again (some what)...to leave the root cause still there
Think most who have had problems with their P2/P3 did not have their system dialed in right...enough...or there were other underlying issues that needed fixing before dialing their P2/P3...IMHO their complaints of bucking, jerking, etc are mis-adjusted something or other.
The 'seamless' of the IBC's has the build up of PSI become the lead braking of the trailer before the pedal travels far enough to develop enough MC PSI to get the TV into the game. I like that I can stop the whole setup with just a touch of the brake pedal and no more.
Why am always manually adjusting trailer brakes during the trip and cool for me, as I'd rather that then the TV doing most of the braking
Personal choice and buy what you like.
