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jbeall
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013

TrailerMate X10 Brake Controller--good controller?

We need to get a brake controller (never pulled anything heavy enough to need brakes before), and in searching etrailer.com, I've narrowed it down to the TrailerMate X10 or the Tekonsha Prodigy P3. A...
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carringb
Explorer
Sep 23, 2013
It has a leveling dial, which means it either uses a pendulum, or a single axis accelerometer. The Prodigy uses a 2-axis accelerometer. This results in smoother braking in more conditions (note: I still keep my trusty pendulum-based Voyager under the seat as a backup).

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