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BenK
Apr 12, 2015Explorer
Comment on the boost and leading the TV in braking...
Jeremiah...now you have experience on what I've been chastised about not knowing
what the heck...as many do NOT have their controllers lead the TV braking...
By leading the TV...it becomes much smooooooooooother, no jerking and the biggie
for me...manages the whole setup much better and even safer...meaning reduces the
chances of jack-knifing during braking off center line when the trailer is off line
The boost is to get the braking pre-set to whatever it is set to (your preference
and dependent on the TV/TT, terrain and how you drive)
Once the trailer starts to DECELERATE, the inertia sensor takes over to
increase the amount of braking by itself based on what rate of deceleration is sensed
What I mean that I can decelerate the whole setup (TT & TV) without ever pressing
farther into the TV's brake pedal...the controller continues to increase the
amount of braking voltage/power to the trailer brakes as long as there is
deceleration sensed
Since a PUP and the smaller dia wheels, therefore smaller dia brake components...you
have to be careful of NOT over taxing your setup...as it is easily done with
any of the P-series
I can start the trailer braking just by touching the TV brake pedal and do NOT
have to use the manual lever/button at all...just that touch will get the trailer
brakes going
That is to stop any wiggle and all of the setups I've ever driven has a wiggle
once in a while. The setups I've helped dial in had the owner sitting right next
to me in the passenger seat NOT feel those tiny wiggles...
Jeremiah...now you have experience on what I've been chastised about not knowing
what the heck...as many do NOT have their controllers lead the TV braking...
By leading the TV...it becomes much smooooooooooother, no jerking and the biggie
for me...manages the whole setup much better and even safer...meaning reduces the
chances of jack-knifing during braking off center line when the trailer is off line
The boost is to get the braking pre-set to whatever it is set to (your preference
and dependent on the TV/TT, terrain and how you drive)
Once the trailer starts to DECELERATE, the inertia sensor takes over to
increase the amount of braking by itself based on what rate of deceleration is sensed
What I mean that I can decelerate the whole setup (TT & TV) without ever pressing
farther into the TV's brake pedal...the controller continues to increase the
amount of braking voltage/power to the trailer brakes as long as there is
deceleration sensed
Since a PUP and the smaller dia wheels, therefore smaller dia brake components...you
have to be careful of NOT over taxing your setup...as it is easily done with
any of the P-series
I can start the trailer braking just by touching the TV brake pedal and do NOT
have to use the manual lever/button at all...just that touch will get the trailer
brakes going
That is to stop any wiggle and all of the setups I've ever driven has a wiggle
once in a while. The setups I've helped dial in had the owner sitting right next
to me in the passenger seat NOT feel those tiny wiggles...
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